8 YouTube Videos To Distract Yourself With

How are you doing? Maybe you have a crazy amount of work to do, or mildly sick kids who are demanding every waking moment of your attention. Maybe you're in-laws are staying for a long weekend or perhaps you're just generally overwhelmed by the insanity of your life.  Doom-scrolling is best avoided at these moments, so instead we suggest you go and lock yourself in the bathroom and take your pick from our curated selection of very deliberate distractors to re-set your brain. 

1. Architectural Digest Set Tour of the Arconia from 'Only Murders In The Building'

Cosy, nostalgic, detailed and very New York.

2. Man Dancing In 42 Countries [Where The Hell is Matt? 2008]

A life-affirming dance trip around the globe with a bunch of strangers that will make you appreciate the amount of effort, and humanity, packed into 12 minutes.

3. (I Wanna) Channing All Over your Tatum Official Music Video

This music video came out of a Jimmy Kimmel interview 11 years ago. Hilarious, random and old school. 

4. Sarah Lavender ASMR Calm Your Anxiety in 20 Minutes

If you're really feeling the overwhelm, this video offers a mix of calming music, sounds, whispered instructions and grounding affirmations. It's like an unconventional meditation with a mate. Headphones on for maximum escapism. 

5. Models Falling Over Compilation

3 minutes of laugh-out-loud funny. And yes yes yes we know it's not kind, but....

6.Paul Mescal Playing With Puppies 

While trying to answer questions about Gladiator 2. Ridiculously cute.

7. Iconic Moments from Crazy Stupid Love

If you're feeling like you need some attention, this might hit the spot. A compilation of 3 scenes from the film, including the pick-up line scene and of course the Dirty Dancing scene. Because we all wanted to be Hannah.

 

8. Kate Winslett; Life Lessons by Bazaar UK

Calm reassurance and beautiful imagery from one of our favourite ladies. Perfect for remembering who you are and what's important, with a touch of glam, of course.