On an iPhone in the YouTube app settings I was able to set up an alert that gave me a reminder every few minutes to take a break. You can customize the number o

On an iPhone in the YouTube app settings I was able to set up an alert that gave me a reminder every few minutes to take a break. You can customize the number of minutes. After a while with this alert I was watching a lot less YouTube and deleted the app, although I saw in one of your comments that that's not an option on Android. I also subscribed to a few sites where I can stream video on topics I'm interested in, and now I have less reason to go on YouTube in the first place. I'm directly supporting some great individuals and organizations and learning a lot. You mentioned that you have a couple creators you really like. You could try following and supporting them directly.