I believe that Satan's first sin was pride... and that the first sin of Adam and Eve was also pride. I believe that the very origin of sin is pride... which might be why they call it "original" sin. 

I have a television, but rarely use it. I do still use it on occasion; I like a good football game from time to time, and I'll use it to watch a DVD once in a while (films like The Sound of Music, Jesus of Nazareth, The Passion etc.), but all in all I've pretty much let it go.

To tell you the truth, I've really learned to enjoy silence. I like when things are quiet because it (the silence) provides me with a golden opportunity to grow closer to the Lord. Things like television, a lot of music, computer games etc., disrupt my solitude, and frankly, are flat out irritating these days (I even get a bit agitated when the tenants on the floor beneath me have THEIR television volume turned up to the point where I can hear it).
 
Television, music and most music, seems so empty and lifeless to me anymore. I prefer to have a conversation with Jesus, Mary, different Saints... it seems so much more fulfilling.

None of that happened over night.

I remember praying to Jesus and begging (yes I begged and pleaded) for him in his mercy, to allow me to grow closer to him. Then all of a sudden out of the blue my desire for things like television, music, computer games etc. diminished to the point where they no longer really have a place in my life.

Today I prefer to read the Bible or other material that strengthens my faith and helps it to grow. I've been attending daily mass, and I make an effort to pray the Rosary several times a day (I have the fortune of being retired and I am single with no children, so I have the time to do such things), and I have become a lot more reflective.

But it all started out with an earnest prayer, and a disposition to embrace the silence.