I think the only time I ever properly watched something while doing something else was when I had to do incredibly monotonous measurements in the lab, holding a little sensor to random positions on an object, for hours, so I watched LOL while doing that. Since both activities required less than half of my brain, it was fine.

Sometimes I watch YouTube videos while doing something else like playing a game that doesn’t always require full attention, or editing photos. But only if there isn’t much going on visually anyway and I’m mostly listening.

I would never watch a movie and do something else simultaneously. Movies are a main focus thing.

There are some shows my wife picks that don’t require full attention to get something from. Sometimes I do chess puzzles or play a 5 min game while they get to the point.

The more predictable of those kinds of shows you can literally just skip like 3/4 of the episode cough Dr pimple Popper cough.

No.

But if you ask instead, Do you watch movies/tv shows while doing something else? Then answer is yes, all the time. Mostly during chores like cleaning dishes or ironing but sometimes also doing puzzles, origami or whatever.

Usually I try to just watch without being distracted by something else. Otherwise, if I’m working on something like an essay for college or sometimes other work that isn’t college related, I will sometimes have a show onnmy external hard drive playing to keep me going.

Smoke weed and drink beer.

Nope. I watch movies /TV Shows with focus. If I need to do something (example attend a phone call), I will pause the movie.

I can’t do parallel work while watching.

I usually sit.

If a show isn’t worth paying my full (visusl) attention to, it’s not worth watching at all.

If I want to watch something, I’m going to sit down and only watch the thing.

I’m not interested in movies/tv shows that you can follow without paying attention, so no.

I try not to do that.

But sometimes the scene is really dry or too cringe for me.

I’ll catch myself texting people or browsing image galleries.

No. If I lose focus or get distracted, it means whatever I’m watching isn’t worth it, and I’ll switch to something else.

Most TV and cinema I try to appreciate and analyse as a medium. Its a visual medium and constantly changing.

Needs attention for analysis.

Now i do sometimes watch some braindead TV or movies too although you can always take away something from them too, they require a lil less attention.

• So 90% of the time no distractions.
• 10% of the time I might use my phone, or if I’m watching smth on my phone walk to my kitchen or talk to someone I’m with etc.

Depends how much I care about what I’m watching. If I’m invested it has all my interest, otherwise it’s probably background noise for whatever else I’m doing. Usually browsing the fediverse, chatting with friends, or shopping for shit I don’t need

Heavily depends on what I’m watching. Some shows, I need full attention, others, I’ll do programming and have it on in the background and still be able to follow.

Depends on how the show was written and who the original audience was. I enjoy a lot of sitcom writing, but often find the pacing to be a bit slow, so those are perfect for putting on in the background.

Other than eat, no. I never got into short form media so I still have a relatively normal attention span. There’s nothing interesting on my phone anyway.