Turn The Brain Off

I am constantly surprised at how much television the world watches. I often feel like an outcast in conversations where people will talk about their favourite shows because I hardly watch television ever. It isn’t because I don’t find some shows entertaining but rather a life choice. I grew up in a family that did not watch a lot of television. The times we were allowed to watch were monitored and since my mother tended to prefer crafts or playing with us television was really a nonissue. I think growing up that way I never understood how people had enough time in the day to fit in the amount of TV that they watch. Seriously I have heard that it is a stress reliever and that it is nice to come home from a long day of work and just turn off your brain. But for me I ask why I would want to do that, give all my ‘brain’ time to the office and then quickly rush home so I can shut it off. Sadly I think that television is the downfall of many other interesting things, and the interrupter to spending quality time engaging with family and friends and most importantly connecting with you.