JET#3 - Stop Watching YouTube on your Mobile!

Back in the 90's I would buy a computer adapter that I could slot into my laptop just so I could watch TV on the move. But they were clunky and never really worked that well, I dreamed to be able to have a device that would allow me to watch TV shows and Movies on the go.

Take a step into the future and that is reality. Never did I think it’ll be so addictive and burdensome to the point where I need to look at disconnecting from this as it’s consuming too much of my life with the endless content served.

I never found streaming platforms comfortable on my small iPhone 12 Mini screen, and binging on it is tiring due to the shitty battery life. Now short form under 1hr YouTube videos I’d always find myself watching, not random sh!t, however researching, learning and educating (which is still a WOFT). Seriously, how many reviews do I need to watch of a new device coming out, or how many form videos on the Romanian Deadlift do I need to consume.

Screw it, YouTube Premium have received the axe. Now that it'll be riddled with Ads, I will surely stop watching it completely. This made a difference at the start, but then I’d skip the ads or look at alternatives.

One Sunday afternoon while watching Netflix on my actual TV I thought, why don’t I just watch YouTube on here only and delete the App entirely from my phone? This little trick helped immensely as I got used to watching it on the big screen so even if I tried it on my iPhone, it got way too annoying as I was already used to the larger resolution.

All you have to do is delete the YouTube app from your phone and commit to only watching it on a TV.