Comments on: What is to be gained http://frumppyoldwoman.com/2009/12/29/what-is-to-be-gained/ Travels, Thoughts, and the Oxford Comma Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: admin http://frumppyoldwoman.com/2009/12/29/what-is-to-be-gained/comment-page-1/#comment-56 admin Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:57:43 +0000 http://frumppyoldwoman.com/?p=61#comment-56 I guess the question that I'm really getting at is does watching television give me the greatest amount of benefit per time and effort of anything else that I could be doing? Certainly an hour or two here and there provides a huge benefit in that it allows our subconscious to process what it needs to, not unlike sleep; and can be informative or entertaining; however, does the cost(very low)/benefit(very low) ratio give me the highest number possible as opposed to, for example, climbing Mt. Denali or learning a new language. What else do you do for 4 hours a day (the US average)? how do the benefits of that activity compare? I guess the question that I’m really getting at is does watching television give me the greatest amount of benefit per time and effort of anything else that I could be doing?

Certainly an hour or two here and there provides a huge benefit in that it allows our subconscious to process what it needs to, not unlike sleep; and can be informative or entertaining; however, does the cost(very low)/benefit(very low) ratio give me the highest number possible as opposed to, for example, climbing Mt. Denali or learning a new language.

What else do you do for 4 hours a day (the US average)? how do the benefits of that activity compare?

]]> By: Krista http://frumppyoldwoman.com/2009/12/29/what-is-to-be-gained/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Krista Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:32:26 +0000 http://frumppyoldwoman.com/?p=61#comment-11 TV makes me laugh. Also, sometimes there's some good stories told via TV. In short, it can be quite entertaining and relaxing. TV makes me laugh. Also, sometimes there’s some good stories told via TV. In short, it can be quite entertaining and relaxing.

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