Comments on: TiVo Guilt? Don’t They Have A Pill For That? http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/12/03/tivo-guilt-dont-they-have-a-pill-for-that/ TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 20:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Ben Drawbaughhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/12/03/tivo-guilt-dont-they-have-a-pill-for-that/comment-page-1/#comment-25846 Ben Drawbaugh Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:21:45 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=3592#comment-25846 My wife is the exact same way, but I've always referred to it as DVR anxiety. I think it affects the same people who must have clean email inboxes (she does that also).I must admit that I have a few shows like that myself, but for news etc, I just set them to only keep 3 or 5 then they get taken care of automatically.But I still feel this way sometimes on shows that I don't want to give up on. Like Heroes for example, I don't look forward to it, but since I used to love it so much I feel obligated to keep watching just in case it gets good again. And oddly enough, I do feel a little anxiety when I see the (4) next to the folder. I know it's silly and some times I just give up and delete them all as well as the series recording and move on. My wife is the exact same way, but I’ve always referred to it as DVR anxiety. I think it affects the same people who must have clean email inboxes (she does that also).

I must admit that I have a few shows like that myself, but for news etc, I just set them to only keep 3 or 5 then they get taken care of automatically.

But I still feel this way sometimes on shows that I don’t want to give up on. Like Heroes for example, I don’t look forward to it, but since I used to love it so much I feel obligated to keep watching just in case it gets good again. And oddly enough, I do feel a little anxiety when I see the (4) next to the folder. I know it’s silly and some times I just give up and delete them all as well as the series recording and move on.

]]> By: Tomhttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/12/03/tivo-guilt-dont-they-have-a-pill-for-that/comment-page-1/#comment-25842 Tom Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:07:46 +0000 http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=3592#comment-25842 Sorry to be contrarian, but I have to sympathize. I sort of feel bad about deleting unwatched programs (completely lost Ken Burns "The War" series that way). Certainly not OCD about it. But I like public affairs and science programs along with the purely entertainment fair. I just find it hard to keep up with so many cable programs (and in glorius HD) for lack of time. Makes me feel like I'm missing something if I delete them unwatched. Sorry to be contrarian, but I have to sympathize. I sort of feel bad about deleting unwatched programs (completely lost Ken Burns “The War” series that way). Certainly not OCD about it. But I like public affairs and science programs along with the purely entertainment fair. I just find it hard to keep up with so many cable programs (and in glorius HD) for lack of time. Makes me feel like I’m missing something if I delete them unwatched.

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