http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi-turn-off-the-tv en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;The mood state Americans are in, on average, when watching television is mildly depressed.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi</p><p align="center">from <em>Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience</em></p><p>Yikes.</p><p>Bet you didn&rsquo;t know that, did ya?</p><p>Lesson: Watch less TV. Engage in life more.</p><p>(Seriously. Put down the remote (after you clicked power &ldquo;off&rdquo;) and do something interesting. :))</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:19 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:379:379 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/379