I finally saw how I was watching anime wrong for years

I was rewatching 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood' for maybe the fifth time, just letting it play while I scrolled on my phone. My friend Sam, who was over, asked me a simple question about a scene I'd just 'watched'. I had zero clue. He said, 'You're not even looking at it, man.' That hit me. I was treating shows like background noise instead of actually paying attention. Now I try to watch one episode a night with my phone in another room. Does anyone else have to force themselves to just watch and not multitask?

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julia_burns92mo ago

But is it really that big of a deal? Sometimes a show is just comfort noise, and that's fine. You don't need to give every single episode your full, undivided attention.

troy_ross3mo ago

How often do you find yourself doing that?

sean_hunt613mo ago

Honestly way more than I'd like to admit, troy_ross. It's basically a daily thing at this point. Feels like a bad habit I can't shake. The worst part is knowing I should stop but just doing it anyway. Makes me wonder why we all get stuck in these loops.