(If this is your first time reading this blog, start reading from the bottom. September 2nd's entry.)
Let's be honest. My husband and I are dorks. And tonight after we put the girls to bed, he sat at our kitchen table and built a spreadsheet with how much time per day/month/year one might lose watching TV. Check this out.
If we assume this individual is awake for 17 hours per day, here's the low-down on time sat on his/her ass in front of the talking box.
If you watch 1 hour of TV a day, you are watching 7 hours a week & 365 hours a year which is 5.9% of your waking time which is a total of 15 days per year, which is equivalent to 2 weeks of your year lost to television watching.
If you watch 2 hours of TV a day, you are watching 14 hours a week & 730 hours a year which is 11.8% of your waking time which is a total of 30 days per year, which is equivalent to 1 month of your year lost to television watching.
If you watch 3 hours of TV a day, you are watching 21 hours a week & 1095 hours a year which is 17.7% of your waking time which is a total of 46 days per year, which is equivalent to 1.5 months of your year lost to television watching.
If you watch 4 hours of TV a day, you are watching 28 hours a week & 1460 hours a year which is 23.5% of your waking time which is a total of 61 days per year, which is equivalent to 2 months of your year lost to television watching.
If you watch 5 hours of TV a day, you are watching 35 hours a week & 1825 hours a year which is 29.4% of your waking time which is a total of 76 days per year, which is equivalent to 2.5 months of your year lost to television watching
If you watch 6 hours of TV a day, you need to bookmark this blog or start one of your own.
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Thanks - I came to your blog via the UP board. It gave me hope. I am pretty convinced we need to get rid of the telly but need to convince my husband!. Incidently, I am still keeping a spreadsheet of how much time I would have spend smoking if I hadn't given up in May this year.I hadn't I would have spent over one whole week smoking between then and now! Makes you think.
Thanks - I came to your blog via the UP board. It gave me hope. I am pretty convinced we need to get rid of the telly but need to convince my husband!. Incidently, I am still keeping a spreadsheet of how much time I would have spend smoking if I hadn't given up in May this year.I hadn't I would have spent over one whole week smoking between then and now! Makes you think.
Thanks for writing this.
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