Avoiding TV and scrolling news: view information at set times instead
Americans aged 15 and older watch 2.6 hours of TV per day, which accounts for half of all their leisure time. In China, the average daily TV viewing time is 1 hour and 40 minutes; for people aged 75–84, it reaches 3 hours and 16 minutes. Switching to viewing information at scheduled times saves you all this time.
No monetary cost. The real challenge is breaking the habit…
Americans aged 15 and older watch 2.6 hours of TV daily. Their total leisure time is 5.2 hours, so TV viewing…
No monetary cost. The real challenge is breaking the habit of turning on the TV at random times; you might also miss some breaking news.
Americans aged 15 and older watch 2.6 hours of TV daily. Their total leisure time is 5.2 hours, so TV viewing consumes half of it. These figures are from 2025. In China, the average daily TV viewing time is 1 hour and 40 minutes; for those aged 75–84, it is 3 hours and 16 minutes. These numbers date back to 2018.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026). American Time Use Survey — 2025 Results. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm；国家统计局 (2019). 2018年全国时间利用调查公报. https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202302/t20230203_1900224.html
Open source linkOnly aggregate statistics are available. No studies have examined how the time saved by cutting back on TV and news viewing is actually used. The practice of viewing content at set times is based on the author’s personal experience.