Update: I was watching shows at 1.5x speed for a year thinking it was smart.

My friend pointed out I was just racing to finish, not enjoying the story (he caught me asking 'wait, what did he say?' during a key scene in Severance). Anyone else get caught in a bad viewing habit they had to break?

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emeryking27d ago

Honestly, I think your friend is wrong. Watching at high speed is just being efficient with your time. So many shows have slow, boring parts. Speeding them up lets you get to the good stuff and actually watch more stories in a day. You can still follow the plot just fine if you pay attention. It’s not a bad habit, it’s just adapting to how much content is out there.

grace9265d ago

Honestly emeryking, what's the point of watching more stories if you're not really getting any of them? Speeding through everything just makes every show feel the same and kind of empty. You miss the way a scene is built, the music, the actor's face in a quiet moment. It turns art into a chore list. If you're asking what someone said during a key scene, you've already lost the plot. Maybe being efficient is just another word for being impatient.

felix47827d ago

Wasn't there a whole article about how speeding up shows messes with the way music and actor performances build emotion? @emeryking, I get the efficiency thing, but you're turning stories into just information to process. If you're missing key lines and asking what happened, like the original post said, are you really getting the story? It feels like checking items off a list instead of letting a show make you feel something.