Comments on: How to Watch Television Effectively http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: What I Am Reading – May 14, 2009 | The View From Here http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-372698 What I Am Reading – May 14, 2009 | The View From Here Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:01:11 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-372698 [...] How to Watch Television Effectively [...] [...] How to Watch Television Effectively [...]

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]]> By: Les inspirations de la semaine : Le lab d’Ambiome : vivre autrement, tout simplement http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-319557 Les inspirations de la semaine : Le lab d’Ambiome : vivre autrement, tout simplement Fri, 15 May 2009 20:07:05 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-319557 [...] How to Watch Television Effectively - Scott H Young (EN) [...] [...] How to Watch Television Effectively – Scott H Young (EN) [...]

]]> By: Tim http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-318350 Tim Mon, 11 May 2009 21:34:03 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-318350 Speaking of Arrested Development, I ran into Michael Cera at breakfast in Toronto on the weekend! Well, he came into the same restaurant I was eating in, and I glanced over at him a few times, but still... I spend a ton on cable a month ($100ish) and need to cut down. I hate how cable companies package things so you spend so much just to get a few channels you want so you have a few channels that you would like to see programs on (e.g. HGTV, Food, etc). Speaking of Arrested Development, I ran into Michael Cera at breakfast in Toronto on the weekend! Well, he came into the same restaurant I was eating in, and I glanced over at him a few times, but still…

I spend a ton on cable a month ($100ish) and need to cut down. I hate how cable companies package things so you spend so much just to get a few channels you want so you have a few channels that you would like to see programs on (e.g. HGTV, Food, etc).

]]> By: Laurie | Express Yourself to Success http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-318212 Laurie | Express Yourself to Success Mon, 11 May 2009 12:20:49 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-318212 I don't watch much television, but that's because I take the time to choose what I watch. This way, I don't feel like I'm wasting time but am watching with a purpose: to be entertained (and only a few shows actually entertain me) or to learn something (documentaries). BTW, I really liked Arrested Development also. :) I don’t watch much television, but that’s because I take the time to choose what I watch. This way, I don’t feel like I’m wasting time but am watching with a purpose: to be entertained (and only a few shows actually entertain me) or to learn something (documentaries).

BTW, I really liked Arrested Development also. :)

]]> By: Brad Sayers http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-317668 Brad Sayers Sat, 09 May 2009 00:53:48 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-317668 Ever since I read Huxley's 'Brave New World' in 1980, I have seen television as the 'feelies'. Ugh. You say "The Best Television is Better than a Mediocre Book". This is a key point for me and really can't be denied by anyone. Disconnecting the TV (cable, satellite) can be done with no real loss. The documentaries (must check out stuff from David Attenborough!), History channels and the like can all be procured free from the local library on DVD. However, one has to be *very* organized as they usually have to be returned in a week (or renewed) and sometimes come all at once. Or such material can be rented. We hear a lot lately about the decline and death of newspapers. This will never happen with books. Books are really where the action's at! The question is how to get more people turned on to reading books when the competition is the feelies (which are technically better than ever). Brad Ever since I read Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ in 1980, I have seen television as the ‘feelies’. Ugh.

You say “The Best Television is Better than a Mediocre Book”. This is a key point for me and really can’t be denied by anyone. Disconnecting the TV (cable, satellite) can be done with no real loss. The documentaries (must check out stuff from David Attenborough!), History channels and the like can all be procured free from the local library on DVD. However, one has to be *very* organized as they usually have to be returned in a week (or renewed) and sometimes come all at once. Or such material can be rented.

We hear a lot lately about the decline and death of newspapers. This will never happen with books. Books are really where the action’s at! The question is how to get more people turned on to reading books when the competition is the feelies (which are technically better than ever).

Brad

]]> By: Steve http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-317588 Steve Fri, 08 May 2009 21:07:55 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-317588 I would agree that we have to beware of the inputs we download into our brains. However, if we are critically aware of what we choose to watch, we will be ahead of many in the status quo. I would agree that we have to beware of the inputs we download into our brains. However, if we are critically aware of what we choose to watch, we will be ahead of many in the status quo.

]]> By: Spesh http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-317540 Spesh Fri, 08 May 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-317540 PBS rocks! Usually the only TV worth watching. PBS rocks! Usually the only TV worth watching.

]]> By: Andresito http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-317313 Andresito Fri, 08 May 2009 00:24:26 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-317313 There's so many good reading on the internet and constantly updated, however not everything with excellent quality makes it to the internet. Good magazines and books hold special content only for that format. Good TV works the same, documentaries, good talk shows, special reports, and cetera, you won't find them easily elsewhere. There's always something good to listen, watch, read... specially if you're doing french! ...remember TV is your new friend Scott There’s so many good reading on the internet and constantly updated, however not everything with excellent quality makes it to the internet. Good magazines and books hold special content only for that format.

Good TV works the same, documentaries, good talk shows, special reports, and cetera, you won’t find them easily elsewhere.

There’s always something good to listen, watch, read… specially if you’re doing french! …remember TV is your new friend Scott

]]> By: Frank Bruder http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/comment-page-1/#comment-317228 Frank Bruder Thu, 07 May 2009 19:58:58 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2009/05/07/how-to-watch-television-effectively/#comment-317228 Thanks for sharing your experiences with these different approaches. For me, huge time savings came from the realisation that there’s only one TV show which I really want to watch. Which one that is changes from season to season. But at any given time—except for one or two weeks of overlap occasionally—it is at most one. There usually are a couple of shows which I would enjoy watching, but I’m not really thrilled about them, and once I stopped following every show I sort of liked it didn’t bother me. This might be the way to go for some other people too. Pay attention to how you feel about the shows you watch. Which TV shows do you really look forward to watching every week? Are there any which you watch just rather habitually? Ditch the habit and make your TV time a more worthwhile ritual. Thanks for sharing your experiences with these different approaches.

For me, huge time savings came from the realisation that there’s only one TV show which I really want to watch. Which one that is changes from season to season. But at any given time—except for one or two weeks of overlap occasionally—it is at most one. There usually are a couple of shows which I would enjoy watching, but I’m not really thrilled about them, and once I stopped following every show I sort of liked it didn’t bother me.

This might be the way to go for some other people too. Pay attention to how you feel about the shows you watch. Which TV shows do you really look forward to watching every week? Are there any which you watch just rather habitually? Ditch the habit and make your TV time a more worthwhile ritual.

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