11个原因告诉你 不要再看电视了！

Are You Losing Your Life To Television? Few people realize the number of issues that television causes in our life.
你是不是把生活浪费在看电视上吗？很少有人会意识到看电视给生活带来的种种弊端。

While many people will argue that a little bit of TV never hurt anyone, the amount of a “little bit” is constantly in debate. A Neilson report found that the average American watches more than 34 hours of television each week.
很多人会反驳说看小会儿电视无伤大雅，但关于“一小会儿”是多久存在争议。尼尔森报告指出，美国人平均每周看电视的时间超过34个小时。

If that number doesn’t shock you I don’t know what will. If you’re now thinking “Those people are crazy—I’d never watch that much” then I invite you to do your own maths. Simply write down all the shows you watched this week and how long they were (including commercials if it was live) plus movies, YouTube videos, etc. and work out roughly how much time you spent in front of the screen.
如果这个数字没有让你感到震惊，我不知道还有什么能让你惊呆。如果你现在在想“这些人太疯狂了，我可不要看那么久”，那么我请你自己算算。写下这周你看过的电视剧，你看了多久（包括直播的广告时间），还可以算上看过的电影、YouTube视频等等，然后大概计算出你在电视前驻留了多久。

That number is how many hours you’re losing each week to television. This is time that could be spent with your family, friends or relaxing in other ways. Today we’ll look at some more reasons why you should stop watching television, and how it will improve your life.
那个数值就是你每周浪费在看电视上的时间。你可以把这些时间用在陪伴家人、朋友，以及进行其它方式的放松。今天，我们会说说其它更多不看电视的理由，以及不看电视可以如何提升你的生活质量。

1. Wasting Time
浪费时间

It’s pretty obvious that when you’re watching TV you’re not doing anything else. Time spent watching television is similar to being asleep. The question is whether you want to spend even more time in your precious day asleep.
很显然，当你在看电视时，你就做不了任何其它事。花时间看电视，类似于把时间用在睡觉上。问题在于，你是否想花更多的时间在前一天的睡觉上。

2. Missing Out on Social Interaction
错失社交活动

Every hour you spend in front of the TV is another hour you’re not making the most of your life. You could be playing with your family, hanging out with friends or doing an activity you enjoy. Connection is one of the basic human needs we all have and it will never be fulfilled by your television set.
你花在看电视上的每一个小时就是你没能活出精彩生活的另一个小时。你可以和家人一起玩耍，和朋友一起出门闲逛，或是做你喜欢做的事。联系，是我们拥有的一个基本的人类需求，而看电视是无法满足的。

3. Programming Yourself with Negativity
给自己灌输了负面情绪

Just about every television show, from comedies to drama to reality TV and the news, is negative. If you look at almost any TV show there is a complete lack of positive redeeming messages. While there are exceptions to this rule they are few and far between, so choose carefully what you decide to spend your time watching.
每一档电视节目都带有负面因素，从喜剧和戏剧，到真人秀节目和新闻。如果你把每一档节目都看遍，你会发现电视节目里完全缺失了正面积极的讯息。虽然也存在例外，但例外是少之又少，因此，请慎重选择你决定要花时间观看的节目。

4. TV Poisons Your Belief Systems
电视毒害了你的信念

In comedies, we laugh at the stupid/overweight/socially awkward/different people. The news is filled with stories of pain/suffering/disaster/death, and arguing and drama has to be about problems in order to create the drama. All of this is affecting your outlook on life and the way you see the world.
在喜剧里，我们嘲笑那些愚蠢的、肥胖的、有社交障碍的、以及各色人群。故事里充满了苦痛、灾难和死亡，为了创造戏剧效果，争论和剧情都是围绕这些问题开展的。所有的这一切都在影响你的人生观，以及你看待世界的方式。

5. It Creates Unrealistic Expectation
它萌发了不切实际的期望

Television distorts our understanding of reality. It’s filled with beautiful people doing amazing things and having great adventures every show. Ask any TV or movie star with half a brain and they’ll tell you that the images you see of them on the screen and magazine covers are completely fake.
电视节目扭曲了我们对现实的理解。在每一部电视剧里，都有帅哥靓女，他们做着令人惊喜的事情，经历着伟大的冒险之旅。问问任何一位电视或电影明星，只要他们头脑还算清醒，他们会告诉你，你在屏幕上和杂志封面看到的形象完全是假的。