Choi Dajoeng/the first assignment/thu.34

My computer-free life                Can you imagine the life without TV? I've been living without TV for 4years now. I know it would be pretty much unimaginable for people who already have been accustomed to it. TV nowadays is more than just one of home appliances. We can say it had become an essential part of modern people. However, in my opinion, we can actually live without it and even can enjoy more abundant styles of life. Here is a great example of my own. I also had one when I was in my old home and watched it almost every day. However, at the age of 20, I started to live on my own in Seoul and there was no TV in my new house. At first, I thought I won't be able to live normally without it because it was closely related to my life. For example, I had my own programmed list called "must watch" and parents even called me as a "TV worm" So it was very uncomfortable and felt awkward to being without my old friend. I desperately found a way to watch TV from the internet. There were some websites providing free download services but most charged costs. Most of all, It was such an annoying thing to search a program every time comparing the way I used to before, simply switch the channel with a remote. The number of programs I watch was slowly decreased down to 2 or 3 and, naturally, the awkwardness that I felt first few days was gone little by little and filled that blank with other social activities or healthy hobbies. I found this a surprisingly easy habit to break. I didn't need old friend anymore and it just faded out in my life such like that. There were lots of benefits in this free life. The best thing was I could use my time more wisely. For example, I used to come back home early to watch my favorite TV programs and couldn't do anything until it starts. But after I could choose when to watch it by internet, I didn't need to interrupt my valuable time and could enjoy it simply as refreshment at my spare time. One other bad habit was lunchtime watching. I used to watch recorded shows during lunch, so without the TV, I would eat lunch faster, often finishing in 10-20 minutes instead of 30-60. This gave me some extra time in the middle of my day, which I liked. Furthermore, with no TV in the evenings, I started reading more, going out more, and spending more time talking with my family. I found all of these more enjoyable than watching TV. Now 4 years down the track without TV, I've never looked back. I don't miss it and I've never missed it and I will not miss it. Recently someone told me he can give me his TV if I want but I immediately rejected his favor. Because now I never have the urge to rush home to catch my favorite TV show if I'm out, and I absolutely love not being advertised at. It has actually been a great way to bring more peace into my life. I'm very happy in my computer-free life. How about you also try this lifestyle?