LPT: To help control binge watching, stop in the middle of a new episode.

Submitted by hellomayari t3_10ooq64 in LifeProTips

Some shows are really good that I find it hard to stop watching just one or two episodes at a time. And most will end with a cliffhanger that leads into the next one’s plot, so I always end up thinking “ok just one more”.

I found it helps to watch the first few minutes of a new episode to “resolve” the previous one’s cliffhanger and hit pause when there’s a lull in the story. This makes it easier to resume at another time!

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jd2iv t1_j6fzhe0 wrote

This is the goat move. Glad I'm not the only one.

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GnowledgedGnome t1_j6g6gmi wrote

I read before I go bed and I often stop in the middle of a chapter for this very reason.

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phrogfixer46 t1_j6jpmsj wrote

I'm no quitter so.... I'll just finish what I started, thank you.

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isthisnamestupid t1_j6g6cqa wrote

This has been the true beauty of on demand streaming, any series can be broken into however many parts you want, and you can consider it a 90hr movie.

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hellomayari OP t1_j6m5ia4 wrote

So true! However many parts you want and have time for.

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ManthaCam t1_j6jn68x wrote

I just started using this in my own life. It makes all the difference! This is a good LPT.

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Rite-in-Ritual t1_j6ke0mz wrote

This works! I do this with both tv shows and movies. My wife doesn't like movies, only TV shows, so I've been doing this with movies so we can watch them episodically.

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heidismiles t1_j6lgtzn wrote

I have formed a habit of just never watching two episodes of the same show in one day.

Make it a hard rule.

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hellomayari OP t1_j6m5qx0 wrote

I used to be able to watch entire seasons in 1-2 days, but not anymore :( an episode or two is all we have time for most nights

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1957horses t1_j6g8qnx wrote

I just copy the whole season and binge watch on the weekend

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GardenRave0416 t1_j6jpmzi wrote

Some people have the endurance and time for that, but a lot of us don't. Glad you have a hobby you enjoy tho ☺️

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