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

  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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    3 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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      3 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.