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Hit 500 hours on a single podcast playlist and it broke my brain a little

So I got this weird notification in my podcast app the other day saying I'd hit 500 hours of listening time on just one playlist I made back in 2021. That's like 20 full days of my life gone to just one set of shows. I started doing the math and realized that's almost 3% of my waking hours since then just sitting there with earbuds in. The wild part is that I didn't even notice it happening, you know? It just became my default state when I'm doing dishes or driving or waiting for the bus. Makes me wonder what else I've been half-present for while zoning out to some dude rambling about true crime. Has anyone else checked their listening stats and gotten a rude shock about how much time actually adds up?

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wyatta3014d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah I actually just saw a study that said the average person spends something like 4 hours a day with audio content in their ears. Made me realize I'm probably way over that average honestly. 500 hours on one playlist is wild though, that's like listening to the same 20 episodes on loop for months straight. True crime is the worst for that too, you zone in on one case and suddenly three hours disappeared while you were folding laundry.

hayden_rodriguez14d ago

My laundry pile is a witness to my true crime obsession.

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