http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2010/05/tivo-your-way-to-profit/ Personal Development Plan for Success Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2010/05/tivo-your-way-to-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-9983 John Richardson Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:48:38 +0000 http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/?p=1479#comment-9983 Thanks for the comment, Jen. I do agree that we all need down time and to find a good balance. I certainly enjoy TV at times. However, which accomplishment would you find more appealing? Having watched every episode of Lost and E.R. or to have taken this time and written a book or started a small business? If the average person would replace just one hour of TV a day with a more productive activity, can you imagine the consequences? Thanks for the comment, Jen. I do agree that we all need down time and to find a good balance. I certainly enjoy TV at times. However, which accomplishment would you find more appealing? Having watched every episode of Lost and E.R. or to have taken this time and written a book or started a small business? If the average person would replace just one hour of TV a day with a more productive activity, can you imagine the consequences?

]]> http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/2010/05/tivo-your-way-to-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-9982 Jen Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:09:28 +0000 http://successbeginstoday.org/wordpress/?p=1479#comment-9982 While I agree with your assessment that the public watches too many hours of TV, and I also use pre-recorded shows to save time, I wonder whether you haven't taken into account the fact that a lot of this TV time is "down time" used to de-stress and unplug from the demands of work and other jobs. I think we all need this sort of down time, and people have different ways that they categorize "wasting time". Some play computer games, some read fiction, some paint, some surf the net reading blogs and facebook, some kick back on the verandah with a drink, some go to the gym, and some simply gaze into the distance daydreaming. The problem is when the time-waster of choice cuts into your work time. I think it's a bit of wishful thinking to plan a timetable that is chock full of "useful" activities with no downtime "time wasters" - we need that to recharge our batteries. The question is, how to find that happy balance, and to occasionally do time-audits where you assess how much timewasting/relaxation you need to be truly productive in other areas of your life. :-) And I utterly agree with your point on removing advertisements - an easy and universally loathed time waster! Love your blog! While I agree with your assessment that the public watches too many hours of TV, and I also use pre-recorded shows to save time, I wonder whether you haven't taken into account the fact that a lot of this TV time is "down time" used to de-stress and unplug from the demands of work and other jobs. I think we all need this sort of down time, and people have different ways that they categorize "wasting time". Some play computer games, some read fiction, some paint, some surf the net reading blogs and facebook, some kick back on the verandah with a drink, some go to the gym, and some simply gaze into the distance daydreaming. The problem is when the time-waster of choice cuts into your work time. I think it's a bit of wishful thinking to plan a timetable that is chock full of "useful" activities with no downtime "time wasters" – we need that to recharge our batteries. The question is, how to find that happy balance, and to occasionally do time-audits where you assess how much timewasting/relaxation you need to be truly productive in other areas of your life. And I utterly agree with your point on removing advertisements – an easy and universally loathed time waster! Love your blog!

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