tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421683.post8197747849011481945..comments2023-07-09T02:58:55.275-05:00Comments on Dark Piranha's Feeding Frenzy: Cognitive Surplus - What do we do with it?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07812513629277933304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421683.post-53936352698600622972008-05-01T09:39:00.000-05:002008-05-01T09:39:00.000-05:00(I don't think there's any such thing as too long ...(I don't think there's any such thing as too long of a comment).<BR/><BR/>For me, I've pretty much got my TV timewasting under control. The only time I watch anything is by appointment. It helps to have a DVR where you can record stuff and watch it later at your leisure and fast-forward through all the commercials, thus turning a 60 minute timewaster into a 43 minute timewaster. The only shows I watch are Lost, Battlestar Galactica, The Office, and 30 Rock and the occasional sporting event. But usually with sports, I'm also doing something else at the same time.<BR/><BR/>But yes, timewasters are going to be different for everyone. While the video focused on TV specifically (and for most people, I'm sure it's their primary timewaster), I looked at it more in general in that if we REALLY want to do something (say...write a book), we'll find the time and realize that there are things we are doing that have no value.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812513629277933304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13421683.post-81784996886510169502008-05-01T09:32:00.000-05:002008-05-01T09:32:00.000-05:00I must be an oddity as I don't believe I waste tim...I must be an oddity as I don't believe I waste time with TV. I will usually put the TV on at night and fall asleep to a Friends or Seinfield rerun (or an equally brainless sitcom like Two and A Half Men - depends on what time I go to bed). Otherwise a few days a week I might put on 15-20 minutes of TV while I eat lunch and catch the news or watch Ellen, depending on the time of my lunch. That's pretty well it. <BR/><BR/>I've never seen Lost, Gossip Girl, House, One Tree Hill, or Smallville (although I have caught parts of Smallville and think I might like this one). Never have I watched Family guy, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, or Heroes (although I might like that one too). I don't believe I have ever watched a whole episode of American Idol or Dancing With the Stars. I just really don't watch much TV... although it is frequently on (when the rest of the family is home) and I have seen bits and pieces of various shows as I walk by.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I don't think less TV is the solution to more productive time for me. I'm not sure where my time wasters are.<BR/><BR/>Didn't mean to make such a long comment.Sheryl Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265984328074588362noreply@blogger.com