I use YouTube for technical videos, and to gain other knowledge. And find the best signal to noise there than anywhere else on the internet. Occasionally, I give in to watch sports clips, movie trailers etc which is a decent short distraction. But do try to limit it, so the algo doesn't keep recommending those.
Recently, Youtube is pushing it's "Shorts"(Short-form video) in it's own section that you cannot remove, which is as addicting as you think it is, aside from that, the signal-to-noise is really favorable for me.
Compared to Twitter, Instagram, I find a lot more value on Youtube. The others I already used blocking extensions to stop me from visiting it. As sad and extreme as that is, it's worked out rather nicely for me. I occasionally need to check something, and circumvent it by going incognito, but mostly the blocking is helping me to redirect myself, and build better restraints, and habits.
Recently, Youtube is pushing it's "Shorts"(Short-form video) in it's own section that you cannot remove, which is as addicting as you think it is, aside from that, the signal-to-noise is really favorable for me.
Compared to Twitter, Instagram, I find a lot more value on Youtube. The others I already used blocking extensions to stop me from visiting it. As sad and extreme as that is, it's worked out rather nicely for me. I occasionally need to check something, and circumvent it by going incognito, but mostly the blocking is helping me to redirect myself, and build better restraints, and habits.