An Easy CSS Trick to Make YouTube Less Distracting

YouTube is designed to keep you clicking from video to video, ... Once you've added this CSS code, your YouTube homepage should look like this:. AnEasyCSSTricktoMakeYouTubeLessDistracting Myworkisreader-supported;ifyoubuythroughmylinks,Imayearnanaffiliatecommission. YouTubeisdesignedtokeepyouclickingfromvideotovideo,lengtheningyouroverallsessiontime.Youcanseeevidenceofthisgoalinthedesignofeverypage;fromthehomepagetoasinglevideo’spage,you’rebombardedwithlotsofsuggestedvideos. Here’stheproblem:Thesesuggestedvideosoftenencourageyoutogivelessthanyourfullattentiontothevideoyou’realreadywatching!I’vecertainlynoticedmyselfclickingvideos,watchingafewsecondsoraminute,andthenhavingmyeyecaughtbysomethingelseinthesidebar. Ifyouwanttofixthisproblem,here’sasolution.Well,actuallytherealsolutionistowatchvideosinfull-screenmode,whichIencourage.Buthere’sasecondarysolutionthatusesCSS. First,installtheStylebotextensioninChrome(orStylusifyou’reusingFirefox,orsomeotherCSSpluginifyou’reusinganotherbrowser). Then,onanyYouTubepage,openStylebotandclickthebottomatthebottomlabeledEditCSS.Pasteinthiscode: .ytd-grid-renderer,yt-horizontal-list-renderer,ytd-expanded-shelf-contents-renderer,ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer{ -webkit-filter:blur(5px)grayscale(1); /*Safari6.0-9.0*/ filter:blur(5px)grayscale(1); } Codelanguage:CSS(css) Onceyou’veaddedthisCSScode,yourYouTubehomepageshouldlooklikethis: …andasinglevideo’spagewilllooklikethis: Ifyouneedtoseewhat’sonthehomepageorinasidebar,youcanopentheStylebotmenuandhoverovertheRemoveStylingoption.Ifyouclickit,though,yourcodewillbeerasedandyou’llhavetocomebackheretograbitagain. I’llleaveitasanexercisetothereadertoaddhoverstatestothiscodeiftheysochoose. Andyes,IrealizethatsharingthiscodeisactivelyagainstmyowninterestsasaYouTuberwhoshouldbeseekingtomaximizethesessiontimeofmyviewers.I’mokwiththat;I’dratherhelpbuildaninternetthatdoesn’tactivelycontributetothedestructionofourabilitytoconcentrateonsingularthingsforlongperiodsoftime–askillIbelieveisessentialforlearningdeeplyanddoinggoodwork. Subscribetomynewsletter Email Subscribe Subscribetogetmy TuesdayToolsandTips newsletter.Unsubscribeeasilyatanytime. ©ThomasFrank2022 ClicktoCopy 🤔HaveanUBQuestion? FillouttheformbelowandI’llanswerassoonasIcan!~Thomas Name Email Message Send 🤔HaveaQuestion? FillouttheformbelowandI’llanswerassoonasIcan!~Thomas Name Email Message Send