- turn off your watch history to disable suggested videos. It wipes out your Home Screen and turns off shorts so YouTube is just what you’ve subscribed for
- if on desktop, get a browser extension (or code one yourself with an AI) to turn off all the bits on YouTube like like count and comments. This makes the video content you’ve subscribed for the main content. No getting distracted reading comments
- curate your suggestions and only sub to things you care about
- get rid of the YouTube app on your phone and only use the browser version on mobile.
Kicking YouTube isn’t on my priority list but I don’t want it to consume my life like it has in the past. There’s value on that platform if you can interact with it consciously. I’ve implemented these suggestions in my own life and it’s helped rein in my YouTube time. Good luck!