After realizing how great I felt this weekend, I decided to do some "digging around" to see if I could figure out why. What I came up with is a little shocking to me. This weekend there was no tv and I checked my email/facebook once. I played one round of the Michael Jackson Experience on the Wii, but that was it for the tv.
When I came home I decided that I would try out a new theory. I started to limit my tv/internet usage. I haven't watched anything in the past two days, but I have still gone on the internet. What I've noticed was that not only was there more time to get things done, but I also had an increasing amount of energy as well. I still go on the internet multiple times a day, but instead of going on and surfing idly for long periods of time, I only go on for maybe 5-10 minutes at a time (unless there's a lot of blogs to read). I'm trying to replace my old bad habit of tuning out the world and lounging around all day with a new habit filled with more time, energy, productivity, and overall happiness.
Prior to limiting my internet/tv time, my moods would seem to vary greatly. I would get more depressed, irritable, and moody the longer I was plugged-in. It was awful. The past few days I've felt happier, more productive, and less moody/irritable.
Of course, the internet and tv are still great for entertaining myself, but for now I think I'm going to stick with it in moderation.
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