"One minute, you're watching a hilarious or even completely bland YouTube short. The next? You realize you've just lost an hour of work time or managed to stay up way too late-again. Losing track of time when watching shorts is not an uncommon experience. But now, YouTube wants to help you set limits to stay on task, hit the hay, or just, ya' know, not lose precious hours of your life to Shorts."
"On Wednesday, the video streaming giant rolled out a new timer feature on its mobile app. When users log on, they can go into their settings and click on "shorts feed limit" to set a timer that will remind them to stop scrolling. Once users hit their time limit, the app will send them a notification letting them know they've reached their limit. Of course, it's not hard to dismiss the timer and keep on watching Shorts."
YouTube rolled out a new 'shorts feed limit' timer in its mobile app that users can enable in settings to set a time limit for viewing Shorts. When users reach the set limit, the app sends a notification informing them they've reached their limit, though users can dismiss the timer and continue watching. The new timer complements existing 'Take a Break' and 'Bedtime' features already available in the app. Other social platforms have added similar time-management tools, while YouTube was an early mover in offering reminders. The company also expanded automatic bedtime reminders for teens earlier in the year. An expert said effectiveness depends on user self-restraint.
Read at Fast Company
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