I seem to have a problem with moderating myself when it comes to playtime on Video Games, How do you keep yourself from just endlessly playing games?

  • iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Honestly, mine came about organically with other responsibilities and interests.

    Earlier on, I’d moderated myself but picking up another hobby, like playing bass guitar and adding that into my priorities.

    Once out of college, other priorities, like making better than decent meals, my significant other, and continuing my tabletop RPG crew kinda helped me stop spending endless weekend or day off hours on a game.

    Probably, the largest piece for me is having a family and a friend group that I care to keep up with. When I was younger, I escaped through games, but now I use them more like how I use a book or TV series and look for experiences I’ll find meaningful instead of just grinding rep or xp points in a loop.

    • SamXavia@kbin.runOP
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      1 year ago

      @iltoroargento Thank you, I feel like pushing for some of the other hobbies I have such as Video Editing is a more healthy way to express myself. Sometimes it feels like I just get swallowed by the idea of gaming.