Part 18 of 21 improvements BJJ has had on my life. This series was inspired by Tangled Triangle: 21 Days of Improvement. You can read my Part 17 here!
18/21 Improvements from BJJ: Less TV
“TV viewing time may have adverse health consequences that rival those of lack of physical activity, obesity and smoking; every single hour of TV viewed may shorten life by as much as 22 minutes.”- telegraph.co.uk
When I joined Peace Corps I was so addicted to television that I asked someone to download and send me all my shows, and I believe I had a list of about 30 tv shows I was watching. You could pry my tv from my cold dead hands. I was a complete addict.
Today is Saturday. This week I have literally watched no television. Strike that. A friend came over and we watched a few youtube videos. Still, no actual television shows this week. WTF IS THAT ABOUT?? I NEVER would have believed you if you’d said I missed a week of television and didn’t miss it.
I still download shows, but I no longer feel a rush to watch. They are absolutely no longer number one in my life. This week I went to jiu jitsu four times! I meditated 6 times. I played with my cat. I read Tommyknockers. I did, however, watch some jiu jitsu videos on the way to work, learning more jiu jitsu!
Still – no tv this week? And yet I have no real anxiety or desire right now – it’s more a phantom limb syndrome – like I SHOULD feel anxiety or desire. Weird.
Jiu Jiu’s Question: Have you stopped consuming as much television since getting into BJJ (or your sport)?
hey, i use to be a track cyclist and a did soccer at school. its fair to say i am the classic pear shape (no upper body strength or boobs) but big glutes and legs. As much as i realise bjj is technique i have started to find that certain submissions are aided by my strengths. I managed to lock a reverse triangle last week and boy it was such a nice feeling but the person tapped very quickly and said after that it the pressure went on so quick. Does anyone else find this?