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YouTube

YouTube Subscription Overload: A Decluttering Guide

Your subscription list is a to-do list you never asked for. Here's how to audit, trim, and reclaim control of your feed.

Aug 11, 202610 min read
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Productivity

YouTube Productivity: How Creators Waste 2 Hours a Day

Autoplay, rabbit holes, and endless scrolling — here's exactly how YouTube steals your time and how to take it back.

Aug 9, 20269 min read
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Tutorials

YouTube Distraction-Free Mode: The Complete Setup

A step-by-step guide to stripping YouTube down to just the videos you actually want to watch.

Aug 7, 20268 min read
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YouTube

Why YouTube Recommends Videos You Hate (And How to Fix It)

The recommendation engine optimizes for watch time, not satisfaction. Here's why and what you can do about it.

Aug 5, 202611 min read
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Clify

Why We Built Clify

We got tired of YouTube stealing our evenings. So we built the tool we wished existed — and open-sourced it.

Aug 3, 20266 min read
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Clify

What Is Clify and How Does It Work?

A plain-English walkthrough of Clify's features, how it hooks into your browser, and what it actually changes.

Aug 1, 20267 min read
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Privacy

What Does YouTube Know About You? (Everything)

YouTube tracks far more than watch history. Here's a full breakdown of what data Google collects and how to limit it.

Jul 29, 202613 min read
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Tutorials

How to Block YouTube Shorts (Complete Guide)

Every method to hide Shorts — from browser extensions to CSS hacks to Clify's one-click toggle.

Jul 27, 20268 min read
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Productivity

Stop YouTube Rabbit Holes Before They Waste Your Evening

Rabbit holes aren't accidents — they're engineered. Here's how the loop works and how to break it for good.

Jul 25, 20269 min read
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Productivity

Deep Work in the Age of Distraction

Cal Newport's deep work principles applied to a world where your browser has 20 tabs and YouTube is one click away.

Jul 23, 202610 min read
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Productivity

The Lost Art of Single Tasking

Multitasking is a myth that costs you 40% of your productivity. Here's how to retrain your brain to do one thing at a time.

Jul 21, 20267 min read
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Privacy

Digital Declutter: A 7-Day Plan

A day-by-day guide to purging notifications, revoking permissions, and building a digital environment that respects your attention.

Jul 19, 202611 min read

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