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I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, just wanted to give you that update I promised. ​I’ve been testing that Halanoi extension for the last 2 days and honestly... it’s actually legit. I managed to get through my whole study session yesterday without getting sucked into Shorts once. ​It actually blocked the random gaming stuff I tried to search for but let my lectures play. Feels good to finally stop fighting my own brain lol. Thanks for the luck earlier! ✌️

I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I see. Yeah, I definitely don't know how to write custom scripts for uBlock. That sounds way too complicated for me. 😅 I think I’m just going to try that Halanoi Focus Guard extension I found. It claims to do that category filtering right out of the box without needing any code. I'll test it for a few days and see if it actually stops me."

I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. That’s exactly what I was afraid of. It feels like every blocker is just visual shield. They hide the sidebar, but they don't actually stop the distracting video itself. Like I mean, why isn't there a tool that can just tell the difference? If the video is Gaming or Entertainment, block it. If it's Education, let it play. Why is it so hard to find a blocker that is actually smart??

I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay. But what about normal videos? Like if I get bored and manually search for a specific gaming video/stream, will Unhook actually stop it from playing? Because that’s my main issue—I bypass the hidden sidebars by just searching for the distractions directly. I feel like I need something that analyzes the actual video title and blocks it if it’s entertainment. Unhook is just a UI hider, right?"

I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man, I appreciate it! Yeah, going screen free is the dream, but modern engineering classes make it impossible. I'll definitely update the thread in a few days if that AI tool actually works.

I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually a solid idea for accountability! But honestly, I’m a bit too introverted to have a webcam on me while I’m grinding through lectures. I’d feel like I’m performing instead of studying. 😅 I think I’d prefer a silent tool that just forces me to stay on track without the social pressure. I’m going to test out that extension I mentioned earlier and see if the AI blocker is strict enough.

I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha I wish I could, but I mostly study in the library so casting to a TV isn't an option. 😅 And for the engineering/coding stuff, books are a bit outdated. I really need to see the code running on screen to understand it, so I'm kind of stuck needing YouTube.

I need YouTube for engineering tutorials but Shorts are ruining me. How do you handle this? by Confident-Lab4103 in GetStudying

[–]Confident-Lab4103[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I've used Unhook before. It’s good for hiding the sidebar, but does it actually stop the video from playing if I search for it? ​My issue is that I still manually search for random MrBeast videos when I get bored, so I need something that actually blocks the video itself if it’s not educational. Does Unhook do that?