

Sounds like you’re describing Agile Project Management to some degree (breaking marathons into sprints, accepting that change of direction/focus happens).
Good thinking - one never wants to fight their base nature, it’s a losing proposition. Instead, understanding it so it can be utilized, managed, directed is a much more effective approach.
YouTube does this stuff because it’s effective. The only way to avoif is to not play the game as defined by them.
Switch to other means of watching YouTube, like Grayjay, or an envious instance.