The Slice: Life without TV lets you get creative in your loafing

Maybe you have considered unplugging your TV as a way to give your life more depth, more meaning.

That’s certainly an option. But there are several things you might want to take into consideration. For instance …

Pro: Not watching TV would give you more time for social service volunteering.

Con: You might just spend five more hours per day fooling around on your iPad.

Pro: You would have more time for listening to public radio and preparing intricate salads.

Con: You might go from sending six Tweets a week to sending 50 a night.

Pro: Not watching TV would give you time to read important books and listen to music.

Con: You might wind up reading Hollywood gossip and paranoid survivalist blogs.

Pro: On Monday mornings, co-workers would know not to pester you with rehashings of Sunday night shows.

Con: Sometimes those conversations are entertaining and lead to discussions of more substantial matters.

Pro: Not watching TV would give you more time for exercise.

Con: You loathe exercise.

Pro: You could rediscover the subtle pleasures of listening to sports on the radio.

Con: Or rediscover the subtle pleasures of falling asleep in your chair.

Pro: Giving up TV might improve the quality of your news/information intake.

Con: It might not.

Pro: Giving up TV could lead to lively give-and-take with members of your household.

Con: Most of those exchanges will begin with complaints about the TV ban.

Pro: Pulling the plug on the TV would give you more time to actually go out and do things.

Con: Going out might remind you of just why you enjoy zoning out for hours of passive couch potatoing at home.

Pro: Giving up TV might keep you from ogling on-screen performers.

Con: Unless, of course, you have heard of this thing called the Internet.

Pro: Could be the catalyst for becoming the person you aspire to be.

Con: You’ll miss some good shows.

Pro: No more hard-target searches for remotes.

Con: That’s how you find other missing items.

Today’s Slice question: How much candy supposedly intended for trick-or-treat distribution next Friday have you already devoured in your selfless commitment to quality control?