Happy New Year! Welcome to 2020!
Why should you read this? Why would you possibly want to know how to waste time? Though I won’t claim to be an expert on the topic, wasting time, I rate myself ‘above average’.
I will be explaining how I used to waste time, and from knowing about it, you can, maybe, use that scarce resource, Time, meaningfully.
One of the prime ways I waste time is by watching TV Shows/Series. I would like to list the TV shows I have watched and the corresponding time I have wasted in doing so. Please bear with me.
(If you are looking for TV Show recommendations, take notes!)
TV Shows I have Watched
- Supernatural – 315 episodes – 9 days, 20 hours, 15 minutes.
- House – 176 episodes – 5 days, 12 hours.
- Castle – 173 episodes – 5 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes.
- Arrow – 167 episodes – 5 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes.
- The Big Bang Theory – 279 episodes – 4 days, 20 hours, 15 minutes.
- Elementary – 154 episodes – 4 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes.
- The Mentalist – 151 episodes – 4 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes.
- Two and a Half Men – 262 episodes – 4 days, 13 hours, 10 minutes.
- The Blacklist – 143 episodes – 4 days, 11 hours, 15 minutes.
- Suits – 134 episodes – 4 days, 4 hours, 30 minutes.
- Modern Family – 241 episodes – 4 days, 4 hours, 25 minutes.
- FRIENDS – 236 episodes – 4 days, 2 hours, 20 minutes.
- The Flash – 122 episodes – 3 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes.
- Psych – 121 episodes – 3 days, 18 hours, 45 minutes.
- How I Met Your Mother – 208 episodes – 3 days, 14 hours, 40 minutes.
- That ’70s Show – 200 episodes – 3 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes.
- Burn Notice – 111 episodes – 3 days, 11 hours, 15 minutes.
- Dexter – 96 episodes – 3 days, 8 hours.
- Person of Interest – 103 episodes – 3 days, 5 hours, 15 minutes.
- Fringe – 100 episodes – 3 days, 3 hours.
- Seinfeld – 180 episodes – 3 days, 3 hours.
- Supergirl – 96 episodes – 3 days.
- Game of Thrones – 73 episodes – 2 days, 18 hours, 55 minutes.
- House of Cards – 73 episodes – 2 days, 18 hours, 55 minutes.
- Prison Break – 88 episodes – 2 days, 18 hours.
- Last Man Standing – 152 episodes – 2 days, 15 hours, 20 minutes.
- Just Shoot Me – 148 episodes – 2 days, 13 hours, 40 minutes.
- White Collar – 81 episodes – 2 days, 12 hours, 45 minutes.
- Leverage – 77 episodes – 2 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes.
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine – 130 episodes – 2 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes.
- DC’s Legends of Tomorrow – 67 episodes – 2 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes.
- Lucifer – 67 episodes – 2 days, 2 hours, 15 minutes.
- Billions – 48 episodes – 2 days.
- Hustle – 48 episodes – 2 days.
- Community – 110 episodes – 1 day, 21 hours, 50 minutes.
- Wizards of Waverly Place – 106 episodes – 1 day, 20 hours, 10 minutes.
- Melissa & Joey – 104 episodes – 1 day, 19 hours, 20 minutes.
- Anger Management – 100 episodes – 1 day, 17 hours, 40 minutes.
- Hannah Montana – 100 episodes – 1 day, 17 hours, 40 minutes.
- 13 Reasons Why – 39 episodes – 1 day, 15 hours.
- Mr. Robot – 45 episodes – 1 day, 13 hours, 30 minutes.
- Marvel’s Daredevil – 39 episodes – 1 day, 11 hours, 45 minutes.
- Arrested Development – 84 episodes – 1 day, 11 hours.
- Spartacus – 33 episodes – 1 day, 9 hours.
- Marvel’s Jessica Jones – 39 episodes – 1 day, 8 hours, 30 minutes.
- VEEP – 65 episodes – 1 day, 8 hours, 30 minutes.
- Continuum – 42 episodes – 1 day, 7 hours, 30 minutes.
- Hannibal – 39 episodes – 1 day, 5 hours, 15 minutes.
- Young & Hungry – 70 episodes – 1 day, 5 hours, 10 minutes.
- Silicon Valley – 53 episodes – 1 day, 2 hours, 30 minutes.
- Sense8 – 24 episodes – 1 day.
- True Detective – 24 episodes – 1 day.
- Marvel’s Luke Cage – 26 episodes – 23 hours, 50 minutes.
- Marvel’s The Punisher – 26 episodes – 23 hours, 50 minutes.
- Ballers – 47 episodes – 23 hours, 30 minutes.
- Marvel’s Iron Fist – 21 hours, 5 minutes.
- Stranger Things – 25 episodes – 20 hours, 50 minutes.
- Westworld – 20 episodes – 20 hours.
- Sherlock – 13 episodes – 19 hours, 30 minutes.
- Joey – 46 episodes – 19 hours, 10 minutes.
- The Good Place – 46 episodes – 19 hours, 10 minutes.
- Young Sheldon – 54 episodes – 18 hours.
- Black Mirror – 21 episodes – 17 hours, 30 minutes.
- GLOW – 30 episodes – 17 hours, 30 minutes.
- YOU – 20 episodes – 16 hours, 30 minutes.
- Limitless – 22 episodes – 16 hours, 30 minutes.
- The Event – 22 episodes – 16, hours, 30 minutes.
- American Gods – 16 episodes – 14 hours, 40 minutes.
- Coupling – 28 episodes – 14 hours.
- The Girlfriend Experience – 27 episodes – 13 hours, 30 minutes.
- Easy – 25 episodes – 12 hours, 30 minutes.
- Stone Cold Podcast – 12 episodes – 12 hours.
- Master of None – 20 episodes – 10 hours.
- The IT Crowd – 24 episodes – 10 hours.
- Endgame – 13 episodes – 9 hours, 45 minutes.
- American Vandal – 16 episodes – 9 hours, 20 minutes.
- The Grinder – 22 episodes – 9 hours, 10 minutes.
- Sex Education – 8 episodes – 6 hours, 40 minutes.
- Bless This Mess – 15 episodes – 6 hours, 15 minutes.
- Fawlty Towers – 12 episodes – 6 hours.
- Marvel’s The Defenders – 8 episodes – 6 hours.
- Mr. Bean – 14 episodes – 5 hours, 50 minutes.
- Selfie – 13 episodes – 5 hours, 25 minutes.
- The End of the F***ing World – 16 episodes – 5 hours, 20 minutes.
- Mrs. Fletcher – 7 episodes – 3 hours, 30 minutes.
In total, it adds up to – 85 shows – 6,673 episodes – 169 days, 16 hours, 30 minutes!
That’s it! Is this too many? I think so, in hindsight. This list doesn’t include some TV shows which I started watching and stopped following mid-way. It doesn’t calculate the additional Time I have wasted in re-watching certain TV Shows or episodes!
For the last few days, as I was contemplating writing this blog post, I realized the magnitude of Time I was wasting on this habit. I can justify to myself that I enjoy watching TV Shows, so for entertainment and relaxation this is Okay. But is it really?
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.” Richard Feynman.
Become aware of how you are spending your Time. If you are wasting time in a particular activity, be it watching movies, playing video games, chatting with friends, scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, whatever it may be, be honest with yourself – that it is a waste of time, and try to manage it.
Become aware of your Vices, then manage it, so one day you would be able to eliminate it!
Stay Alstoned,