How to limit YouTube time on Chrome
Set a daily YouTube cap: pause length times the daily pause limit. Twenty minute pauses, three a day, is one hour at most, with a floating timer showing what is left.
What the video shows
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Block YouTube, then choose how long a pause can be, and how many pauses you allow each day.
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Twenty minute pauses, three times a day, means one hour at most.
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Each pause starts with a small task, so every extra minute is a choice.
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While you watch, a small floating timer shows what is left.
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When it runs out, Redirect sends you back to your goals, right away.
Read the transcript
Want an hour of YouTube a day, not four? Here is how to set a daily cap with Redirect. Block YouTube, then choose how long a pause can be, and how many pauses you allow each day. Twenty minute pauses, three times a day, means one hour at most. Each pause starts with a small task, so every extra minute is a choice. While you watch, a small floating timer shows what is left. When it runs out, Redirect sends you back to your goals, right away. Get Redirect at heyredirect.com.
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