Thank you for responding. I think I was projecting myself too much when saying that YouTube doesn't help me. That depends on how I use YouTube, but I don't want

Thank you for responding. I think I was projecting myself too much when saying that YouTube doesn't help me. That depends on how I use YouTube, but I don't want to indict the entire platform because I happen to use it suboptimally. There are so many ways to use YouTube that didn't immediately pass my mind, like for DIY or sharing family videos. On the other hand there is a lot of other content that is easy to get into, but which I cannot apply to learning skills or about people. Just because some people might have issues being too distracted by media that is really easy to reach doesn't mean that people more disciplined can take advantage of the same media for their own benefit. I was more meaning about being distracted. A lot of times it feels like browsing sites with a lot of updates is something I do when there is not immediately anything else to do. But that's an individual issue. If I am going to rectify that problem, then I need to ask what I would be doing instead, and do that, instead of falling back to whatever happens to be in reach. Sometimes I apply a rule of only using YouTube for X hours if I know exactly what I want to watch ahead of time, instead of using the recommendations to watch something I didn't necessarily know or care about but looks like an enticing rabbit hole to fall into from the presentation. I do enjoy using YouTube as a platform, I just need better viewing habits.