Ever heard of a stop doing list? There are plenty of times we think about all of the things we should be doing, but do we ever think about the things we shouldn’t be doing? I don’t necessarily mean things that are inherently bad (although we should certainly stop doing those). I’m talking about the things that are neutral or even good that we just need to stop doing. Things that we don’t really have time for, that eat away at the margins of our lives and intrude on the time that we have for the truly important things.

One of my personal New Year’s resolutions is a stop doing. I want to stop watching so much TV. I’m going to try to limit myself to 15 hours per week. I know that some of you are saying to yourself that 15 hours of TV is an obscene amount to watch in a week. (I’m guessing that half of the people in that group watch over 15 hours without realizing it. To be fair you have to include sports, news, movies and video podcasts in your total. ) The other half can’t imagine watching only 15 hours.

Anyway, my goal is 15 hours, a bit over two hours per day. That should be plenty, but I think it will require me to cut down. Let me note, however, that I am not counting the time I have something on while I’m designing a website, blogging, et cetera. (Hey, it’s my resolution. I can measure it however I want!)

What are your personal New Year’s resolutions? Is there anything you need to stop doing?

Anyway, these are all of the resolutions for today. I’ll have a few more to come during the next couple of weeks. Gotta run, time to hang with the wife. Happy New Years!