{"id":469815,"date":"2022-07-02T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T13:00:00","slug":"how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Pick Something on Netflix (and Spend Less Time Scrolling)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d215299be\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#%E2%80%9CHow_to_Pick_Something_on_Netflix_and_Spend_Less_Time_Scrolling%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How to Pick Something on Netflix (and Spend Less Time Scrolling)&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#What_Is_Choice_Paralysis\" >What Is Choice Paralysis?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Make_Decisions_With_Less_Information\" >Make Decisions With Less Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Narrow_Things_Down_From_General_to_Specific\" >Narrow Things Down From General to Specific<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Let_Someone_Else_Decide\" >Let Someone Else Decide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Use_Random_Chance\" >Use Random Chance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Pick_Something_From_the_Trending_or_Top_10_List\" >Pick Something From the Trending or Top 10 List<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Use_Uncommon_Criteria\" >Use Uncommon Criteria<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Watch_Things_Youre_Close_to_Finishing\" >Watch Things You\u2019re Close to Finishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-pick-something-on-netflix-and-spend-less-time-scrolling\/#Netflix_Is_Trying_to_Help\" >Netflix Is Trying to Help<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_to_Pick_Something_on_Netflix_and_Spend_Less_Time_Scrolling%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How to Pick Something on Netflix (and Spend Less Time Scrolling)&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-809014\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/woman-watching-tv.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Woman streaming video content on a TV.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/woman-relaxing-home-evening-watching-tv-1966720738\">Kaspars Grinvalds\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019ve all been there: sitting in front of the TV, looking for something to watch on Netflix, but eventually just giving up and doing something else. You\u2019re experiencing choice paralysis, but don\u2019t worry because there are ways to unfreeze yourself again.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Choice_Paralysis\"><\/span>What Is Choice Paralysis?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Also known as \u201canalysis paralysis\u201d, choice paralysis h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens when we have too many (apparently) equally good things to choose from. Since there\u2019s no clear choice among your options, you end up making no choice at all!<\/p>\n<p>This type of brain-freeze (sadly not the delicious ice cream kind) is made worse when you have too much information about all the choices. This makes it hard to clearly decide which option is the best. Alternatively, your goals might be so vague, that it\u2019s not clear which choices are the ones you should be making.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Netflix, if you\u2019re just sitting down to watch \u201csomething\u201d and have thousands of options, that\u2019s a recipe for extreme indecision. Now that we know the symptoms, what about a potential cure?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_Decisions_With_Less_Information\"><\/span>Make Decisions With Less Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the reasons choice paralysis happens is that you have too much information on each choice, so you spend a lot of time trying to pick the best option by processing all of that info. So why not use ignorance as a weapon?<\/p>\n<p>Pick something to watch based purely on the title and thumbnail image. You\u2019ll learn more about whether you want to keep watching a show in the first few minutes of watching it than you will reading the descriptions of dozens of shows before pressing play on anything at all.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Narrow_Things_Down_From_General_to_Specific\"><\/span>Narrow Things Down From General to Specific<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The key strategy to defeating choice paralysis is to limit the number of options that you have. A practical way of doing this is to decide between a small number of things in order.<\/p>\n<p>As an example, you could start off by just deciding whether you want to watch a movie or a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. That already removes a large number of options.<\/p>\n<p>Next, you might decide whether you want to laugh, cry, be excited, or would like something scary. Broad choices should eventually boil down to specific genres and titles, like sci-fi, comedy, or superhero movies.<\/p>\n<p>The most important thing is that every time you make a decision between two or three choices, you don\u2019t spend any time thinking about the ones you decided against.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Let_Someone_Else_Decide\"><\/span>Let Someone Else Decide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you can\u2019t decide for yourself, why not give the responsibility to someone else? It might sound weird, but you\u2019ll find it much easier to watch something on someone else\u2019s recommendation than trying to overthink your way to a decision.<\/p>\n<p>Here at How-To Geek, we curate lists of our own recommendations, including best movies overall, best horror movies, best romantic movies, and\u00a0best TV shows, Simply pick a genre and start from the top.<\/p>\n<p>If even our lists offer too many options, ask someone in the house to pick a show for you from your shortlist, or just make a recommendation of what they think you\u2019d like. You can do the same on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, like through a story on Instagram. if you have a fairly active account you should have a response in a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The important thing here is to commit to watching whatever you\u2019re told. At least one episode or at least 30 minutes if it\u2019s a movie. If you\u2019re not hooked at that point, it\u2019s probably not for you. At that point, you can ask again!<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Random_Chance\"><\/span>Use Random Chance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have any friends or social media buddies to ask, why not leave it up to the hands of fate? Use randomness to determine what you should watch.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re struggling to choose between a number of specific shows, assign a number to each and then use an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calculator.net\/random-number-generator.html\">online random number generator<\/a> or even a pair of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/reviews\/the-best-dice-sets-for-playing-board-games\/\">dice<\/a> to choose which one to watch.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use random chance combined with the technique we first mention to narrow things down from broad to specific. You can use dice or a coin flip to decide between options until you hit upon an actual show.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pick_Something_From_the_Trending_or_Top_10_List\"><\/span>Pick Something From the Trending or Top 10 List<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-808560\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Netflix-Options.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Netflix Trending and Top 10 Lists\" width=\"650\" height=\"341\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cwisdom of crowds\u201d is the idea that groups of people tend to make the right best decisions collectively, so why not try trusting the zeitgeist to pick your next show? Netflix has introduced lists to show you what\u2019s trending in your region.<\/p>\n<p>The first is a category called \u201cTrending Now\u201d and the other is the \u201cTop 10 TV Shows in X Today\u201d, where X is the country where you reside. These categories tend to have a variety of shows that aren\u2019t similar enough to cause choice paralysis. So either choose one at random or pick the one that\u2019s closest to your <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> taste and start watching it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Use_Uncommon_Criteria\"><\/span>Use Uncommon Criteria<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Using standard criteria such as \u201csci-fi\u201d or \u201creality TV\u201d to narrow down your options might still leave you with choices that all seem equally good (or bad). So why not use your own off-beat criteria?<\/p>\n<p>Set your own rules, such as only choosing between movies that star Nicholas Cage or ones that are set in a specific time or place. You can even throw a few random criteria in a hat and come up with your own categories. Chances are the movies and shows that match your wacky criteria are so different from each other that you\u2019ll have no trouble picking the one that appeals to you most.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_Things_Youre_Close_to_Finishing\"><\/span>Watch Things You\u2019re Close to Finishing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can try fighting your choice paralysis by using a compulsive psychological trait\u2014completionism. Instead of looking for something new to watch or getting stuck in a loop in your own queue, why not watch the shows you\u2019ve already started in the order of which is closest to being done.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does this mean you can get those shows off your list, but it also forces you to decide whether you\u2019re actually going to watch your unfinished programming. If not, delete that show from your list and move on to the next one!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Delete Your Netflix Viewing Activity and &#8220;Continue Watching&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Netflix_Is_Trying_to_Help\"><\/span>Netflix Is Trying to Help<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The folks at Netflix are quite aware of how human psychology makes it hard to make decisions when there are too many choices, so their interface and algorithm are designed to help you out. Whether it\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/51069\/netflix-is-testing-a-shuffle-play-button-for-indecisive-viewers\/\">the \u201cplay something\u201d button<\/a> on the Netflix TV app or the creative categories, there are many features meant to get you watching shows instead of flipping through the menus.<\/p>\n<p>One quite useful feature is the \u201cMore Like This\u201d section at the bottom of a show\u2019s description page. If there was a show you really liked in the past, it\u2019s a good idea to limit your choices to just these suggestions. It also means that you don\u2019t need to pick one. Just start with the first suggested show and work your way through, skipping the ones you don\u2019t like after watching a few minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Get Better Netflix Recommendations<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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