Intentional YouTube

About

Stop scrolling. Start watching with intention. Evidence-Based Digital Well-Being.

Intentional YouTube adds a brief, calming pause before your YouTube session starts — asking what you're here to watch and how you're feeling. No judgment, no guilt-tripping. Just a moment to check in with yourself before the algorithm takes over.

How it works:

Go to YouTube.Com — a short intention screen appears

- Name what you're here for and how you're feeling right now
- Set an optional session timer
- Watch with awareness, not autopilot

Why it helps:

Naming your intention and your emotional state — even briefly — interrupts the autopilot scroll-and-forget loop. You stay the one deciding how you spend your time on YouTube, instead of the feed deciding for you.
Privacy first

Your answers are never stored or sent anywhere. Everything happens locally in your browser. No tracking, no data collection, no account required for any core feature.
Free forever, core features:

• Intention-setting prompt before each session

• Built-in session timer

• Quick emotional check-in


Coming soon:

• See and Schedule YouTube sessions via Google Calendar

• Curated learning playlists

• Progress tracking over time
A small pause. A more intentional relationship with YouTube.