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First for Women|December 02, 2024
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Found: Better Way to Beat Boredom

Watching online videos for a little entertainment? Resist the urge to swipe. In a Journal of Experimental Psychology: General study, people felt less bored and more satisfied after watching a 10-minute video on YouTube than they did after viewing shorter clips and fast-forwarding through them. The reason? Swiping through videos makes them seem meaningless and keeps you from engaging in the content.

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This story is from the December 02, 2024 edition of First for Women.

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