Excessive Binge watching
Side note: Jeremy may not be in college yet, but you could still have Jeremy's habits
(via CollegeHumor)
(via CollegeHumor)
How do we define excessive binge watching?
There is a figurative "line" that is crossed when binge watching habits become excessive. Excessive binge watching habits get in the way of everyday life. In college students, binge watching can negatively affect someone's physical health, academics and social life.
Too much TV: the side effects
Your brain and mental health
Your physical health
Your grades
Binge watching can be a tool of procrastination.
Studies suggest procrastination is negatively related to overall GPA and grades on both assignments and final exams - Joseph Ferrari, PhD, DePaul University
"The best way to watch a television series is quickly and all at once."
But is it really?
Wired. Jan2012, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p66-1. 1p.
http://cabletv.com/blog/does-binge-viewing-have-an-effect-on-your-brain/T
http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2010/01/procrastination.aspx
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There is a figurative "line" that is crossed when binge watching habits become excessive. Excessive binge watching habits get in the way of everyday life. In college students, binge watching can negatively affect someone's physical health, academics and social life.
Too much TV: the side effects
Your brain and mental health
- Reduced higher brain activity
- Shortened attention spans
- Low energy levels.
Your physical health
- Lower metabolism (sitting motionless for extensive hours) rate
- Weight gain
- Low energy
- Heart disease
Your grades
Binge watching can be a tool of procrastination.
Studies suggest procrastination is negatively related to overall GPA and grades on both assignments and final exams - Joseph Ferrari, PhD, DePaul University
"The best way to watch a television series is quickly and all at once."
But is it really?
Wired. Jan2012, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p66-1. 1p.
http://cabletv.com/blog/does-binge-viewing-have-an-effect-on-your-brain/T
http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2010/01/procrastination.aspx
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Netflix_logo.svg