midrael - "When you finally do have a moment's reprieve, all you want to do is turn the television on or sleep, anything that doesn't involve use of the brain cells." The only time I watch TV is when I am trying to NOT us my brain cells. Seriously though If in fact you are writing for a hobby, and hobbies are suppose to be fun and entertainment try thisinstead of watching re-runs or reality shows on the tube use that block of time to write. I know people (my wife) that used to get home from work and watch re-runs of the same shows over and over again. The new stuff doesnt come on until 8 pm local time here so that was about 2-3 hours for fixing dinner and eating and after that wasted time. So just eliminate one sitcom rerun from your life and use that time to write30 minutes a day of writing for a hobbyist is a LOT of time.