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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 18 MIN

QOTD - COMFORT TV SHOWS

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A 2026 report on global streaming habits found that despite thousands of new shows being released last year, the average person spent one-third of their viewing time rewatching shows they have already seen (think Friends, The Office, or Grey's Anatomy). Psychologists say we aren't being "lazy"... we're "self-soothing." In an unpredictable world, our brains crave a story where we already know the ending. What is that one "comfort show" or movie you can watch over and over again, and you know every line by heart? Why do you think you keep going back to it?

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