A really convenient workaround is the extension called Unhook. It's very neat and lets you to control many aspects of your Youtube experience. Available both for Chrome/Firefox:
I love the idea of having an external second brain, I use primarily Notion but might try out Gitbook. Also, I've been thinking of Oculus, however, I'm worried that it will turn out as another "hot" purchase
1)https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/unhook-remove-yout...
2)https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-recom...