i basically waste my entire day watching youtube on my chromecast and im tired of it 😭 don’t get me wrong, i LOVE youtube and i don’t want to quit entirely, i just want to not waste my entire day watching youtube. It mostly starts in the morning when i eat breakfast where it kinda snowballs from there, or in the afternoon when i get home and basically watch the rest of the day. Also, im watching on a tv, specifically a chromecast

thanks

  • goofsqueak@lemdro.idOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    the first one: basically impossible for me 😭🙏

    the edit: i really really want to start playing my games (video games btw) more but its just so much easier to start watching youtube than to take the game, take out the disc, put it in the console, start the console, and then start the game (don’t get me wrong i like that, but my brain doesn’t)

    • Archimedes@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      I’m frankly amazed you haven’t simply died of neglect yet if you can’t even find the gumption to put a disc in the console and press a button.

      I actually think you should consider a full detox. Like move to a Greek island and work at a boat rental for a summer, living in a van or something. Learn how to just be a person again and engage with your physical reality.

    • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Maybe you can do some personal exploration about some thing that would be more rewarding? It just sounds like you’re in a motivational rut and your only thought is how to pleasantly pass the most amount of time with the least amount of effort?

      • goofsqueak@lemdro.idOPEnglish
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        2 days ago

        thats not really my only thought lowkey, i am thinking of playing games often but youtube is just so much easier to start doing so sometimes when i want to play games i cant really stop watching

        kinda scary stuff

        • Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          2 days ago

          Read up on “executive dysfunction”, I’ve got this too and many evenings end up watching youtube even when I wanted to play a game.

          One thing helps with this with 100% success: multiplayer. When my buddies are online and ask to play something, I’ll immediately close youtube every time without issues, no matter how interesting the video is. Sometimes we don’t even play anything and just chat, but even that seems healthier than watching youtube alone.

          I know it’s easier said than done (getting gaming buddies), and doesn’t usually cover breakfast time, but it might help if you tried that.