In my experience, video games are incredibly stimulating. You lose your desire to accomplish things outside a game. When you play a lot of video games, this desire is sublimated into achieving things in the game. You can’t put in a code to unlock “overnight millionaire” or to have an attractive woman show up at your doorstep.Īs humans, we are goal-seeking organisms by nature. Unfortunately, it’s not that way in real life. Want to breeze past this level? Put in the cheats for God Mode. There’s nothing wrong with playing online, but if you’re substituting that for real life interaction – sound the alarms.ĭon’t want to see a cutscene? Hit “Start” or “X”. Online gaming creates the illusion of being social much like social media does. You’re connecting with people all over the globe to form teams, clans, etc.Īwesome, right? Well…kinda. When this first came out, I was stunned by the possibilities. With the explosion of online gaming, we now have the ability to play with anyone in the entire world. You’re leveling up, you’re destroying all these bad bosses…but what about those dishes in the sink? What about that credit card bill? What are you doing to fix those? If you’re spending a lot of time in Fantasy-land… nothing much. Video games are a form of escapism into a fantasy reality. You know…the type of enjoyment that comes from accomplishing real-life goals? There’s nothing worse than putting a ton of time into something and having nothing to show for it.Ĥ. What if you were able to use that money to buy life-changing books instead? What would your life look like a year from now? Five years from now?įor the time that you’re putting into a video game…how much are you getting back out of it? Sure, you’re getting pleasure… but what about real and lasting enjoyment? Consoles…controllers…games…accessories… all of that stuff adds up in the long run. If you’re reading this, you most likely aren’t, so… Again, if you’re a professional gamer – this is fine. ![]() Not into anything productive, that’s for sure. Two hours here…two hours there… A metric ton of time down the black hole. Let’s start with how it will negatively impact your life. ![]() If these don’t convince you, nothing will. Here are 20 super solid reasons to massively cut back your time on video games and start taking charge of your life. ![]() If you want to take your life to the next level, you’re likely going to need to stop playing so many video games (I’m speaking from personal experience here as a former gamer). I’ve re-written the introduction myself, however, the main content was originally written by one of our guest authors. Note: This article was originally published for the self-development section of our other blog, Wealthy Gorilla. As things grew, and I had the funds to begin delegating tasks to others, I had time to return to casual gaming. Personally, I stopped playing video games from the age of 20-24 whilst I was trying to focus on building out my business. Now then, we’re all video game fans here, right?Įven the biggest video game fans might come to a point in their life where they need to put down the controller to focus on other things, and that’s where this article comes into play.Īlthough we all love video games (I’m assuming you do since you’re on a video game website), video game addiction can become a big and serious problem.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |