Trust Your Boredom: Why Getting Bored Watching Your Edit Is Actually Good

From The Video Editing Podcast by Unsplice

November 7, 2025 · 9 min

About this episode

In this episode, Shiny discusses how boredom during the editing process can be a powerful tool for identifying issues and improving workflow.

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People in this episode

Host: Shiny

Topics covered

video editing
professional intuition
editing workflow
boredom
feedback
revision cycles

Keywords

video editing
boredom
editing feedback
Emmy-nominated editor
editing workflow
observer mode
revision cycles

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Organizations: Unsplice, Emmy