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So you are saying that 30 minutes of procrastination is only marginally better than binge-watching Netflix series? What Netflix region are you in? I’d be hard pressed to find a series where one episode is less than 30 minutes, let alone whole seasons.

Sure you have to finish things, but that is what the article is all about. Didn’t your read it?




My point was while getting distracted to do/learn something new has its upsides, keeping focus on one thing for a stretch of time is an indispensable need. It might be wrong to equate with binge-watching, but I have noticed that with wandering focus, I am able to absorb and learn a lot less.


American sitcoms average 22 minutes. You could binge-procrastinate The Office. ;)




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