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Comment author: edanm 24 May 2013 11:17:42PM 20 points [-]

I've started watching TV Shows at 2X speed. This has been incredible:

  • I can watch twice as much TV in the same amount of time.
  • Lots of TV shows which are very interesting, but are slow (e.g. Breaking Bad, Sopranos) become MUCH funner to watch.

I started doing this a few months ago. It started when I realized that I already listened to Audiobooks at 2X-3X, and that TV Shows are basically the same thing.

Some tips:

  • You should use the VLC player, which lets you 2X while preserving proper audio.
  • In VLC, you can hit the "+" button to go to 1.5X, then again to go to 2X, 3X, 4X etc.
  • You can start with watching things at 1.5X speed, then go to 2X when you feel confident.
  • At higher speeds, you should watch with subtitles, which makes things much easier to follow.
Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 25 May 2013 03:57:04AM 7 points [-]

I have friends who do this with lectures and audiobooks, which seems at least more productive-sounding.

Comment author: edanm 26 May 2013 10:28:28AM 0 points [-]

I started with audiobooks and lectures as well. Since I'm a big fan of watching TV/Movies, applying the same thing to this area has allowed me to double the amount of consumption, while not really diminishing my enjoyment of the shows that I watch (and, in some cases, enhancing it if the show is slow but otherwise good).

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