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I Stopped Watching YouTube Videos When I Learned This
You will think twice before playing another video
I used to watch 50 videos every day. They ranged from my favorite creator talking about their work to various spectrums of life and business.
As a former designer, I could listen to anything while working on Adobe Suite.
I was a hustler, and toxic productivity was my best friend.
These videos would play in the background while I did admin work, housework, and workouts.
I had 20 tabs open with over 1000+ videos on my watch list.
But then I observed something fishy. I saw a pattern, which made me limit watching YouTube.
Why do we watch so many videos?
Initially, YouTube used to be a video version of Google. Over time it became a hub for knowledge and entertainment.
I used it as a pseudo productivity tool. My dopamine will shoot up with one Gary Vee video or The Knowledge Project podcast in the background.
It entertained me. It made me feel like I was achieving something and I was ahead of others — all of this while eating junk and not making any progress on my online business.
