Some shows are really good that I find it hard to stop watching just one or two episodes at a time. And most will end with a cliffhanger that leads into the next one’s plot, so I always end up thinking “ok just one more”.

I found it helps to watch the first few minutes of a new episode to “resolve” the previous one’s cliffhanger and hit pause when there’s a lull in the story. This makes it easier to resume at another time!

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keepthetips t1_j6fwyp7 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:19 AM

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jd2iv t1_j6fzhe0 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:37 AM

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This is the goat move. Glad I'm not the only one.

isthisnamestupid t1_j6g6cqa wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:25 AM

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This has been the true beauty of on demand streaming, any series can be broken into however many parts you want, and you can consider it a 90hr movie.

GnowledgedGnome t1_j6g6gmi wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:26 AM

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I read before I go bed and I often stop in the middle of a chapter for this very reason.

1957horses t1_j6g8qnx wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:41 AM

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I just copy the whole season and binge watch on the weekend

ManthaCam t1_j6jn68x wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:21 PM

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I just started using this in my own life. It makes all the difference! This is a good LPT.

phrogfixer46 t1_j6jpmsj wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:36 PM

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I'm no quitter so.... I'll just finish what I started, thank you.

GardenRave0416 t1_j6jpmzi wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:36 PM

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Replying to 1957horses (#1,600,510)

Some people have the endurance and time for that, but a lot of us don't. Glad you have a hobby you enjoy tho ☺️

Rite-in-Ritual t1_j6ke0mz wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:10 PM

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This works! I do this with both tv shows and movies. My wife doesn't like movies, only TV shows, so I've been doing this with movies so we can watch them episodically.