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Step 13: Reduce Your TV Time
Do you know that your brain enters a neutral state when you watch television?
The increased alpha brain waves allow it to become passive for a time, which
means your brain does almost nothing. If your muscles shrink and grow weaker
when not exercised, what more for a brain that usually goes into the passive
state? As a matter of fact, your body burns more calories when sleeping than
when watching TV.
There is really no problem with watching TV because it allows your brain to rest
and become more responsive afterwards. However, when prolonged like in the
situation of couch potatoes, the brain adopts a program to become passive,
accepting it as the standard mechanism. As a result, your brain becomes less
active, which makes learning more difficult.
