Counter Intuitive Nature of Life - personal example

[Meeksauce]

I was watching Leo's video "The Counter Intuitive Nature of Life" and was thinking man I can probably find a lot of examples of these in my daily life. Sure enough within one day I find one.

When you watch YouTube videos, it's counter-intuitive to watch at 1x instead of 1.5x or 2x - reason being, you'll soak up much more information when you have more time to process the words. It's like listening to a piece of music on 2x - you might absorb some raw information, but you're missing all of the profundity.

 

Let me know if you've found any additional examples on top of Leo's video.

Edited yesterday at 07:30 AM by Meeksauce

[Leo Gura]

I watch all videos at 1.5x speed. It is better for me.

It really depends on how well you already understand reality. If you understand things well then you won't miss anything at 1.5x speed.

I understand politics so well that I can watch politics videos at 2x speed and not miss anything important because the content is so shallow.

[Unlimited]

4 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

It really depends on how well you already understand reality. If you understand things well then you won't miss anything at 1.5x speed.

It’s also a skill you can develop, like speed reading. You just have to increase the speed bit by bit over time until you get used to it.

I used your videos to train that skill. It took me around 6 months of almost daily watching to develop it. Nowadays, I watch all your videos at 2x speed or more.

Edited yesterday at 01:06 PM by Unlimited

[Leo Gura]

2x speed is just annoyingly fast. It is unpleasant on the ears.

1.5x is the sweet spot.

Edited yesterday at 01:28 PM by Leo Gura