Yes, I spent an entire month of the summer watching 5 seasons of Friday Night Lights, but hey–I sold an essay about it so there’s a good justification right there.
In all seriousness, I felt guilty about the time I was spending in the fictional world of Dillon, Texas, but then I realized all the tedious tasks I accomplished while I watched. I’m decent at multi-tasking and I simply cannot just sit and stare into a screen.
What did I do during those 76 (or so) episodes? Read about it on The Mid!
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Nina Badzin hosts the podcast Dear Nina: Conversations About Friendship. She's been writing about friendship since 2014, co-leads the writing groups at ModernWell in Minneapolis, and reviews 30+ books a year on her website.
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