No more TV

I've decided to take another step towards improving the quality of my life: giving up my TV!!!

The implications
Aside from donating my 42" LCD 1080p TV to my grandparents to replace their aging TV, I also am donating my DVD player, and the hardest donation: my PS3.  Someone in my family will be the lucky recipient of my PS3: 2 wireless controllers, 3 games (rock band, call of duty 4, and grand theft auto 4).  Consequently, I've also downgraded my Netflix account from a 3-at-a-time BluRay plan for $23.99 down to the online only viewing plan for $7.99.


Why are you ditching your entertainment center?
Because it was a real time waster for me.  There was a period in my life when I didn't own a TV, and I was such an avid reader.  But then I got a big LCD TV, and TV is always an easier choice than reading to relax, and over the years reading became less of a desire.

It all comes down to willpower, and I don't have it when temptations are in my home.  I've noticed this weakness in myself even in other aspects of my life: like eating right, or exercising.  When an easier/simpler choice is available, I always prefer that to the better choice.  Going to exercise is a harder choice than sitting at home.  Eating fruits and veggies is a harder choice than eating potato chips and ice cream.  But the harder option is usually the better option.