Summary
YouTube is an endless well of entertainment, education, and inspiration.
At least it is when your recommendations dont suck.
Heres how to reset and train YouTube to be better.
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Deciphering YouTube’s Algorithm
OnlyYouTubereally knows how YouTube works.
The same is true for content producers, even those who seem to have cracked it.
Most of the time, YouTube will show you more of the same.
But YouTube also occasionally takes a chance on something completely random, which can be a blessing in disguise.
At worst, you might be poisoning your own YouTube recommendations.
YouTube includes Incognito mode on its mobile apps for this very reason.
The feature isnt available on the desktop yet.
Clicking the thumbs-down button sends a message that this isnt for you.
But bad video recommendations often trickle through to your main Home feed, and clicking them is counterintuitive.
Theres also a Dont Recommend Channel button that is far more creator-specific.
Shorts also incorporates a lot of viral content, from channels you might not otherwise watch.
Ive noticed that some creators are pushing Shorts heavily.
This isnt for everyone.
Micro-managing your YouTube watch history is a chore, and deleting everything will leave you with nothing.
Use the YouTube Watch History and YouTube Search History lists to remove individual items or delete everything.
But tastes and trends change, and you might find yourself drifting away from some channels.
YouTube tends to resurface old channels from time to time, particularly if they havent uploaded in a while.
ensure youre getting the most out of the service by checking outsome of the most useful YouTube features.
