YouTube Algorithm: How It Hooks You (and How to Fight Back)
YouTube's algorithm serves 700 million hours of video daily. It knows what you'll click before you do. Understanding how it works is the first step to not being controlled by it.
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Insights on YouTube habits, attention management, and building a healthier relationship with video content.
How Much Time Do You Really Spend on YouTube?
The average person watches 48 minutes of YouTube per day. But most people drastically underestimate their actual screen time. Do you know your real number?
YouTube Shorts Addiction: Why It Might Be Worse Than TikTok
YouTube Shorts gets 70 billion daily views. It uses the same infinite-scroll psychology as TikTok, but it's baked into a platform you already use. Here's why that makes it harder to resist.
What Is Intent Mode (and Why It Changes How You Watch YouTube)
Most YouTube sessions start with 'I'll just watch one video' and end 90 minutes later. Intent Mode is a simple feature that changes this pattern completely.
Understanding Your Self-Control Score
Your Self-Control score measures how well you resist YouTube's dopamine-driven patterns. Here's exactly how it works and what you can do to improve it.
Family Plan: Monitor Your Kids' YouTube Habits Without Spying
Your teenager watches hours of YouTube daily. You want to help, not spy. Gazenest's Family Plan gives you shared behavioural scores without invasive monitoring.