S14 E10: We Stopped Watching TV for 6 Months. This is What Happened

Last year we decided to stop watching TV for 6 months. In the process we learned a lot of new skills and made the internet very angry. Today I'm breaking down our decision in detail and sharing my best tips for doing your own tech fast.Podcast Episode HighlightsBackstory on our TV fastDetails on what was involved in our TV fastOur kids reaction to this fastWhat we were doing instead of watching TVWhat we learned after 3 months of a TV fastWhat worries me about watching TVViral video and how the world reacted Advice for parents who want to do a TV fastWhy boredom is a good thing sometimesFinal thoughts on our TV fastPodcast Episode Resources and Links MentionedGet weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letterMy homesteading tutorials & recipes: www.theprairiehomestead.comOur Wyoming-raised, grass-finished beef: http://genuinebeefco.comJill on Instagram: @jill.wingerJill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomesteadApply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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Have you felt it? Something is rippling through humanity at this moment. It's a stirring... a longing... a remembering. A sense that we are more capable than we’ve been led to believe. We want to feel alive, not sedated.. but we've lost our way. We've traded a life intertwined with nature for asphalt and artificial lights. We've swapped natural movement for a sedentary existence. We've given up food from the earth in favor of food from the factory. We've sacrificed our traditional skillsets for apps and gadgets. But while our overdose on modernity may have made us sick, there is an antidote. Join best-selling author and mentor, Jill Winger, each week as she digs into a different facet of the old-fashioned on purpose lifestyle.