Unpopular opinion: I was watching shows all wrong for years

It hit me last Tuesday. I was three seasons deep into a show everyone said was great, but I was just staring at my phone, barely following it. My wife asked me a simple question about a main character's job and I had no clue. The whole thing was just background noise. I realized I've been 'binging' by putting on six episodes in a row while I do chores or scroll, not actually watching. I was treating shows like a podcast. Now I'm trying to just watch one episode at a time, with the lights off and my phone in another room. It feels weird, but I'm actually remembering plot points. Does anyone else have to fight the urge to multitask while watching something?

My old foreman said to always check the governor rope tension first on a door lockout call

Got a call for a stuck car at a bank on Main Street. The doors wouldn't open and close right. I spent twenty minutes checking the lock rollers and track before I remembered his advice. Sure enough, the governor rope was way too loose, causing the safety to trip. Anyone else run into this, or do you start somewhere else?

I was stuck on a bug for two days until I tried explaining my code out loud to my cat.