YouTube is a world of information, not a destination for distraction. Reclaim your focus and extract the signal at the speed of intent.
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You open YouTube to watch one video. Twenty minutes later, you’re three rabbit holes deep, watching a documentary about competitive cup stacking.
It’s not a discipline problem. It’s a design problem. Every thumbnail, every Shorts reel, every ‘Up Next’ card is engineered to hijack your attention.
You lose 5–10 minutes of brain energy just resisting the interface—before you even start learning.
The Math
That’s the brain energy you lose every session just resisting thumbnails, Shorts, and autoplay. IDWIW gives it back.
The Interface
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The Workflow
A chronological inbox. No algorithm, no ranking. Just your subscriptions, in order. Scan, decide, move on.
Separate selection from consumption. Build your watch list with intention, then commit to it. No impulse watching.
Nothing but the video and your controls. No comments, no sidebar, no ‘Up Next.’ The interface disappears.
Details
One click to sign in. No passwords, no setup, no friction.
YouTube can’t track your browsing behavior inside the app.
No rabbit holes. No drama. Just the content you came for.
Time-ordered. No algorithmic ranking. You see what’s new.
The Inversion
The Manifesto
Your attention is not a resource to be harvested.
YouTube is a goldmine of knowledge. But it’s buried under a mountain of dark patterns designed to keep you watching, not learning. Every ‘Up Next’ card is a negotiation you didn’t ask for.
Cognitive momentum is fragile.
Stop spending it on your interface.
IDWIW treats your focus as a finite, precious resource. We strip out every pixel that doesn’t serve your intention. What remains is a high-bandwidth environment built for one thing: learning at your own pace.
One click. Your subscriptions, your queue, your rules. No setup. No configuration. Just clarity.
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