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16 Dec 10 How to Avoid Excessive Television Addiction?

Television is definitely a good medium of infotainment, but when it’s watched more than normal limit it often becomes an addiction. Television addiction is extremely harmful. Apparently it may seem to be harmless and entertaining, but it’s like a slow poison which is unconsciously bringing much loss to you. Its addiction may make you lazy, inactive; cause muscle sprain, headache, back ache, eyesight damage, mental depression, unwillingness to mix up with people and many other illness. Television is a good medium as long as you watch it for some time and don’t make it an addiction.

Here are some tips about minimizing television watching and not making it an addiction.

Calculate how many hours you can invest in it

Don’t watch television unconsciously, without worrying about time invested in it. If you don’t have any specific serious purpose like educational purpose or research intention for watching television, calculate how much time you can devote in a day for television watching. Remember, the time gone in television watching casually won’t come back to you and you could do much useful work in that time. Knowing what you wish to watch, fix the hours you can invest in this medium watching. Make sure you adhere to it and don’t extend it by anyhow.

Shortlist programs of your wish list

Don’t watch television casually, unconsciously watching whatever is displayed on screen. Such practice leads to addiction to the medium, if not specific programs. Rather shortlist few good television shows of your choice and watch them only. Know their time of telecast. Such program will make you start television only at the time of the show and close it immediately after it’s over.

Skip it at times

To genuinely overcome your television addiction, skip your favorite television show at times. Replace television watching habit with something else like – book reading, going for a walk, playing sports, gardening, playing with pets, cooking etc. This is a practice to ensure that television watching is something you like to do but not become obsessed with. It will slowly make you feel comfortable even when you miss your favorite programs. Soon you will find television watching doesn’t matter much to you.

Don’t fantasize about your favorite show

Often young viewers start fantasizing about their favorite television show, its characters and think about them all day along, even after the show is over. They talk about the same with friends, read about them on Internet and even watch video. Such practice is none other than addiction. Make sure you don’t dream about your favorite show. Treat it as a television show only.

Try these tips today.

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24 Sep 10 How to Beat the Stress?

In this super fast age we all are in hurry and this rat race has made us nothing better than robots. And being a robot trapped in human body is not an easy task. It brings along loads of stress and tension. Whether one wants or doesn’t want, stress is actually inevitable. But one can’t sit back, relax and take it for granted. Over dose of stress can cause many physical and mental ailments.

Here are some guidelines regarding stress management. Effective stress management can ensure a better life.

Get enough of peaceful sleep

Hectic working schedule, deadlines, too much of caffeine result into insomnia, which is pretty common these days. Prolonged insomnia can be very harmful for human body and mind. But a good peaceful sleep for minimum 6 hours a day can keep us fit and rejuvenated. After a long grueling day, a sound sleep is necessary for our body. Don’t compromise with your sleep.

Eat healthy

A poor unhealthy eating habit like too much of junk food consumption, skipping meals, lack of nutritious food in diet can actually harm body and mind. It slowly aggravates body and weakens immunity power. So make healthy food part of your daily diet and also eat on time. Avoid skipping meals and over eating.

Exercise daily and meditate

Too much of work can weaken your immunity and physical fitness. A sedentary lifestyle also brings in mental depression. Get into physical activities, either work out in a gym or get into physical activities like – basket ball, soccer, tennis, swimming, running. It will not only keep your spirit high, but will also keep you in shape. Try to meditate for at least half an hour a day. It not only takes away stress, but also instills positive energy

Practice your hobby

Do what keeps you happy, entertained, and satisfied. It could be any leisure pursuit – singing, dancing, gardening, writing, painting, making potteries. Don’t let the child within you grow up.

Make friends

Friends not only make life easier, but also comfort us with a shoulder which we can always recline against, lend an ear to our feelings. Most importantly friends we decide by choice, not compulsion. So make the most it. Treasure your friends, meet them often, and spend quality time together. Laugh your heart out.

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