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Now Streaming: My ‘One Month of Netflix’ Experiment

For the entire month of July I'm conducting a productivity experiment: alternating between watching Netflix for an entire day, and then trying to get as much work done as possible the next, to see what impact relaxing and vegging out…

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For the entire month of July I’m conducting a productivity experiment: alternating between watching Netflix for an entire day, and then trying to get as much work done as possible the next, to see what impact relaxing and vegging out has on my productivity—if any at all.

This article will chronicle my progress in the experiment—particularly the Netflix side of it. Below, you’ll find the total number of hours I’ve spent watching Netflix, what I’ve watched, how many gigabytes of bandwidth I’ve consumed, and even how much money I’ve blown on takeout during the experiment. (What’s Netflix without a little takeout, right?) There’s also a form to suggest shows, movies, and documentaries for me to watch, should you feel so inclined.

As I usually do, when all is said and done, I’ll piece together a few articles on everything I learned during the experiment—especially as far as productivity is concerned.

This is going to be fun.

Charts (updated daily, starting July 1—more charts on the way)

 

If you want, you can also suggest a show from the bottom of this article.

This is going to to be fun.

Chris Bailey
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Chris Bailey

Chris is the bestselling author of four books—Intentional, How to Calm Your Mind, Hyperfocus, and The Productivity Project—which have been published in more than 40 languages. He also hosts the Intentional AI podcast, writes a biweekly newsletter, The Recap, and speaks to audiences around the world on how they can become more productive without hating the process.

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