It can definitely be addicting. I was/am in the same boat as you. I’d been listening to various podcasts since the early days of Rogan over 10 years ago. Once the explosion of bitcoin podcasts started in 2017,2018 my listening increased until I was full blown nonstop all day (and night😯) at 1.5x -1.7x speed consuming as much as I could.

Seriously trying to multitask at work at home doing any activity and having people talking in your ear the whole time I felt like I’ve given myself some A.D.D. That’s when I realized I had to be more present as well.

The last year ive been dialing it back more and more and now just listening to a few dedicated shows. I sure learned a lot though in those years though 😅