I watch most of my videos at 2x. Well, 1.75x as 2x sometimes makes it too difficult to understand someone, particularly if that person has a strong accent. I find this allows me to digest more content in less time, especially if the person is a slow speaker.
If I miss something or can't grok something well enough, I'll rewind or, well, slow it down a bit for that piece.
What do I not watch at 2x? Movie trailers. I want to appreciate the theatrical efforts.
Movie trailers are awful now. They generally show you all the important points of the movie and all the best SFX. Sometimes the movie is worse than the trailer. First 10 minutes sounds great - you'd know if you want to see more or not from that but it wouldn't [in most cases] give the whole plot away.
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I watch most of my videos at 2x. Well, 1.75x as 2x sometimes makes it too difficult to understand someone, particularly if that person has a strong accent. I find this allows me to digest more content in less time, especially if the person is a slow speaker.
If I miss something or can't grok something well enough, I'll rewind or, well, slow it down a bit for that piece.
What do I not watch at 2x? Movie trailers. I want to appreciate the theatrical efforts.
Movie trailers are awful now. They generally show you all the important points of the movie and all the best SFX. Sometimes the movie is worse than the trailer. First 10 minutes sounds great - you'd know if you want to see more or not from that but it wouldn't [in most cases] give the whole plot away.