I have used the dvr function as a tool for my "recovery". If I watch TV at night after the kids are in bed, it's usually 1 show. I check the dvr (with my phone) to see what shows are recorded, and I watch just that recorded show. Then I turn the TV off and go on with my evening. I don't flip channels, I don't watch "the next program", in fact I can't think of the last time I watched live TV (now my hubby on the other hand is watching all the basketball right now, so we have been enjoying our evening decompress TV in different rooms.)
If I want to binge a show or watch a marathon, it's intentional.
Oh man, this was a great article. So much reminiscing about the good ol days of DVD watching, except for me it was getting them from the library. I didn’t even know there had been a DVD delivery service in Netflix’s past. Fascinating. The finite task versus infinite pool thing is so true.
I love the idea of planning recreation, but my only roadblock seems to be a belief that if I plan it, it will become “work.” I think this is why my planning and time blocking has stayed only for work hours. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I guess I’m just scared of “ruining” my recreation somehow with tools and mindsets I associate with work brain. Lots to think about!
I have used the dvr function as a tool for my "recovery". If I watch TV at night after the kids are in bed, it's usually 1 show. I check the dvr (with my phone) to see what shows are recorded, and I watch just that recorded show. Then I turn the TV off and go on with my evening. I don't flip channels, I don't watch "the next program", in fact I can't think of the last time I watched live TV (now my hubby on the other hand is watching all the basketball right now, so we have been enjoying our evening decompress TV in different rooms.)
If I want to binge a show or watch a marathon, it's intentional.
Oh man, this was a great article. So much reminiscing about the good ol days of DVD watching, except for me it was getting them from the library. I didn’t even know there had been a DVD delivery service in Netflix’s past. Fascinating. The finite task versus infinite pool thing is so true.
I love the idea of planning recreation, but my only roadblock seems to be a belief that if I plan it, it will become “work.” I think this is why my planning and time blocking has stayed only for work hours. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I guess I’m just scared of “ruining” my recreation somehow with tools and mindsets I associate with work brain. Lots to think about!