How to stop the YouTube rabbit hole
Close the doors that pull you deeper: block Shorts with a path rule, send the home page to Subscriptions, allow the channels you learn from and cap breaks with a daily pause limit.
What the video shows
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First, block Shorts with a specific path rule.
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Then send the YouTube home page to your Subscriptions, so the feed never gets a chance.
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Want to learn from a few channels? Add them as exceptions, like TED.
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And cap your breaks with a pause length and a daily pause limit.
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Every break then asks for a small task first, so you only go back on purpose.
Read the transcript
One video turns into an hour. Here is how to close the doors that pull you deeper. First, block Shorts with a specific path rule. Then send the YouTube home page to your Subscriptions, so the feed never gets a chance. Want to learn from a few channels? Add them as exceptions, like TED. And cap your breaks with a pause length and a daily pause limit. Every break then asks for a small task first, so you only go back on purpose. Get Redirect at heyredirect.com.
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