Occasionally, my friends and I will have sleepovers at each others’ houses. Whenever the TV is switched on, everyone gets glued to the show that’s airing, and no one ever talks. Then after say, 2-3 hours of TV watching, the night is over and it’s time to go to bed. Compare this to when we spend the 2 hours catching up. Suddenly, we gain new levels of understanding about each other. It’s a lot more rewarding than watching TV together.