I struggle with wasting large swathes of time on YouTube. I think I would call it an addiction, although I’m sure not everyone would agree. The harmful effects I see are that I don’t feel I enjoy the content after a certain point, but I find myself unable to stop and do something else. I also often find YouTube content is not restful. Hard to pin down exactly why, but it feels too fast paced or too stimulating. I feel the same way about most recent shows as well.
Every year during lent my friend and I do a media fast, where we abstain from YouTube, Reddit, HN, and other escape sites. It is a supremely rewarding experience, but I always go back.
Every year during lent my friend and I do a media fast, where we abstain from YouTube, Reddit, HN, and other escape sites. It is a supremely rewarding experience, but I always go back.