The Dangers Of Binge Watching

Also on the contrary to Johnsons article, Stevens discusses the examples of television shows that Johnson mentions that he is convinced enhances brain function by making the viewers pay attention, make inferences, and track shifting relationships between characters. Some of these shows are The Sopranos, 24, Hill Street Blues, and others. The show The Sopranos, is a prime example because this show will “connect multiple threads at the same time, layering one plot atop another” (Johnson, 283). Therefore, The Sopranos require a lot more attention from their audience engaging them with complex characterization and intertwining multiple episodes, which is what Johnson calls the “Sleeper Curve.” But does engaging in television shows such as this benefit the brain in anyway? Stevens says no; she believes in watching shows like these, “watching TV teaches you to watch more TV” (Stevens, 296).

In “watching T.V Shortens Life Span, Study Finds” Jeannine Stein reveals the fact that how watching T.V every day is shortening our life span. Australian Heart Association conducted a study on 8800 men and women and they found that eighty five percent of them, who were watching T.V for one hour every day, were patient of obesity and diabetes. Jeannine says that watching T.V for one hour every day will raise the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease by 18%. Jeannine believes that we need to spend our time in some physical activities rather than sitting in front of T.V.

For my abstinence experience, I decided to give up Korean media for nine weeks. This type of media included YouTube videos involving reality shows of different popular Korean figures, Korean shows, and news involving Korean popular culture. I chose this habit because it has been a part of my life for a few years now. Last year, I noticed that I was addicted to watching Korean shows and other Korean media on YouTube up to a point where I would watch it almost every day and I was not able to get through the day without watching at least part of an episode. It came to a point where I was watching these shows during school (high school) when we were given a work day. Instead of doing work, I would engage myself in watching these shows. During my

Don’t watch too much TV it will fry your brain! We have all heard that phrase some time in our lives, but is it really true? The answer is yes TV does cause negative effects on the brain as well as the body. My paper will address the problem of too much screen time on the brain and how it causes health problems. If the amount of time spent in front of a screen is related to brain problems, then regulating the amount of time spent in front of screens will decrease brain damage because the most common cause for brain damage is due to low levels of well-being, limiting the amount of screen time can help reduce brain damage, and too much screen time can also cause obesity.

Imagine having to deal with headaches, all because you watched too much

On the subject of heavy TV watching, it has the ability to lead to various problems. For example, In the Nation Of Vidiots, by Jeffrey Sachs’ he explains why TV is unhealthy by saying, “Certainly, heavy TV viewing is bad for one’s physical and mental health.” (442) The viewers not only waste their valuable time, but it can

In today’s society, people often choose to watch T.V. over other activities. They read less, spend less time outside, and spend less time interacting with their family and friends. People often eat their meals while watching T.V. One research study done by The National Endowment for the Arts and reported in Information Please Database showed some alarming trends: People age 15-24 spend 1hour and 57 minutes each weekday watching T.V., people age 35-44 spend 1 hour and 53 minutes each weekday watching T.V., and people age 55-64 spend 2 hours and 35 minutes each weekday watching T.V. All of these age groups spent even more time viewing T.V. on the weekends than they did during the week. This study shows that people spend a great deal of time “vegetating” in front of a T.V. screen rather than interacting with others or using their minds to think.

It is now scientifically backed up and we are still doing it. It is hurting america every day it is allowed to continue. It continues to harm us physically and mentally. People are finally realising that the amount of tv we watch now days are killing us and harming use mentally. There have been study after study telling us that amount of time we spend in front of the tv or on our phones is bad and not at all beneficial to us at all. The amount of time an average teen spends on digital media so longer than the time we do anything else it is even longer than the time an average teen spends sleeping which is 7 hours we spend up to 9 hours every day according to the digital diet of american teens by rawhide.

Obviously, one third has no relevance to support television's domination power, and it loses even more authority when focusing on the judging capability of five-year-old children. Furthermore, this study cannot establish a connection between television and the willpower of drug addicts due its inaccuracy. In summary, television viewers are not subjected to watching as drug addicts are to doping themselves. In addition, television viewers are far from becoming addicted to watching while drug users become addicted to drugs almost instantly. For example, anyone who spends over seven hours per day in front of a TV set could stop watching it at any moment, without any frustration, while any drug addict could never even take the initiative to quit using drugs.

That is a full day of watching tv in a week. As you get older your tv intake only gets worse. Adults watch about 35 hours a week. This can be a leading cause to aggressive behavior and fear of the real

Despite not discussing binge watching, Jurgensen is still able to approach television from where it has come, and where it will go. As producer Mark Johnson noted, “The days of going off into the kitchen and making a bologna sandwich and coming back and still being up to speed are gone.” Johnson’s statement helps strengthen Jurgensen’s argument about how television is becoming harder to follow, and how large storylines with multiple characters has an effect on how people watch

I need to break away from Netflix because I need to focus more on schoolwork than Breaking Bad. It’s not summer anymore and I have limited free time. I will cut back on my addiction by not watching anything until all my homework and studying is

Some negative health outcomes are attributed to television. There is that of becoming the “couch potato”, many of us base television around our lives, and some of us get lazy and spend too much time watching television which can result in health problems. Not only is watching too much TV and being sedentary a bad thing, but the overwhelming amount of advertising and marketing that we see on television causes an increase in intake of a range of unhealthy products. Each hour per day increases the risk of developing diabetes by 3.4%. A variety of other potential behavioral and physical effects exist such as poorer social relationships, less

Binge watching also referred to as binge-viewing or marathon-viewing is watching television or a single television show for a long time span. It has become a very popular cultural phenomenon because of the online media services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon video. Viewers can also watch television shows and movies on-demand in a binge-viewing manner with cable and satellite services such as Time Warner Cable, Dish Network, and DirecTV. Movie apps and Amazon Fire TV stick also make binge watching adaptable. These companies offer their patrons their services at very affordable prices and therefore making it that much more convenient. Entire seasons of shows such as Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards are just two of the many shows viewers can indulge in. Other shows that are shown on television and not released at the same time, such as Breaking Bad and Undercover Boss can be found on Netflix and encourages binge watching. Binge watching has changed the relationship between the series and its audience in many different ways such as giving the viewer total control to choose when and where and for how long he or she wants to view the show.

It causes some mental effects that you probably do not realize. Many people have performed experiments and done research on this. Grant McCracken found that 76 percent reported binge watching as an easy distraction from their busy lives, and nearly 8 in 10 agreed that binge-watching a TV show was more enjoyable than watching single episodes. Most people would much rather get lost in a show, zoning out in their own little fictional world. Binge-watching can also cause depression and anxiety. There was also a research done on this. Researchers asked 406 participants to record the amount of TV they watched in one night and how it made them feel along the way. After watching just two hours of TV, the participants reported that they felt sadder and anxious than those who spent less time watching. Binge-watching rates have tripled since 2014. Marathon-viewing doesn't just change how we watch, it also affects how we eat. Researches have been investigating the links to TV and mindless eating for a long time. Lillian Cheung says, "There's convincing evidence in adults that the more television they watch, the more likely they are to gain weight or become overweight or obese.” TV watching interferes with sleep as