the only thing that has been stopped me watching youtube is stopping my premium sub and seeing all those ads every 5s, drives me crazy enough to stop watching all together
YouTube addiction, one month sober
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#202I used to watch between 45 minutes and two hours a day of YouTube when bored at work. At my last place of employment, this skyrocketed though; I was very bored that that job. In January of 2022 I decided to take a YouTube "fast", kicking YouTube for a while. I couldn't bring myself to commit to more. It was waaaaaay hard to stop. I got on Nebula as a sort of Nicorette for a while, a month or two. I can recommend Nebu…
The only thing that keeps me from trying nebula is my inability to download videos. There are very few youtube channels that I particularly care for, some of them are pretty small and over the years I've found myself recommending things that have disappeared to people one too many times.
So I run an autodownloader that downloads a bunch of channels as well as my liked videos for posterity. I'd like to give nebula a try, but ultimately it's important to me that I'm able to save the content I consume and access it later
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#203Earlier quoted context omitted.
> "Only check it on a schedule, keep it closed, and turn off all notifications"" Not possible at "remote first" workplaces.
Organize your peers to make it possible
Impossible with 300+ people in the org, and the expectation that everyone is available during work hours.
It's best to assume that not every workplace functions in a way compatible with this universal "let's turn off Slack and only check it once an hour" scenario. Also, these decisions cannot be made on an individual basis -- that's the best way to get fired -- but everyone else must be on board, at least your immediate peers. If you're not their boss, and they don't see the benefit, this will gain no traction.
The reality is that no, not everyone can remove Slack notifications and only check it once an hour or whatever.
Re: YouTube addiction, one month sober
#204Earlier quoted context omitted.
Organize your peers to make it possible
Impossible with 300+ people in the org, and the expectation that everyone is available during work hours. It's best to assume that not every workplace functions in a way compatible with this universal "let's turn off Slack and only check it once an hour" scenario. Also, these decisions cannot be made on an individual basis -- that's the best way to get fired -- but everyone else must be on board, at least your immedi…
Try it. When someone complains you can always go back. But they probably won't.
It's the same with bullshit meetings. Just decline the invitation and you'll be surprised how little anyone will usually care.
Re: YouTube addiction, one month sober
#205Re: YouTube addiction, one month sober
#206For me, doing stuff like that only replaces one thing with another. If I block youtube, I'll be spending that time here. If I block HN, I'll stay on reddit. If I block reddit, I'll spend time on Skyscrapercity. The real solution seems to be having stuff in life that actually gives you self-actualization and spend least possible time at work fucking around.
Happened to me. I stopped using Reddit completely once Apollo shut down and started reading HN a lot.
Sometimes it's hard to find what to do and you still need some "filler" activities.
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#207Earlier quoted context omitted.
>The best content on YouTube is berried behind a wall of Mr Beast and Pewdie Pie style fluffery that I can't find any real value in most of the time. They dictate what is favorable, and that ruins the entire experience for me. The search has been flooded with SEO title spam, which makes finding specific content damn near impossible and/or very tedious. This is not my experience at all. The recommendations engine is w…
Yes, literally every time this comes up, people who never click "don't show this" keep posting "recommendations don't work", which does nothing more than reveal that they actually DO watch really basic videos. Even if you would watch things like that, you can STILL just say "never show this channel". You should review your feed periodically, imagining you are at a trial, being asked "why didn't you eliminate this fee…
Seriously, those shorts are the closest thing to crack (which I've never had) I can imagine. One evening after work I clicked on one and before I knew it 3.5 hours had passed.
Shorts and the like should be regulated as a controlled substance.
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#208Great post and parts really resonate with me. I got addicted to World of Warcraft. It was contrary to my own self image that my brain could do something to me that I didn't endorse, but post WoW I recognized that it did exactly that. I started sliding down that slope with No Man's Sky but have since corrected (fortunately NMS isn't as well put together as WoW or it might have been worse). The key for me is running aw…
I think it's important to not forget that video games (in particular WoW) are fun to play. They're fun to play like its fun to play sport, exercise etc etc. They are fun to play and that on its own is a good reason to play them.
Everyone has things they feel like they should be or need to be doing every day.
We are allowed to do things that give us joy that take us out of the day to day, it's just whether or not these things start to consume so much of your time that you negate other important areas.
Re: YouTube addiction, one month sober
#209Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yes, literally every time this comes up, people who never click "don't show this" keep posting "recommendations don't work", which does nothing more than reveal that they actually DO watch really basic videos. Even if you would watch things like that, you can STILL just say "never show this channel". You should review your feed periodically, imagining you are at a trial, being asked "why didn't you eliminate this fee…
Seriously, those shorts are the closest thing to crack (which I've never had) I can imagine. One evening after work I clicked on one and before I knew it 3.5 hours had passed. Shorts and the like should be regulated as a controlled substance.
You're better than that, I believe in you. Cultivate a deep sense of resistance which can wake you out of sensory takeovers. Shame is powerful, what have you shipped this week?
Re: YouTube addiction, one month sober
#210Earlier quoted context omitted.
Then it's not problem with youtube. Youtube is simply a tool, a media platform. The guy has problem with watching junk, not with youtube or the internet.
YouTube designs itself to keep users (a word often used for addicts) glued (read, "engaged") to the platform. It is built to draw people in and keep them there, thereby encouraging addictive behaviors. It is absolutely a problem with YouTube.
Damn that candy store on the street corner. They deliberately put candy on the shelves, can you imagine it! So you would want to buy more! What a bunch of rascals. And don't even get me started on the fast food... It's not my fault.