You know what it’s like these days. If you want to know how to do something, you often google it and many a time, there’s a video explaining how to do it. I typically go to the video if I’m trying to do something technically, so I can follow step by step.
The thing is, I tend to get impatient and want the video to hurry up. So…. I watch my videos sped up, sometimes 1.25 x, mostly 1.5x and occasionally 2.0x. So long as I can still understand the content, it’s great because I save myself some time.
In particular, I do this for videos that are longer than 30 minutes. It’s easy on Youtube because you can go to the Settings at the bottom of the video screen and change the Speed from Normal to your preferred option. You can even slow it down if you want.
For Vimeo, it took a bit more effort to find ways to speed up videos. Here, I opted for the Chrome extension Vimeo Repeat and Speed (1) which allows you to set your own speed. When I open a Vimeo video, there is a box where I can enter how fast I want to watch it.
It may sound simple yet this productivity tip has probably saved me hours and hours. Our time is precious, so why not save a bit here and there.
I’m happy to hear some of your productivity tips. Let me know.
Footnotes
1) Vimeo Repeat and Speed Chrome Extension
This is why I am always bookmarking on my phone and mostly choosing to listen to the audio rather than video later while completing mundane tasks, traveling, etc.
IIt’s amazing the amount of time is available and how much information that can be absorbed effortlessly.
Had forgotten that, soo cool. Thanks for the reminder!