04-016 · EVIDENCE C · LOW-RISK READING
Avoiding TV and scrolling news: view information at set times instead
不看电视和滚动新闻，需要的信息定时集中看
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 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.
C
Move “Avoiding TV and scrolling news: view information at set times instead” to Future Me's calendar
The excuse
If I do not open the notes, no new task has technically appeared.
What feels good now
Today I keep a few minutes, a bit of persistence and avoid interrupting my default routine.
What the source says
The source summarizes the return this way: “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.” Evidence grade C. The original states the population, caveats, and sources; this is not a personal forecast.
Open the original entry, check who the evidence applies to, then pick one small step that fits.
THE ENGLISH EDITION
Original recommendation and evidence
16. Avoiding TV and scrolling news: view information at set times instead
Cost: 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.
In plain terms: 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.
Benefit: 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.
Evidence grade: C
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026). American Time Use Survey — 2025 Results. <https://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm>; National Bureau of Statistics of China (2019). 2018 National Time Use Survey Bulletin. <https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202302/t20230203_1900224.html>
Notes: Only 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.
Read the complete Chinese source and notes
16. 不看电视和滚动新闻，需要的信息定时集中看
成本: 不花钱。难在改掉随手打开的习惯，还可能错过一些即时消息。
说人话: 美国 15 岁以上的人每天看 2.6 小时电视，占掉全部闲暇时间的一半。中国人平均每天看 1 小时 40 分，75 到 84 岁的老人看 3 小时 16 分。把要看的信息改成定时集中看，省下的就是这一整块。
收益: 美国 15 岁以上的人每天看电视 2.6 小时。他们全部休闲时间是 5.2 小时，看电视占掉一半。这是 2025 年的数字。中国居民看电视每天平均 1 小时 40 分钟，75 到 84 岁的人 3 小时 16 分钟。这是 2018 年的数字。
证据等级: C
来源: 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>
备注: 手上只有总量统计。没有研究算过，少看电视和新闻之后，省下的时间被用到了哪里。「集中看」这个做法是作者经验。
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