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On average, a a person in the US spends just under 5 hours a day watching TV and depending on the age at about the same amount (if not more) on the Internet. The thing is that sitting in front of a TV or a computer isn’t really that rewarding. A good movie or show can provide a lot of entertainment, but you are only getting the value from a spectator’s point of view. There is a lot more to be gained by doing something for yourself. So what could you accomplish if you cut down your time surfing the channels and web pages.

If you managed to break steal back just two hours a day and put it toward your new activity you could learn:

• Piano in 32 weeks
• Guitar in 10 weeks
• Juggling in 1 day
• Marital Art in 42 weeks
• Fluent Spanish in one year ( I actually believe this can be done much quicker)
• Learn to sing in 64 weeks
• Harmonica in 3.5 weeks

So what are you waiting for? Give up a few hours of TV/Internet and go learn something that will really give you enjoyment.

Above times where taken from “Software for the Brain” and the Foreign Service Institute and then divided by 14 hours per week (2 hours per day).