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How to Reduce YouTube Screen Time (Without Quitting YouTube)
A practical, measurement-first plan to reduce YouTube screen time: find where it goes, set a realistic target, change the defaults, and track what works.
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How to Stop Watching YouTube Shorts (and Make It Stick)
A practical plan to stop watching YouTube Shorts for good: remove the triggers, handle the urge, replace the habit, and recover after a slip without quitting.
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Cold Turkey Alternative: Why Obserra Wins for YouTube
Cold Turkey vs Obserra: compare platforms, YouTube limits, enforcement and price, and see why Obserra is the better fit for a YouTube habit in 2026.
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How to Block YouTube on a Chromebook (Personal & School)
Block YouTube on a Chromebook with an extension, Family Link, DNS or your router. Step-by-step guide, plus what works on a school-managed Chromebook.
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How to Block YouTube on Windows 11 (and Windows 10)
Block YouTube on Windows 11 or 10 with an extension, Microsoft Family Safety, the hosts file or DNS. Step-by-step instructions and which method actually works.
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How to Block YouTube on a Mac (Safari, Chrome and System-Wide)
Block YouTube on your Mac in Safari, Chrome or every browser. Compare Screen Time, the hosts file and a browser extension, with step-by-step instructions.
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How to Block YouTube Recommendations (Homepage, Sidebar and End Screens)
YouTube has no single switch to block recommendations. Here's how to remove the homepage feed, sidebar suggestions and end-screen videos on desktop and mobile.
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How to Block YouTube at Certain Times for Work or Study
Learn how to block YouTube at certain times for work or study. Set up daily schedules, leave room for breaks, and check which options work on your device.
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How to Block YouTube on Your Computer: 5 Ways That Actually Work
Learn how to block YouTube on your computer with 5 proven methods - browser extension, device settings, hosts file, or router - and take back your focus.
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A Simple Daily Routine to Limit YouTube Shorts and Improve Focus
A simple daily routine to limit YouTube Shorts and improve focus. Exact times, limits, and tools to make every step automatic and stop losing hours.
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Can You Stop Watching YouTube Shorts? What New Brain Research Says
A 2026 fMRI study examined immersive short-video viewing. Learn what the research found, what it does not prove, and practical ways to limit YouTube Shorts.
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How to Limit and Block YouTube Shorts: Daily Limits, Activity, and Insights
Learn how to limit or block YouTube Shorts with Obserra. Set a daily Shorts time limit, hide Shorts from your homepage, disable Shorts, and understand your viewing habits with Insights.
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Obserra Adds YouTube Time Blocks and Daily Video Limits
Discover Obserra's new Time Blocks and Daily Video Limits features to limit time on YouTube, block distractions, and build better viewing habits.
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How to Block YouTube Shorts, Recommendations and Other Distractions
Obserra's Client Modifications let you remove the parts of YouTube that make it easy to keep watching.
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How to Limit Your YouTube Time: 7 Ways to Set a Daily YouTube Limit
Learn how to limit YouTube to a set amount of time each day using YouTube's built-in controls, device limits, browser extensions and Obserra.
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Can You Stop Watching YouTube Shorts? What New Brain Research Says
A 2026 fMRI study examined immersive short-video viewing. Learn what the research found, what it does not prove, and practical ways to limit YouTube Shorts.
Read articleHow to Block YouTube Shorts, Recommendations and Other Distractions
Obserra's Client Modifications let you remove the parts of YouTube that make it easy to keep watching.
Read articleHow to Limit Your YouTube Time: 7 Ways to Set a Daily YouTube Limit
Learn how to limit YouTube to a set amount of time each day using YouTube's built-in controls, device limits, browser extensions and Obserra.
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