I'm quitting video games.

[KeymasterKeymaster]

Maybe this is a dumb suggestion, but please throw it away if it’s silly to you.

Personally, I don’t play video games because I see it as a diversion away from all other things. A kind of procrastination. Not necessarily a “waste of time” because entertainment is not really a “waste of time”. It’s fun, but I still see it as a diversion. So I regard computers (and technology) as a tool – instead of a toy.

That means if I ever find myself dicking around with games (or whatever) in the back of my mind, a nagging message is constantly reminding me “you’re not DOING anything right now”. A a kind of self-shaming guilt trip, if you will.

So I’ll practice piano instead. Or clean something. Or I would WORK.

I admit it sounds silly, but I can spend 36 hours playing video games too, and it’s easy to become an addiction… I just remind myself that it’s not productive.

Good for you if you manage to quit , and like yourself better because of it. Whatever it takes, I suppose.

If you keep doing what you've always done... you're gonna keep getting what you always got.

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