![]() While comedy was part of my plan, I knew that I also needed to include dramas to engage my mind and reality shows to engage my compassion, in addition to the sort of life-affirming sitcoms that make me appreciate humanity. I started the process by remembering Norman Cousins’ book Anatomy of an Illness, in which the journalist treated his depression from a debilitating illness with a regimen of hundreds of hours of sitcoms and comedic movies. So, like a museum curator, I selected a collection of shows that would make me feel better physically and mentally. ![]() The combination of tedium and stress from the illness had left me drained, and I needed a boost. But I didn’t want to watch only my familiar shows. ![]() I was recently home recovering from a brief illness - not COVID - and had a lot of time to watch TV.
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