.One Japanese study found that people who spent three-plus evening hours in front of screens were more likely to report insufficient sleep, though they weren't sleeping less than other people. And addictive screen time createsa deficit for everything else. While we log 4.5 hours a day watching TV, a self-reported third of us, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, still fail to get the recommended 150 minutes of moderate exercise per week. We don't hang out with friends and neighbors, though socializing is highly correlated with happiness. We think we're broke, but if we moonlighted for half that TV time at minimum wage, it would add an additional $465 each month to the family budget.