PSA: I finally figured out how to actually finish a show after getting stuck on season 2 for months

I set my TV to automatically skip the 'next episode' countdown, which removed the decision point and got me through the rest of 'The Bear' in a single weekend, so what's your best trick for getting over a viewing slump?

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the_lucas1mo ago

Wait, you can actually turn off the 'next episode' countdown? That's a game changer, I always get stuck in that loop of deciding if I want to commit to another one. My trick is to just stop watching mid-episode at a boring part, so when I come back I'm not dreading a huge time commitment to finish it. It feels less like starting a whole new thing and more like just wrapping up some loose ends.

betty_price141mo ago

Is my trick just having the attention span of a goldfish? I'll pause during the opening credits and never come back.

logan7051mo ago

Yeah, it's like we're all building these tiny speed bumps into our own lives. My phone's bedtime mode does the same thing, it just cuts off the noise so I can actually sleep. We have to trick ourselves into doing the stuff we already want to do.