If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people. (5 November 1958)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Excessive passive leisure like watching TV causes people to deteriorate.
- In plain terms
- Watching too much TV makes a society worse.
- What can you take from it?
- Limit passive leisure to prevent societal decline.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you use your free time?
- Is television consumption harming your focus?
Another view
Rest and relaxation are also necessary for health.
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