Using Youtube less - Podcasts
I realized a few days ago, that over the last few weeks my youtube usage on the phone and PC got a bit out of hand again.
So I looked into how I can reduce my youtube time and with that my screentime further.
I mentioned before that it is possible to deactivate the youtube history. So I went through my subscibed channels and realized that a lot of them were podcast channels or similar to podcasts.
So I downloaded a podcast app on my phone and today on my linux PC. To my suprise most of these youtube channels are available on these podcast apps. The release window for new episodes might differ from the youtube channels, but that is simple enough to get accustomed to.
I noticed that listening to an audio only podcast instead of letting the video run on a second monitor helps me to focus better. But of course I want to get to a point where I do not need as much secondary stimulation while I do... well anything, especially because depending on my main task, I barely remember anything from the podcasts at all.
But that might be a topic for a future post.