New source of knowledge: grab your coffee and enjoy Netflix! / Che Nooryohana Zulkifli

Let’s be honest, how many of us are still reading books as part of enjoying our pastime? At the moment of writing this, I still enjoy reading, but watching TV appeals to me more than reading books for immediate pleasure. Frankly speaking, I won’t deny the far-reaching benefits that books could offer, but that doesn’t make TV any less good because research has proven that people could become more knowledgeable just by watching TV shows (Chow et al., 2021). For instance, if you have watched most episodes of ‘The Good Doctor’, I’m sure you can explain the meaning of embolism and aneurysm without even having to Google them up. Whatever we do in life, in my opinion, must be purposeful. In fact, we are doing multitudinous activities in our life that have various meanings and intentions like providing enjoyment, achieving goals, fulfilling responsibilities, and obtaining knowledge. A study has discovered that doing daily activities with solid purpose and intent could significantly affect people’s well-being and self-worth (Hart, 2021). All right, let’s see if you could agree with me that TV is also an effective tool in the pursuit of knowledge.