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| | '''Beating NFL addiction''', or '''conquering football [[addiction]]''' generally, is a challenge for many [[American]] men. They spend hours each Sunday afternoon, and evenings on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays, watching a meaningless game that causes harm and expense to themselves and others. Many who are addicted to the NFL waste further hours during the week thinking about, discussing, or reading about the NFL, or even playing "[[fantasy football]]." | | '''Beating NFL addiction''', or '''conquering football [[addiction]]''' generally, is a challenge for many [[American]] men. They spend hours each Sunday afternoon, and evenings on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays, watching a meaningless game that causes harm and expense to themselves and others. Many who are addicted to the NFL waste further hours during the week thinking about, discussing, or reading about the NFL, or even playing "[[fantasy football]]." |
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| − | Six basic ways to overcome this [[addiction]] are:
| + | Seven basic ways to overcome this [[addiction]] are: |
| | #first recognize that it is indeed a harmful [[addiction]], but like any addiction it can be conquered. | | #first recognize that it is indeed a harmful [[addiction]], but like any addiction it can be conquered. |
| | #realize that some football outcomes are fraudulent, such as the [[1969 Super Bowl]], fooling many. | | #realize that some football outcomes are fraudulent, such as the [[1969 Super Bowl]], fooling many. |
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| | #realize that the game shortens the lifespan of players and many fans by a decade. | | #realize that the game shortens the lifespan of players and many fans by a decade. |
| | #realize that the game probably induces early onset of [[dementia]] for fans and players. | | #realize that the game probably induces early onset of [[dementia]] for fans and players. |
| | + | #realize that far fewer than half the population actually watches the [[Super Bowl]] |
| | #realize that other pattern-based games, such as [[chess]], are healthier substitutes and sharpen the mind. | | #realize that other pattern-based games, such as [[chess]], are healthier substitutes and sharpen the mind. |
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| − | NFL addiction is not new: in 1958, a massive television audience of 45 million people watched the NFL championship game, and that audience would be have been even higher if the New York market had not been blacked out under outdated restrictions because the game was played at Yankee stadium. | + | NFL addiction is not new: in 1958, a massive television audience of 45 million people watched the NFL championship game, and that audience would be have been even higher if the New York market had not been blacked out under outdated restrictions because the game was played at Yankee Stadium. The highest percentage of people who watched a Super Bowl was in 1982, more than 40 years ago. |
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| | == Additional ways to overcome this harmful and costly addiction == | | == Additional ways to overcome this harmful and costly addiction == |