> "[I]n fact it feels like a lot of tech YouTube talks like they've had a bit too much adderall, [...]"
Funnily enough, if you actually have ADHD, then stimulants like adderall or even nicotine, will calm you down.
> Naturally people may choose to slow down tutorials, [...]
For me it also depends on what mood I'm in and whether I'm doing anything else at the same time. If I'm fully concentrating on a video, 2x is often fine. If I'm doing some physical task at the same time, I need it slower than that.
If I'm doing a mental task at the same, I can forget about getting anything out of the video. At least, if the mental task involves any words. So eg I could probably still follow along a technical discussion at roughly 1x speed while playing Tetris, but not while coding.
Funnily enough, if you actually have ADHD, then stimulants like adderall or even nicotine, will calm you down.
> Naturally people may choose to slow down tutorials, [...]
For me it also depends on what mood I'm in and whether I'm doing anything else at the same time. If I'm fully concentrating on a video, 2x is often fine. If I'm doing some physical task at the same time, I need it slower than that.
If I'm doing a mental task at the same, I can forget about getting anything out of the video. At least, if the mental task involves any words. So eg I could probably still follow along a technical discussion at roughly 1x speed while playing Tetris, but not while coding.