For instructional videos I usually click through to skim before fully committing, especially if they waffle at the start. It works easier on desktop than mobile though.
I'm not sure if it still works, but you used to be able to append something like '&wadsworth' to the end of youtube links and it would act like a timestamp link 30% of the way through the video.
And don't forget the Wadsworth Constant :)
https://www.dictionary.com/e/pop-culture/the-wadsworth-const...