Skipping Through Online Videos Can Boost Boredom, Try Watching Them Fully: Study

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August 20, 2024, 6:32 AM

• •A new study suggests that skipping through online videos can increase boredom.
• •The habit of watching only short snippets of videos or frequently fast-forwarding through them can actually increase feelings of boredom.
• •The findings are based on seven experiments conducted on a total of more than 1,200 participants who were from the United States or college students at the University of Toronto.

A new study suggests that skipping through online videos when you feel bored will only increase boredom. Researchers analyzed the impact of digital switching on boredom and found that the habit of watching only short snippets of videos or frequently fast-forwarding through them can actually increase feelings of boredom.

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