I love timestamps

 I always appreciate timestamps on long videos. One, it's a time saver. Two, it's like a table of contents so i have an idea of what's in the video.

In the absence of, I scan the comments to see if there's any timestamp that viewers left behind. Bits that they find interesting.

Otherwise, it's highly likely that i will exit the video and move on to the next one unless I get the gist of what the video is about in the first few minutes. 

And then I decide if it's worth finishing. This is my "hobby".

I waste my time doing this, instead of watching tv or movies. 

I feel anxiety when I know that there are so many more videos that I can watch/listen to but have no time.

FOMO but for information consumption. Mostly consuming, no creating.

I tried leaving timestamps to videos I find insightful, but not consistently. I should do it more often.

I create twitter threads where I attempt to document my (social) media consumption. I hope I do it consistently. Because that's what I lack -- consistency. (Update: I stopped doing twitter threads).

I'm only good at starting projects but not in continuing them. When the initial excitement wears off, what happens then? 

Although, there's nothing wrong in abandoning projects if it's no good or no longer relevant. I’m allowed to change my mind.

I mostly consume audio/video because it's passive. Plus I can skip around and increase the video speed to 1.5x or 2x.

But when I'm feeling lazy, written words are preferred to get a feel on what the content is all about. I scroll down and see the highlighted parts first. For this, transcripts/blogs are best.

I prefer podcasts over video though because I have a short attention span. I like to read around while listening to audio. You can't do that with youtube. At least not the free version.