Finally found a trick to binge watch seasonal anime without getting burned out

So for the last 2 years I was trying to watch every new show every season. By week 4 I always felt like I was forcing myself through episodes just to keep up with discussions. Last month I tried something different. I watched episode 1 of everything in the first week. Then I ranked them by genre and dropped anything below a 6 out of 10. I ended up with about 8 shows I actually cared about instead of 25. Next I set a rule to only watch 2 episodes a day max. No more cramming 5 episodes before bed. This season it's week 11 and I still look forward to my shows. Has anyone else tried ranking shows instead of just following hype?

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lucasjackson15d ago

Simple and smart. Hype kills good shows.

the_faith15d agoMost Upvoted

Yeah tell me about it @lucasjackson. I remember when everyone was raving about that one show and I couldn't even get through the first episode because it was so overblown. Way better to let people discover stuff on their own time without all the screaming. Word of mouth from a friend you trust beats a million billboards any day.

robinson.hannah14d ago

Friend of mine got so burned out by the hype on that game she ignored it for two years...