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Does watching TV recharge you?
Recently I've been taking breaks watching 20-45min* of TV in the middle of the day and I feel like like it gives me a jolt of energy getting me productive again. I work as a software engineer and can safely say my productivity is above average for all the teams I worked with. I wonder if this could be an illusion, and I'm starting an experiment to track this more closely. I barely watched any TV before other than every couple days to unwind after work so this is very surprising to me.
*Usually they're half or full Netflix episodes fo any given show — currently almost done with Travellers.
No, there's still a small mental drain.
Best thing is to go for a walk or other wise do a mundane thoughtless task.
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Generally, no, quite the opposite. What it’s good for is putting me to sleep because I’m more focused on the fictional conflicts than any problems irl. A coworkers recently told me he was surprised I could watch House of The Dragon to relax before bed, considering how violent it can get. But it works as a sort of reverse-escapism for me, my life seems so much more comforting when compared to medieval barbarism.
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I've never tried that sort of midday break. But I have noticed there have been times I've worked for hard and been unable to concentrate on activities like reading or video games, and TV is much easier to relax with until I've recovered a bit.
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