Good tool, but a sample result will be really helpful so that people can see how it looks without sharing their private data.
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#42I can't believe people still watch netflix. Algorithm generated content for simpletons.
The vast majority of media is lowest-common-denominator trash, netflix isn't special in that regard. I dunno. I watch tv to shut off my brain, or more likely put it on in the background while doing something more productive. Lots of people have complicated enough day jobs, let's not begrudge their low-power regeneration state.
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This is the new “I read 4 books per week”
Reading requires effort.
I was surprised how much attention faculties reading requires once I started back up. I even read articles again instead of just the comments section.
I didn’t realize how much I lost until I had to work to recover it.
I now abhor cheap entertainment for that.
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#44I can't believe people still watch netflix. Algorithm generated content for simpletons.
There’s plenty of good content. I think people who say this are stuck in a very narrow comfort bubble. The kind of person who gets mad when a single show gets taken away, like The Office.
For example, just check out the best content from other countries. Should take you a while if you have a healthy life balance and don’t watch netflix all day.
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#45For shame if you watch Netflix.
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>But movies and video games I have severe analysis paralysis that leads to a lot of browsing and no actual watching or playing. I suffered of this problem as well and I believe I managed to solve it. ## Netflix - I only open Netflix when I know what I'm going to watch. - When I don't know what to watch it means I'm not in the mood for anything I'm currently planning to watch. So I don't open Netflix, I go to YouTube…
> I only open Netflix when I know what I'm going to watch. Only to realize that it's not in their library (anymore).
I solved this by simply not using the streaming services as my catalog service. Make the list in something all encompassing like IMDB so when you pull it up you can quickly find what services have your content available instead of the other way around. Jumping on Netflix so I can find what I want to watch is just backwards. If I have a catalog of movies & shows marked watched later and I can't ever seem to find any available on then why would I keep an subscription.
This comes with the bonus that recommendations are based on what you have liked across all services not what the service has it thinks it can convince you is good enough based on only what that service has convinced you to watch before. It also keeps your watch history in one place which makes referencing easier.
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#47I've been looking for something similar, but for YouTube.
AFAIK the only way to graph viewing time is through the mobile app, bummer :^(.
I'm curious how precise they calculate watch time (e.g., watching two 1 hour videos concurrently on different laptops, is that one or two hours?).
Given the watch time graph's `Y` axis maxima is 24 hours, it counts as one hour.
I average ~100 hours of youtube a week. Am I an outlier in Youtube watch time?
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#48I might need something that tells me how much time I spend browsing Netflix only to not watch anything. My Netflix habit consists of aspiring to actually watch something as a way to relax before bed, opening the app, scrolling through a bunch of lists, deciding “that looks really good, I should probably save that to watch with my dad”, “this looks good but too heavy for me tonight”, “this looks good but only one seas…
This might seem weird but here's how I leverage this: - 99% of the time it confirms tiredness. However it's also an intriguing moment of interest, built into this time of waning energy. And interests are important to seize on, and work with, as they develop. - I want to get the most entertaining result, for the time being. The symbol processing part of the mind is back-and-forthing with the physical circumstances of…
Interesting ideas - if I understand, essentially the "browsing" phase is a distinct activity from the "watching/reading/playing" phase, and the browsing phase can become its own form of "unwinding" as a sort of meditative activity?
The comment and link are appreciated!
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
This might seem weird but here's how I leverage this: - 99% of the time it confirms tiredness. However it's also an intriguing moment of interest, built into this time of waning energy. And interests are important to seize on, and work with, as they develop. - I want to get the most entertaining result, for the time being. The symbol processing part of the mind is back-and-forthing with the physical circumstances of…
Interesting ideas - if I understand, essentially the "browsing" phase is a distinct activity from the "watching/reading/playing" phase, and the browsing phase can become its own form of "unwinding" as a sort of meditative activity? The comment and link are appreciated!
Thanks, and yep you are right on, plus ideally it's an activity that becomes more justifiably standalone over time, as you play with it and discover how and when it can benefit you. With practice it may even become both a tool in the cognitive toolbox and an enjoyable activity to look forward to.
I'm glad if it's helpful.
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#50I might need something that tells me how much time I spend browsing Netflix only to not watch anything. My Netflix habit consists of aspiring to actually watch something as a way to relax before bed, opening the app, scrolling through a bunch of lists, deciding “that looks really good, I should probably save that to watch with my dad”, “this looks good but too heavy for me tonight”, “this looks good but only one seas…
>But movies and video games I have severe analysis paralysis that leads to a lot of browsing and no actual watching or playing. I suffered of this problem as well and I believe I managed to solve it. ## Netflix - I only open Netflix when I know what I'm going to watch. - When I don't know what to watch it means I'm not in the mood for anything I'm currently planning to watch. So I don't open Netflix, I go to YouTube…
Good advice - I think if I approached streaming apps as a means to watch something that I already have chosen to watch, and less as a means of finding something to watch, it would be a more purposeful activity and thus wouldn't feel like something that ends in frustration.
For gaming, there's an added dimension every time I browse my Steam library in that I need to consider not only whether I'm in the mood for each game, but also how long it is, how are checkpoints spaced out, does it have complex mechanics or story line that I would have trouble following if I took a break for a few weeks, etc.
I have identified that starting a new game is the hardest part for me - getting past the tutorial phase, getting into the mechanics and game loop - it always feels like a bit of a chore (that hopefully turns into something fun, eventually). So, just not worrying about it until I can block off a good couple of "work days" to get into it isn't a bad idea.
I should probably give in to YouTube play-throughs more often though. I used to avoid them because I didn't want to spoil the game if I intended to play it some day myself, but realistically I could probably gain a lot of what I'm looking for with less stress this way.