My buddy in Austin told me to stop skipping the first 3 episodes of a show and I never looked back

I used to ALWAYS jump ahead because I thought openings were slow and boring. He said I was missing all the setup that makes the payoff actually HIT, like in Breaking Bad where episode 4 is when things really start. Now I force myself to watch the first 4 episodes without skipping, and I've found way more shows I actually LOVE. Has anyone else had a friend totally change how they watch stuff?

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henry_hernandez18d ago

Holy crap, @alice991 just blew my mind comparing it to learning a new skill, that's actually dead on. I had the same exact thing happen with my buddy about anime, told me to stop skipping the first arc and now I'm hooked on stuff I would've dropped immediately lol.

alice99118d ago

Jump right in and see it's the same with almost anything worth doing. People skip the boring parts of learning a new skill or building a routine and then wonder why it never sticks. You gotta grind through the setup to get the good stuff.