your attention span on tiktok

[@azraharbas104]

Also has anyone noticed how KZbin videos are a lot longer than they used to be?When I was younger, the longest videos I watched and could have thought of were 22 min. Nowadays, 15 minutes are the shortest videos I could think of . ( with only a few shorter exeptions, and I'm not counting YT shorts )

[@risxra]

I think this is bc of the way KZbin changed monetization c. 2015 (not positive abt the year). It used to be that the number of views was the primary metric for monetization and general KZbin success - you couldn’t even upload videos that were 10 minutes or longer if you weren’t partnered back in the day. Now, it’s all about watch time: the longer someone spends watching your content, the more you get paid. It’s far more lucrative to make long-form content.

[@marnenotmarnie259]

yeah lol when i first got into youtube anything more than five minutes long felt like forever. now i barely ever click on videos shorter than 40 minutes. i'm automatically more excited about a video that's at least an hour and a half long, and if it's 3+ hours it gets a HELL YEAH (especially if it's about a show i've never watched for some reason)

[@YourMuseBillCipher]

It's true

[@Futured2006]

This just popped up on my reccomended and I must say I am shocked by how few people have seen this! Very good job with the editing and filming. I used to have the problem with doom scrolling until around a year and a half ago so this was super refreshing to see! Best of luck to you and your channel!

[@doothi]

i commend you!! giving up doom scrolling is no easy feat fr i will literally get withdrawal symptoms 💀 also tysm for your kind words 🥺💕

[@Cleron]

Great vid - the rug tufting adds so much JUICY STIMULATION!!!

[@doothi]

here to provide your dose of sludge 😤🫡💕

[@Cleron]

@@doothi 😂

[@properantagonist]

This topic is something that fascinates me especially because I don't experience this phenomenon. It's bizarre to observe this happen to others while I barely notice any changes in my own content consumption. It's most likely caused by my autism - I have a tendency to hyperfocus on actions for hours, so I can easily do the same with videos. But also I can't stand being overstimulated, so I'm way more likely to click off a video if there's too much going on at once or if it's too chaotic. I'm much more of a fan of older styles of editing, cause they're not as erratic as more recently. But I've definitely noticed neurotypcal friends struggle with paying attention, reading longer texts or just staying put.

[@doothi]

ahh i have a friend like you who can just sit for hours and do puzzles in silence 😭 meanwhile i’m on the opposite side of the neurodivergent spectrum and am zooming around and pacing aggressively in the midst of silence

[@v.xwittrockiana5754]

why isnt this more popular. Like genuinely, this is the type of content that I see have lots of attention on it, the editing is nice and the point is something interesting that most people know in some sense. also the rugwork (what is the art called I dont know TOT) in the back of the video is sweet as hell

[@v.xwittrockiana5754]

RUGTUFTING I SHOULDVE WAITED LONGER DAMNIT

[@doothi]

ahh tysm i’m so glad you liked it 🥺💕

[@celia1818]

this video called me tf out 😭 i might not have tiktok, but i can't sit through a youtube video, movie, tv show (even one that i like, and yes, even this music video (sorry doothi)) without also playing silly little games on my phone or getting up to do something else or pick at my skin. i think a goal for myself is going to be instead of cutting out this double stimulation need all together (which seems unrealistic atm), just shifting it. instead of watching a youtube video and being on my phone, i could try watching a youtube video and doodling or making bracelets or painting my nails or something, you know? somehow that feels less brain-rotty. also, i think some of the appeal of short form content (at least to me) is the idea that i could hypothetically stop or start whenever i want. yes i could put on a tv show, but thirty minutes of something feels like a commitment instead of just being able to scroll through youtube shorts (what if the episode starts boring me? the horrors). instead though, i just end up spending sixty minutes scrolling through less satisfying content. bummer.

[@doothi]

that’s literally the strat 😭 going from consuming multiple forms of content at once to combining consumption with creation (or productive activities) is way less passive and lets you engage in actually satisfying behaviors. please make all the bracelets and do the cutest nails while watching my videos 🥺🫶🏽

[@Tofu-ninja]

The other day i put on an audio book podcast on spotify to help me sleep, because apparently i'm incapable of going two seconds without entertainment. At 3 am i woke up to a completely different audio book, talking about digital detox and how short content is literally frying our brains. since then i keep catching myself mid-reach for the phone to scroll through TikTok or Instagram Reels just to avoid boredom. I realised how important boredom actually is. I need to relearn how to BE bored and to FEEL things because I've been numbing myself with endless entertainment, perceiving boredom as this big scary void that requires me to activate my last to brain cells. I loved this video format a lot. The rug making clips in between are so unique and i really appreciated seeing someone talk about exactly what has been on my mind recently.

[@doothi]

this!!! i wanted to talk a lot more about boredom in this video but it’s so essential to human existence 😭 living our lives trying to evade it will, sure, temporarily push away any existential dread that accompanies boredom, but will also push away the ability to self-reflect and… think 😭

[@IInferno]

Bro I should be revising for my exams yet you DEMAND my full attention by being too meta CURSE YOU DOOTHI. After finishing, I have notes. 1. Don't let your analytics dictate how you feel about your videos, I know you probably don't but mentioning it in this video made me think. Don't worry Dooth your videos are fantastic and all the effor you put into them is worth it. 2. Don't EVER call your audience the "peter griffin pipers" 3. I am very glad I never took up regularly using tiktok because shortform content is akin to a drug with how addictive it can be to certain people, I don't really understand the appeal if I'm honesty because personally I'd rather watch a 6 hour video on why a show is good than 600 short videos about the next new tiktok trend..

[@doothi]

good on you mate… once you get on short form content it’s nearly impossible to escape 😭 also tysm what’s wrong with peter griffin pipers

[@AthenaPOfficial]

The only tiktoks that truly stick with me are the “roll for” series. ALSO I LOVE YOUR SCIENCE SECTIONS THE TIKTOK CASINO COMPARISON IS BLOWING MY MIND RIGHT NOW

[@AthenaPOfficial]

Also screamed when I realized the rug was a hedgehog this is all the dopamine I need

[@ti2218]

Thank you for the sewing videos and presentation-style of the video with visuals and bullet points, it does actually make the video more stimulating and easier to watch without getting distracted

[@williamthegeckowallace3573]

i think ur subscribers should be called the doothooligans

[@doothi]

adding it to the list 😤

[@wymnot]

it’s been on my mind rent free for the last year or so and I still stop omg literally quitting drugs was somehow easier than quitting this I hate it here, great vid btw ~~

[@doothi]

so real the high of doom scrolling is unmatched 😭

[@zram1997]

You do not have to own a smartphone. I use a dumb phone while attending school, working, maintaining friendships. I really encourage people to consider this option. It will change your life for the better.

[@kumaadm3304]

I really like your rugs! Bears are love bears are life. I am very happy i never jumped on the tik tok, Instagram (and so on) trend, my friends think i am weird but i don't feel like going through what you just said in the video... And i like to think that is the reason i still enjoy videos like yours! I learn something, i am entertained, i don't mind it being longer than 10 minutes. You are a very wholesome person which really makes me appreciate your content even more and every video puts me in a good mode (i am going through them all right now even tho i should sleep..). I really like the bits when you talk a comment someone wrote on your videos, i don't know why but it is cosy. tldr; I like your rugs and you make me smile a lot :D

[@doothi]

if anything we’re the weird ones for staring at depressing glowing box dopamine box fun box for hours on end… you’re one of the sane ones left 😭 and THANK YOU you’re one of the few people who can watch my vids without multitasking (including myself) ily 🥺💕

[@jaimenotjamie.]

I love these videos, started out watching the Anthpo one and stayed after hater video. Keep up the great work!!

[@doothi]

THANK YOU FOR STICKING AROUND 🥺🫶🏼

[@NobodyInTraining]

goddammit you did it again

[@ParkerPOW]

YOURE SO UNDERRATED OH MY GOD YOU DESERVE MORE SUBS

[@doothi]

TYSM THE SWEETEST EVER 😭💕

[@williamthegeckowallace3573]

here at 1.26k subscribers before this channel blows up

[@doothi]

the way y’all believe in me makes my life 😭💕

[@VioletKitUWU]

As someone who constantly needs stimulation i’ve found myself starved for background video essays and music for things that aren’t stimulating enough

[@flyingferret5070]

You literally read my mind about this topic, that's insane. I've never been on tiktok (until very recently for research purposes) mainly due to me knowing I would become addicted. Also, I thought you said frats instead of rats, which made the video way funnier. You're doing great, don't let silly numbers tell you otherwise

[@doothi]

TYSM and tbh let’s do a random reinforcement study on frats the findings would be less applicable to the average person but far more entertaining

[@vitadasgupta5336]

You know what, I always think of tiktok as making feel satisfied with every thing I see. But you’re right- it IS like a casino, where you’re just waiting for that one video that hits the spot- and I only remember that, making me scroll more. Yikes Prob my fave vid from you yet! (:

[@doothi]

luigi’s casino was a cautionary tale

[@GwenniferNeedsMusic]

That's such a good video! Loved the message and the tufting (:

[@doothi]

Thank you so much!! 😭💕

[@lyms1]

Trying to remember one single thing I watched just 20 minutes ago while doom scrolling and I can’t remember a thing :,) Your videos always make my brain unmush itself tyty 😔

[@doothi]

come back for regular brain unmushings i’ll be here 😩💕

[@munkee_man]

I’ve been contemplating deleting TikTok for a while myself, I have an account with a decent size I guess where I embarrassingly post anime edits but it’s something I genuinely enjoy doing but unfortunately what coincides with posting on there is also having the option to endlessly scroll through garbage. Recently I feel as I’ve been being fed a lot more negativity lately, or I’ve been noticing and engaging in it more that it genuinely messes with my mental attitude to the point where whatever else I’m doing on there when I’m not posting doesn’t even feel worth it. Editing is a hobby I love doing even if I only post once every blue moon, but since I only ever post on occasion the rest of the time I have this app on my phone, it’s usually spent doomscrolling. I hate it and I feel like the only solution is deleting it. I think I’ve sort of repeated myself and I don’t even know where I’m going with this while typing it so I guess that’s all I’ll say about this. Anyway good video brain go brrr

[@doothi]

no but that’s so real… i can’t delete social media cause it’s what i do but having the accounts and apps so readily available inevitably leads to overconsumption and doom scrolling through car crash ig reels and pick me girl tiktoks 😭

[@moon_sun4122]

the way I immidiatly looked at my screen when I heared Mark 😭😭

[@greathairs8199]

she is beckoning you

[@IrrelevantDerp]

bro i legit zoned out like 10 times while watching this tiktok disease is real 🤧

[@doothi]

a trooper for making it through 🫡💕

[@Sokos971]

Never had a TikTok and I still can't get myself to pay attention to longer content.

[@doothi]

i think short form content has fundamentally changed all content forever… youtube videos, shows, and even music has shifted to keep up with faster and faster consumer taste. it’s lowkey inescapable and terrifying 😭

[@Loco_motive]

My dopamine might need that Lorax video and/or a truffla tree rug🙏

[@doothi]

don’t you dare enable me i’ll fucking do it

[@Loco_motive]

🤷

[@itaxvvc]

I love these videos I just wish there was more

[@jessiewuzhere123]

I used to have a problem "doom scrolling" on my Inata until I realized I could be getting other things done. (Like school work at the time) So I stopped and became a bit more productive with my time. Until recently 😅 Now short form content is *literally everywhere* so there's no escaping it. And it's all thanks to Tiktok 😑 All social apps have that option now. I'll try not to keep going but time does end up slipping away, despite my perception of it being pretty nonexistant 😂 Yet I still annoy myself because I know it isn't really all my fault. I guess the only way to stay off it is if you're busy enough to not be inside all Day, but some of don't so it's kinda inevitable 😔 Ur editing has gotten way interesting, really digging it :> must take awhile tho huh? The Rug Tufting art I that was a Teddy Bear but I was pleasently surprized with the Hedgehog, they looking so cute! 💗

[@playskahoot]

great vid and the rug is so cute :D

[@doothi]

ahh tysm 😭💕

[@Dr_kel69]

Idk bout y'all but my fyp on TT is straight back to back bangers

[@BurntSushi.]

Wait... you only have 1.29K subscribers? This seems like one of those 200K+ subs...

[@anawsomehuman3064]

superiority complex from finishing that

[@ak1noma]

carpet making is drawing me more in like those family guy clips

[@qwbanana]

always a good day when the good creator posts

[@doothi]

always a good day when you comment 🥹🫶🏼

[@qwbanana]

@@doothi aww! thank you so much!

[@milk2372]

Feelings like my brain is ever so decaying after watching TikTok or anything like that.

[@doothi]

real i can physically feel it 😭

[@anna-ld5hw]

Hey fellow marylander!! Great video!!

[@fuzonzord9301]

I wonder what percentage of people just clicks the interesting video or just starts previewing it on front page to add it to viewing history because of how awful watch later works with forced move to next video after watching. Also, there's another question of how many people are watching videos and quickly start having thoughts like "why am I even watching it"?

[@mz9500]

ALASKOENSKS THE QUEEN POSTED

[@doothi]

IM BACKKK 😁💕

[@noodle2740]

this needs more views omg

[@doothi]

🥺🫶🏽

[@teratoma.]

great video, this is a +100k sub channel guaranteed if you continue

[@doothi]

ahh tysm for your belief in me whaaat 😭💕

[@poweblaze9022]

Another Doothi banger

[@doothi]

😤💕

[@arielmp4]

2 seconds of thinking put me to the conclusion that the fan base are the rug rats

[@doothi]

THIS MIGHT BE THE WINNER

[@luna010]

I'm curious what the retention graph for this video looks like

[@doothi]

it’s the flattest one yet i fear my reverse psychology worked 🤧🤧🤧

[@ordangur9300]

yayy your back

[@doothi]

i’m backkkk 😤💕

[@Xeno11923]

W video love you (not in a weird way lol)

[@doothi]

tyty ily (in a weird way)

[@augend4146]

Amazing vid! Would love to see the video on anti-intellectual culture.

[@doothi]

tysm 😭💕 stay tuned 👀

[@johnvillarico3826]

What is your favourite TV show?

[@doothi]

no show will surpass aot 😤

[@mcruz9063]

we love tired script writing doothi making video making doothi sound weirder than she actually is 😭

[@doothi]

nah i was cooking peter griffin pipeline could stick

[@doothi]

nvm i hear it

[@Doz819]

I’m stuck in a loop with this video I watched till the end initially so i could feel dopamine knowing that I’m better then most people and than when you brought up the random dopamine thing were it produced more I’m not sure if your wrong or if I’m just sick of the randomness factor and is starting to enjoy getting what you anticipated

[@Doz819]

Now coming back to this comment it kinda looked shotty to say this I was just so straight up like hey your wrong

[@queso5804]

Wowzers👍🏿

[@doothi]

😁👍🏽

[@qwbanana]

6:24

[@GumbyAwooga]

YOOO!!! PART OF THE 5% WHO MADE IT TO THE END!!!! LETS GOOO!!!!!

[@doothi]

a TROOPER 😤🫡💕

[@munkee_man]

Doothi? More like dootie🫵😭 what was this video even about again

[@thesleepydot]

wow I’m better than 95% of the audience. well not better-

[@doothi]

you are better i stand by that 😤

[@JamScamly]

that was fake grass bro you're touching turf

[@doothi]

real grass is dead and yellow turf is pretty 💫🌈

[@asapcarrie]

FIRST COMMENT

[@doothi]

real one 😩💕

[@Lucas-uj9tt]

i’m a media student (ironically also addicted to tiktok) so this was super interesting, shocks me to see that this doesn’t have like a million views,, amazing job 🥺🫶🏻

[@xiaoisliterally7feet84]

love how half of us wouldn't be here if she didn't add the carpet-making content, anyway, love ur videos, i think the anti-intellectualism idea would actually be interesting

[@doothi]

keep an eye out fr 😤

[@xiaoisliterally7feet84]

NAHH IM GATEKEEPING THIS CHANNEL, ITS JUST GONNA BE OUR LITTLE THING DOOTHI😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@doothi]

i won’t tell if you don’t 😩💕