TV, the disease of this era

I tried not watching tv for a week, and you know what it was prbably the happiest time of my life. It just wastes way too much time of your life. it eats away precious moments during and after watching. at that time, I studied, I called friends and family , I actually had deep thoughts too! I knew what I was doing and why I was doing it , what my aim in life was. I had an excellent sense of right and wrong, I felt I could think freely. I felt I had a long day to do loads of useful stuff, I could just go on about this. But trust me, you have to do this, for the sake of your life.

NB. Brain waves were measured during sleep and during watching tv, guess what........ brain waves during sleep show a higher activity than when watching tv !! I quote:

"Flicking on the TV, Krugman began monitoring the brain-waves of the subject What he found through repeated trials was that within about thirty seconds, the brain-waves switched from predominantly beta waves, indicating alert and conscious attention, to predominantly alpha waves, indicating an unfocused, receptive lack of attention: the state of aimless fantasy and daydreaming below the threshold of consciousness. When Krugman's subject turned to reading through a magazine, beta waves reappeared, indicating that conscious and alert attentiveness had replaced the daydreaming state."

The original article:

http://dieoff.org/page24.htm


So why is it only a week , why didn't I go on with my tv-less life of happiness ..... ? ! ..sigh ....
I think its because I've been studying for the last 2 years continuously ! I study for about an hour and then I use TV as a switch-off, mentally and emotionally ! Being semi depressed most of the time trying to push away thoughts of inadequacy and uselessness, I just turn on the TV to take a break. Its a vicious cycle.