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I don't happen to believe that TV is the devil, but I'm also not surprised by these findings, even if, a the article notes, the cause and effect is somewhat unclear (do unhappy peopel watch more TV or does watching TV make people unhappy?)

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/thief-of-time/2005/06/28/1119724635649.html

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Interesting article. I've been low TV/TV free for a number of years and, at least for me there's a 1-1 correlation between absence of TV, productivity and happiness. TV for the kids has generally been a rationed dose of PBS, we've chosen not to have cable/dish etc.

I used to be much more of a pain in the ass about this than I try to be now-though I do tell my disabled daughter's care providers that bringing daytime TV into my home is a zero-tolerance firing offense.

As my son's gotten older he has a 'TV budget' an set amount of time that he can use to select what he wants to watch-including channels I didn't allow when he was younger like cartoon network. He's free to enjoy the TV for his planned allotment. He can also 'bank' his time to rent a movie or game on weekends, for instance if he has a friend over. I wish I was this successful with Internet and game cube, but we're working on it:)!

I will occasionally watch a DVD or special broadcast, but I think the key for me is that it's something that's planned for-we just don't have the one-eyed monster droning on all day.