This video needs to be viral. I'm glad that I have the honor of the first comment. I already made the decision of quitting FIFA since I have been playing the game for 8 years. Now I'm quitting the game to release my potential in my studies, my fitness and my football. A English footballer Tammy Abraham A.S. Roma's current Striker once said:" I'm not playing FIFA because I'm working on being on FIFA". the guy now has a great card in the game and one of the best young English strikers in the world of football.
An honor that you are the first comment on Finicio. That's an incredible story, I wish you the best of luck in your studies as well as your fitness journey. You should be very proud of yourself. Don't give up and keep moving forward brother
I am 19, and most of my life I was playing video games. I always thought that when you enjoy spending time gaming, its not a waste of time. Now I am month clean, making progress learning a language I was always wanting to learn, and next week I am going to the boxing gym. Next month I will be getting a job too. All that in one month because I wanted to do this. My life is doing 180 already; I am done playing video games all day. I want to have friends and live like a normal young guy in his best years.
Exactly as you said to people that disagree, it's a personal experience and many of us may share the same feeling: I'm missing something else in life... I was suffering due to heavy anxiety so I went cold turkey on video games and porn, and well my life changed 180°, everything so far is better, no more anxiety or depression or anything just clearer mind, best relationship with my gf.... Nice to see the people are feeling the same, (sorry 4 bad English btw ) .... Keep it up dude
I once read a quote that said "The time you enjoy wasting isn't wasted time" and I have been using that as an excuse to justify my gaming habits to myself, but in the past couple years the looming feeling that I am missing out on more than I realize has been growing and this video came to me as proof of that. Thank you for sharing this, I will get better!
you need to reconsider that quote my friend. because enjoyment isnt the end all be all in life. many things that will actively improve your life arent enjoyable. also the modern world is made to be a pleasure ridden amusement park where everything spikes your dopamine in the most predatory ways. many obese people probably live by similar statements as they enjoy eating until they literally die. so sure, its not time wasted if you dont cosider it wasted but their has to be more to life than controlling 3d models behind a screen
Thanks for making this video I really needed it. I’m 2 months free from playing any video games and my life has drastically improved. Although many times I have felt tempted to come back, I would always remind myself of the life I really wanted. And by doing that I prevent myself from playing games.
Just sold my gaming pc a couple months back. Pretty much the only time I've thought about it since is when I look at the tub I put next to the desk where my pc was and went,"Oh yeah. I had a pc" And then went on with my day. Trouble is my main group of friends just wants to play video games when we get together and my family only wants to sit in front of the tv after work. Not me, though. I'm gonna do my own thing.
I agree with this. I’ve been gaming damn near my whole life. They hold a special place for sure. But, going from sht factory job to sht factory job, my desire to rise from is way stronger now. I don’t even have an urge that strong to play anymore. I suggest people make a daily checklist of productive task before doing any leisure activities. For example a few of mine are 100 push ups minimum, 30mins-1hr books, 30mins-1hr of studying business. Depending on how much time you have left in your day after your task, you can consider leisure like gaming but limit yourself as Finicio said if you must play.
Congrats Jaden, it makes me happy to know there are other people who share the same mindset. You seem to have a great understanding about productivity. Use that motivation and drive from those factory jobs to propel yourself into a new beginning. You have the power and ability to become whatever you want. Keep grinding bro, your future self and family will be very appreciative of your hard work. I'm very proud of you for starting your journey. Best of luck with your journey Jaden, I will see you at the top !
you guys talk like gaming is like a big problem. ask people in high paying it jobs, they are almost all gamers. male or female. yet they somehow can learn and play games regularly without it getting in the way of their career. if you guys cant do that thats a you problem for you. it just means that you guys are basically addicted. but not every person is the same. just like with alcohol. some people have the ability to drink without becoming alcoholics and some dont.
This video needs to be viral. You covered all the important aspects and reasons about quitting video games. I don’t miss any day playing them (sorry for the bad English)
Verily, this moving picture doth require to be of great renown. Thou hast touched upon all the salient points and reasons for forsaking the game of idle distraction. Ne’er a day passes when I do not partake in their revels(Sorry for the bad English)
A reason why I rarely play games recently is, that not only I am being tired after a job, but also I have more of the other activities such as working out, drawing, participating in the communities, etc. A proof of this is recording videos much rarely than I used to back before 2022. Recently I mostly play them with the guests. However I still take them to the soccer matches. The more joy I am having by playing table games with my family.
When I’m bored I have been trying out reading biographies. They are distracting enough, but at the same time you’re reading true stories about real people you can learn from. You can also tailor the people to what you want to learn. For example; business? Read biographies about entrepreneurs.
Knowledge is key my friend. That's a very productive distraction and I'm very proud of you. Keep learning from people who are masters in the virtues you want to accomplish. Keep it up brother I know you will go very far in life.
7:30 My dad always reminded me of this when I was a kid. It never really made sense until I started living on my own. The freedom was cool and all, I could play video games all night and sleep whenever I want. Until there was a time that I couldn't get any work done because I would rather just sit and play games all day. No one was coming to save me, I had to make a change. Such a great video. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Bro you are a strong man well done! I am 23 been living alone since 16 and I still game everyday and smoke weed but I want to make a change to my life and I believe I am at that point we’re I am going to change major everyday lifestyle routines I just hope I do this I got to do this 🙏
@@jordanmarazziGlad to hear you're trying to make a change for yourself my guy! You've already done the first step; which is recognizing the problem. The next step is to do something about it. Just know that progress isn't linear. There are still times that I can't help myself and give into the temptation of playing video games. It will be hard, there will be challenges, there will be relapses especially if you've been doing it for years, but always remember no one is going to stop you. It has to be you. Goodluck brother! 🙏
I realised this 3 years ago i quitted vidéo games fully rn i feel im more productive and i have a good set of friends rather i practised and gained on my 3rd language and started teaching that language and it brought me some income . i started gaining financial knowladge and that one thing about leaving gaming and being myself actually helped me reached my goals and get into my fav university.
After getting two video game-related injuries one day, it dawned on me what a waste of time playing video games was for me, and the care, craftsmanship, and magic of video games are dead. I don’t miss it one bit. Now, I invest that time working out and leveling up in real life.
A lot of people think is good for them to play video games as a form to escape reality. But for me, i much prefer to stay in my shit reality trying to make it better instead of trying to escape it.
People that are telling me to quit gaming a passion that I only do for 2-3-4 hours a day are the same people that are zombies glued to their phone and having a screentime of 7+ hours and I don't have any social media and I very rarely touch the phone.
See, I disagree with the part about there are other men that are grinding and hustling to complete their goals. Thats just it. It's THEIR goals. Some of my goals involve video games. Im healthy, I have a job, I'm in college, I have a girlfriend, plus my extracurricular activities I do and I still put 20-40 hours a week into video games. I don't feel like I have too play them I just have goals in those video game I want to compete.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that my friend. There’s nothing wrong with that if that’s what you want. Personally I came to the conclusion I didn’t want to keep gaming and made my own goals. As long as you’re happy and achieving your personal goals more power to you my friend. Keep it up 👍
@@IamFiniciofor me, it was different. Like I started working on myself and on my businesses. And I just started shifting my mind to playing the video game of real life and got bored to those other games. I use to play like an hour a day and now I will maybe drop an hour a month. I really feel much better and I know i'm advancing on my goals now. If you didn't understand just remember the fact that its my want to make money that bored me out of vidéo games.
@@IamFinicio I have made the decision that I will not buy any future games from this point on. I will only play older games every now and then, sometimes that might be up to an hour to no more than two in a day (never for even half of my waking hours). I have gone months without any games at all numerous times, even about an entire year. The time to stop playing any games forever might come soon, might not, but the time to play far less than I spend working, learning/reading, exercising, engaging in various hobbies, bettering myself in every way, etc. is now and forever. People throughout history have always had downtime, played various games as well, whether skittles (like bowling), card games, chess, etc., even adults, even highly productive ones, like great composers, inventors, writers, leaders, etc. They of course were not playing all day, not even most of the day. For those who spend a large part of their time playing games over other things, they should definitely quite forever, at least until they have improved their lifestyle. By then, they will likely not even want to play games anymore anyway. I hardly do either, except for a select few, just every now and then.
its different for everyone, a lot of people get hooked on games and make it a priority over their real life and their real life gets negatively impacted. if games negatively impact your real life then its a problem, if it doesnt then its fine
Very well said my man, as a former gamer myself(at 31 1/2 that quit back in March this yr) it actually feels good to quit cold, turkey and get out there in the real world with real achievements out there. I’m surprised this video. Hasn’t gone viral. It needs to. Keep up the great work. And thank you for this video. And thank you for letting me comment. #RealLifeFunForTheWin.
I’m very proud of you, you should be proud of yourself as well. Everybody no matter what age has the potential to become something great. I wish you the best of luck with your journey.
I recently quit video games three months ago because I realised that playing from age 10 to 27 actually stopped my brain from growing. I feel like I don’t have the social skills of an adult and I’ve gone nowhere in my career. Gaming is as bad as any other addiction.
@retrospectivej5718 "um, not true. I have social skills and let me tell you, I interact with all kinds of people." He was talking about himself, not you.
Yeah, I have been gaming way too long. I’m 37 and have no social life. I just recently found a great social circle after getting out of my comfort zone and I’m beginning to live a more satisfying life. Video gaming is not it.
Great video 👍. It just happened naturally that I prefer to spend my free time on more productive things nowadays rather than video games. I've had more fun playing a new sport, learning cooking and even cleaning my backyard than gaming. In my opinion, gaming provides an empty accomplishment, i could beat a game and get that trophy but what then? How would that platinum trophy improve me as a person? There's nothing wrong with gaming, but at the same time we need to be wary of how we spend our free time as time goes on. We don't wanna look back and regret where we invested our time to. There is more to spending free time than video games (and other consumption-heavy hobbies)
Thank you so much, very inspirational. I’ve been playing video games since I was like 15 years old or possibly younger I’m now 22 going on 23 and realized how many years I’ve wasted of my life playing video games. I could have spent that time going to the gym, learning martial arts or any combat defense because I was never taught how to fight. Or even playing sports in school but instead of doing those normal things kids do in school I’ve decided to isolate myself from the real world and live in a virtual reality for years and waste my time playing video games. I need to make a change, I play like 7-8hrs it’s ridiculous. I want to make a schedule to workout, read books to improve my intelligence and develop a more social status in life and much much more. There’s so much more to this world than playing video games instead of leveling up in a delusional world we should all focus on leveling up our real life character. Thank you once again! Very inspiring
Hey bro, Honestly If you actually transfer what you learned from games into real life then there can be no way that you wasted your life playing those games. If you literally didn't apply anything you experienced or learnt playing games that would be true but that's almost impossible
I quit last month. Im more of an outdoorsy person so i installed my time instead with outdoor activities, like working out, going to the beach, riding my bike, chilling with family and friends. Hiking. Etc….
@@IamFinicio thanks dude the first 3 weeks were hell for me but the the last 3 weeks it’s finally hitting me and it hit me like a freaking bull dozer. Im over it never going back to it. I still do talk to the “boys” via the xbox app but thats about it for me. And funny thing is they are starting to feel the same way as we are all the same age or one year younger.
Bro great video I have just hit week 9 and I'm way more productive can tell it is just the start to rebuilding though I still crave gaming so bad and I guess laughing with the boys but I'm 28 been gaming since 8 over 20000 hours 😮 my mind is becoming much clearer and quitting porn at the same time has lots of benefits I still wanna play every day tho going to be a hard battle
@@NZAce13 Congratulations on reaching week 9. I'm very proud of your work so far. You have a long journey ahead of you but it's all very much worth it. Sometimes it's hard to think and reminisce of all the good laughs with the boys, I truly understand bro. Just be glad you were able to share those memories and keep moving forward. Every time you have those strong urges to play games, you need to think about where you were and how far you've come. Every urge should make you wonder what else you could be doing and how you can improve your life. I know you can do it bro, best of luck with your journey
I actually just started thinking of walking away from gaming. I've slowly started playing less and less. I actually don't know at this moment the last time I played. Going to take the extra time I have to improve my health.
I think I have come to that age where I realised it was never worth investing the amount of times I did into video games. I could have made friends when I started University but nope, I just played video games with online friends who at the end of the day don't mean anything as they are just there to have a laugh with you and call it a day.
CODM is undeniably addictive due to its thrilling gameplay, constant updates, and engaging progression system. It's not just about the youth; players of all ages can get hooked. It's really crucial for people to have responsible gaming habits. Gaming is fun, but it's important to strike a healthy balance in life.
I'm not disagreeing with the video or saying "you're dumb" for holding the opinion that everyone should quit playing games, but I would like to point out a concept that works wonders in all areas of life: moderation in all things. You could argue the same thing about regular games or sports as you're mentioning gaming--if you're spending 20 hours a week playing basketball and it is causing you to fall behind in other areas of life, it's time to cut back and MODERATE. I don't say this next part to try and make myself sound "better" than anyone, but to offer another perspective. I enjoy playing games, somewhere in the ballpark of 5-10 hours per week (mostly on Friday/Saturday night for 2-3 hours in a sitting). That said, I'm a couple months away from graduating college, have been working in my career field for the past 3 years, am married, and have plenty of other hobbies (mostly things like mountain biking, snowboarding, etc.). No one aspect of my life has dominated another and caused me to fall behind, gaming included. It all comes down to PRIORITIZING the right things and MODERATING how much of those lower priority things you do. Like they say, too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
Thanks for showing up right before the new year, i will be watching a few of these as im getting ready for next year and the resolutions. Good on you for making a video and sharing it with the internet. Have a great 2024, cheers
Yes I can agree that video games can be a problem. I have played Warframe for well over 500 hours (about a month of my life) and that's just one game, not including any of the other games I have played a lot of. I enjoy playing but I get so bored of them and keep coming back out of boredom. Luckily I have things to help me not play them such as my guitar or school or perhaps that job I need to apply to and hopefully get. It is a struggle but I know it will be so rewarding if I play video games considerably less
Something I realized recently since quitting is I that I feel my thoughts again. I played video games so much that I would just numb out my thoughts. You have so many thoughts that run through your head every day and you choose which ones to focus on and listen to. It feels like I can focus on thoughts that involve productivity and fun outside of video games again!
Okay you win, I'm going to try this. Recently realized my entire life is consumed by video games, when i'm not playing games i'm on twitch consuming video game content, when i'm not on twitch i'm on youtube consuming video game content, when i'm not on youtube im on discord watching my friends play games, when i'm not on discord i'm thinking about video games. I rarely spend more than 2 hours a day actually doing anything productive that benefits me. I worked out yesterday, and my first thing though was time to reward myself. And proceeded to spend the next 6 hours on discord and games. Couldn't do something productive for 2 hours, but was fine playing video games for 6 straight? Don't think I'm strong enough to dry quit. I don't have some overarching goal, something that drives me all day everyday. I obviously have a desire to improve myself like most people and can identify good habits from bad ones. And I have thought, Ive taken the advice of sitting in my room and just thinking. And there was really nothing that made me feel that way. But that isn't an excuse to just waste my life away either. I can at least start preparing myself for when I eventually find my purpose. And I'm going to start today. 2 hours a day (Genuinely dont think I can do this tbh because of how much of a socialization video games actually take up, but i'll genuinely try) of playing / twitch / youtube / discord. I can spend all 2 however i want, but after that 2 i have to go do something else. I have a lot of projects I've wanted to work on. Just to build my portfolio as a human being. But i never stick to them, easier to play video games. So hopefully with that crutch of entertainment I can start working on them. And hopefully by the time the semester rolls around I can go weeks without playing games and actually focus on school next semester (something i can say going into my second year of college, I have never genuinely done, which is kinda sad)
I'm oftenly in and out of video games. I was clean for almost a year but went back. I'm trying to getting rid of it for good. Thanks for the video. It gives me courage
Recently I've been getting bored of everything, even playing videogames which was like my hobby or something. I've been thinking of just stop playing but, as you said, I feel this urge to keep playing because I don't have anything more to do, or so I think. Through this year, I've noticed that this "addiction" I have is getting out of hand, affecting me in my personal life (in terms of studies, mental health, etc), and while I don't play as much, I still spent hours of my day just watching videos or social media in general. For a long time I have this idea of going to a gym but my head always makes up an excuse to not go. I don't know if anything that I wrote makes sense, my English is not that great, but my point is that your video really makes people understand the benefits that involve quitting videogames. In my case, I really should start looking at options of things to do instead of playing so this addiction stops. Wish you and everyone have a good day/afternoon/night.
a big reason youre failing to find a replacement is because everything your replacing it with is basically the same thing video games have made you complacement and addicted to comfort. find things that challenge you or push you out of your comfort zone. you dont want to go to the gym because working out is uncomfortable for many. pleasure is a fools gold my friend
Think about how much time Game developers spend on making games fulfilling for us to fall back on. That's why we go back to them. Now think about how much time we spend making our own lives fulfilling, and that will tell you why it's so hard to swap out gaming for things like going to the gym or studying because we haven't designed those things to be fulfilling for us.
I'm currently in the process of selling all my games and It's been a bit hard coming to terms with it but I know I have to do this. Personally I've been trying to better my walk with God and to also be more productive in want I want to do like coding and making music, and gaming has gotten in the way of it (TH-cam even more so). Thank you for making this video, it helps a ton! I wish you all the best, God Bless.
I was loading RDR2 and as it was loading I was scrolling through TH-cam and just suddenly out of nowhere your video popped up in my recommended. I watched it and afterwards I immediately turned off my Xbox and started doing something productive. Thanks for the vid man!
Every video that speaks on the truth of video games and why it’s beneficial is ALWAYS made with the OP needing to state “I know I’ll get backlash for it”, which ironically shows why video game addiction and even “moderate” gaming is a problem. I can tell people coping in the comments can’t accept the fact that they can highly benefit from doing near anything else instead of using throat time to play video games.
I respect what you mention about video games having a negative effect on our lives, but this is how we thrive as humans and it hurts to have the realization to accept the fact that you also have to look at the pros of having video games. if I had you have so much free time I would just rather grind on my PC and PS5 than deal with the world and try to do something for myself which is a benefit for me but it's a skill that I would need in the future. furthermore ill will learn not to play as much or have any screen time unless I'm researching or learning for goals for my career but its a hard process to accomplish
Great points the only thing id disagree with is the idea that you have to (or even can) find something that gets you going as much as video games do. Thats just not possible because as you said theyre meticulously designed to be more stimulating and compulsion forming than even gambling.
I promise if you put video games behind you and stay true to the plan you will not only forget about them but you will find other things that interest you and you will find motivation to pursue those things. It can be as simple as going on walks. Try to take a break and stay true to yourself for a minimum 2 weeks. Let me know how it goes and how you feel afterwards. Best of luck Jay
Great video bro I agree with. I just play once a week with one friend of mine I play in the afternoon like for 3 hours or so. I think it's not that bad.
Yep, I've writted it on another video, so I'm going to spare time. Happy to see other people notice these things, probably it means we are really getting mature, growing up. Here is the comment: Lefting games best decision of my life. Played them since when I 3-4 years old. Now it's been 20 years of gaming and it's been almost three months without gaming. The problem with me is that I always wanted to create ''another me'' inside that virtual universe where I was a winner, while in reality I was doing almost nothing. Now that I've left I could focus more on doing what I like to do and I don't have anymore that bad feeling that I need to continue my mission inside the virtual world. What's the difference? That in videogames every level up, unlocked objective/trophy, ecc...will disappear, because someone could turn off the electricity for ever, your save game would be lost or the game will be shut down, so everything you did and you have dedicated many hours of your life would disappear and you will feel so bad. Right now I'm back from a 1200km bike trip and feel so great, ready for another one. I don't fucking care about videogames anymore, I can focus on work out, running and bike, and I have much more time...And stay all day with that posture, on a monitor that cause me dark circles under the eyes and brain fog..definitly not worth it. These old jewel games are just good memories, replaced by trash games that wants your money and time and want you to be a nerd porn addict that live in a virtual world. As you said, isn't a hobby anymore, it's a work. Maybe you work all day, go home and do a second work, this isn't funny guys. Today games are toxic and made only to hook your brain, I remember the bad days in HOI4 or CK3 where I was so addicted and could play for hours and hours without stop. These games are made like these because they want you addicted. Need a definitive radical cut. Going to sell my two graphic cards, their value I think is almost 400-500 bucks, but isn't easy to sell them on the used market so I will sell them for less, and get some stuff for running or for bike. Thanks for reading and happy to see other people that start to understand how the modern game industry works and want to left or at least make a radical change like stop support certain industrial logics.
Thanks a lot for this video man. I quit video games for a while and was very productive. During my spring break I decided I wanted to revisit some old games for just a small chunk of my day. Slowly but surely that turned into the majority of my day. My day started revolving around these games again. In just a week I became addicted again. Now I'm gonna quit again cause I watched this video. Thanks!
Great video brother! I literally quit video games a year ago and my life changed for the better, in so many different ways. I’m in the process of editing a video on quitting video games and I decided I’d research what others are saying as well. You just earned yourself a subscriber. Well done mate. With consistency I can see you being extremely successful on TH-cam
good important video especially as you get older you will start to reflect on your life and want to quit distraction thats taking your whole time and gaming is a good reason to either quit or a huge break off of so you can have time to take care of yourself mind, body and spirit
The push up strategy is amazing, I came up with the idea on my own but I see you and others do it also. It's quite effective because after those pushups you already change the chemical stuff going on your body and it's easier to go through the craving. This one also applies for quit smoking. The more angry and irritated you are, the more pushups you make.
I used to play destiny nonstop on most days until realizing that I was neglecting the upkeep in my backyard and letting it get out of control until gaming habits changed and spent ten days of getting the garden into shape during spring and summer on other days I go out visiting places for my social media accounts. And most recently cancelled both subscriptions for the Xbox games pass and PlayStation Plus by saving money then I was spending it on do I regret quitting gaming absolutely not. Most other reasons why I quit because being on medication due to being diagnosed with Myoclonus a form of epilepsy that caused by a malfunction of the brain that triggers violent shock and seizures in the body. Lastly it felt like the best decision I have made.
You do you man, glad it worked out for you. Personally I don't I'll ever stop playing as long as I enjoy playing games. I don't see time put into something I enjoy as wasted time. Just like anything else, a healthy balance is needed. And that can mean different things to different people, for me it's mostly stopping playing pvp online multiplayer games, especially on my own since I don't enjoy playing them anymore.
Im 27 and currently facing a gaming burntout, anything l try to play i just feel bored, i wouldnt call it quitting and will end up playing again eventually, but im on day one of an attmepted 84 day game free stint, but 2 weeks sounds better. Well see.
Great video, although you and I have entirely different views on personal growth from what I grasp. I spent a year away from gaming and I realized two things: I actually like to play on occasion, as much as I enjoy good movies or great books; there's way too much crap being released these days, and that is, indeed, poison (just as much as bad plays or poor music are poisonous to one's mind). So, yeah, I agree with you, although I do think some games are worth for their critical value and wealth of perspectives and creativity. After being away from games - it began with religious motivations - I realized that it wasn't gaming that took away from me. It was letting poor experiences, which aggregate nothing, take over most of my time. And that goes for repetitive work as well. Ever since I've been on the lookout for anything that introduces meaninful growth in my life - not just success or health, but spiritual and existential growth. I gotta tell you, there was a cut - to all poor interactions in my life. Not to people, however. No matter how odd a relationship can go, it always teaches you something. On the other side, more prayer and meditation time, more reading the books I love, more tending to the needs of my people... Solid advice, man. Keep it up!
Something i have learned in my life is that you need to let people be who they are and that there is a time in your life for everything. Video games fit in perfectly with my life and reminds me of how my ancestors before me played passionately stickball and marbles. I just genuinely enjoy life and feel there is a lesson here: there is more in the being than in the doing. Take care.
I’ve stop playing games for like 140 days (I was busy with fitness, long bike trips, ecc..). Stop videogames is the key to stop with pornaddiction as well..if you balance it with something else. As I said mysef that was enough with videogames retention I relapsed again ALSO on porn, so that’s the point for me Videogames=Pornography As I cutted off again videogames, I barey think to porn, and I had two weeks right now were I couldn’t do much fitness or Bike since I had a arm surgery and my bike is in reparation so even cutting Porn/games I was able to handle boredom with reading, writing, walking, ecc…
A bit issue im having atm is I spent a bit of money on a pc Gpu and now I'm feeling like I need to play it to get an roi. I need to shift out of that mindset. I feel like this would draw gamers back in a lot. I sold my ps5 to quit gaming but then had a moment of weakness🤦♂️
Great video, I appreciate you sharing your personal experience and giving reasons to quit + realistic tips on limiting gaming. The most impactful thing (for me personally) that I took from this video is that it is okay to say no. I'm autistic and it has been extremely difficult for me to make friends offline so most of my friends are people I game with online, I have a hard time saying no to them but I've had to, a lot. I only game once or twice per week and limit myself to 2 hours max, that's almost nothing compared to how I used to be (I played nearly 5 hours every weekday, around 7-9 hours on the weekend). I've now made new friends offline, I have more money/time to pursue things that really matter to me, and I live a more stress-free life. To anyone reading this- you deserve to beat your gaming addiction and true friends will always support you when they see you trying to get better.
It means a lot to me that my videos can reach and inspire others. That is the entire soul purpose for my channel. I’m glad the video was relatable for you, and I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m very proud of you for setting limits and saying no to ur friends even when you wanted to say yes. It takes a lot of mental integrity do so, and not many people are as strong as you. Keep up the good work yomicofi and keep moving forward brother
Godam, it's actually pretty crazy when you put it in another perspective of when you were a kid lets say like in middle school or something & the only reason why youve always been so addicted to video games is because you lacked social life, was probably going through depressed from bullies, bad grades, etc. And its almost similar to turning to drugs, ig that just goes to show how much of a simulation we live in
I am glad that Thia video poped out from nowhere and remembered me Something that i know i have tot changw, Thank You, ia amazeing how youre girat video got to me. Keep it going , from now in i will be watching this channel.(sorry for may bad english knowlage)
When I'm playing with my friends, online games it requires some concentration and button control, you know what I mean. After matchmaking, my soul has been drained, and I don't want to do some important tasks such as learning language or watch movies.
What if you got hurt real bad like me and you don't really have a life to shoot for anymore. Chronic pain keeps me in a chair a lot, and gaming takes my mind off it. I agree with you totally. I didn't game at all and had a fit and decent life before my injury. I can't believe people with working bodies actually choose this.
Gaming is so fun for me bro. been gaming since little kid, i have stopped for a few years but then life hit me, my job sucks my soul, the only cure is that comfortable gaming night. I m 28 years old now and playing video game in the background while watching this. HELP ME
This is why I play older games, when I used to play Dota 2 (newer game obviously) I was playing up to 8hrs (during COVID lock down) and now it's anywhere from 10mins up to 4hrs 😅
Personally, I like gaming. I do feel at least a slight disappointment when all I did in a day was just game. I could’ve been making a good TH-cam video but chose to grind Minecraft. Overall, you got to moderate video games and avoid procrastination.
Video Games as a whole are a waste of time, That being said, I still play them. When I was little, it was a good way of exposing myself to a variety of artforms in one package. Storytelling, technology, music, community. I certainly learned a lot, but it has diminishing returns. Like a magic trick. Its cool to know how to do it, and its cool to show to newcomers... I still find some value in it, but it is very dangerous the amount of time spent on these versus how much knowledge you gain becomes disproportionate the further you get in life. This is why video games should be abandoned as you get older. You should be smart enough to not be fooled by such storytelling tricks, as life has a way of becoming more important than some balogna pre-written fantasy meant to (lets face it) babysit the youth in some form, and give parents a break (and rake in bookoo bucks...) There is something to be said about playing competitively, or trying to actively improve in video games. I experienced this in bits through Halo 1 pc, and Gears of War 1 PC, witnessed it flower through Halo 3, and crystalized in Overwatch Competitive, and similar games which was CALCULATED skill based improvement. Running plays and positions like a football team, or a group of musicians. Thats healthy growth. Er...As healthy as a toxic community can be, lmao! But it built a "winners mentality" within me. To not shittalk on the mic. To make productive short callouts. To ignore the negative 12 year olds screaming the N-word. Thinking about positioning. Not just running around like a Headless Chicken in CoD, twitchaiming at everything. Starting to realize the people who complain about "campers"..."spawntrapping is a legitimate strategy" from Halo 3 was so controversial, cause the casuals just became frustrated, and the Advanced players thought "ok, how can we battle spawncamping" and further strategic logic develops from there. A lot of people would rather just huff and puff and smash their controller, then buy a new one and repeat. Theres some people who spend hundreds of hours on Farmville...or Quickmatch...thats what I dont get. Thats just being a bump on a log. Something to be said about how the competitive mindset reflects in real life. I see it, people who actively throw games. They log in to waste time. They sit all day at their job trying to get away with doing nothing. Certain types of successful people are successful no matter what they do. But ask yourself, if YOU are one of these people who can be successful in anything, is video games truly the matter that YOU want to do? Do YOU want to be known for Playing video games??? Ors starting a Farm! Or a School! Or a small business! Or helping the community... or...literally ANYTHING can be more rewarding than being top score in the lobby People who outwardly play the blame game, can do no wrong...etc...Stuck in Bronze. In real life! Stuck in the lower rung, with nothing to show for it, spending all their energy huffing and puffing. Speedrunning is also hilarious to me. The upper echelon. They try to beat the game so quick. They want to spend as little time playing the game, So they spend their lives learning its ins and outs.... just to spend as little time in it...!!! The best way to beat a game is to not play it!
Yeah, you're right. People should always be doing stuff to improve themselves. Who needs a break to have some fun with something they enjoy? This is why I also believe people should never watch movies, television, TH-cam, listen to music, or even look at art! I mean, that's a waste of time, right? There's no point in chilling sometimes; you're just wasting your life.
Immagine u die tomorrow and ur only achievements in life are on a video game that will probably be forgotten in around 3-5 years... But u still have time, u still can be "he was a good guy and a great engineer, doctor, lawyer, manager, designer, entrepeneur, artist (or what ever u want to do with ur life)"
Unless you leave an indelible mark on this world by becoming the next Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos, the itty bitty achievements you speak of will mean nothing in the greater scheme of things. Are they ultimately pointless to pursue ? No, of course not, but damn are we putting too much stock on things.
Before you ask, no I do not think actually playing games is a good way to use your time unless your a pro gamer/streamer/etc. It takes your creativity and mental energy and deposits it in a world where the results you get don't count.
For me Video games aren't Not A problem means you can play Games what ever you want , But You need to stop playing Seriously like competitive Games Which you want that on ranked match...It's become you Being Aggressively then Stressfully
I feel like the big problem is trying to achieve something In a video game. Become champion rank on rainbow six siege is not a real life accomplishment. With that time u spent achieving that goal u could have made money, become healthier, and scored better grades if ur in university or school
@@rubendelgado9918 You hit the mark, video gaming is not bad as long as you have nothing else to do. Like if you've already had a productive day and you are just trying to relax. I don't play competitive games anymore as that's actually a waste of time. U hit the highest rank in a game, well turn the game off and what now? You're just a normal dude, its nothing special.
Can you imagine?, I am constantly busy, I only do productive things. At 10pm I start rock climbing. No down time sounds funny and also really unhealthy. I don't agree with this concept of quitting in the least. Get yer stuff in life done first , then have some fun. I don't get it. Any thing can be addictive and considered a waste of time. This could apply to seashell collecting, or bird watching.
Tbh my guy games are rigged they were never meant to be fun all they care about is who's closest to the server in pvp games and favor them in everything from hit reg to movement everything u can think of you almost never win if your far from the server as a personal gamer myself I just don't see a point the only things u can play is like horror co op games. Strategy games. Puzzle games racing games maybe but if ur far from the server even the traffic lags why spend five hours on a strategy or puzzle game when there's a certain playstyle u can do that will always land u a win or so on once u master those games there's no skill gap at all because there are limitations in games so even strategy and puzzles aren't that great it would just be random if u won or not depending on who did it first or just plain random and if it does come down to who does it first in a puzzle game u again run in to the same problem of them being closer to the server because they would start the game right away while ur a bit delayed there's no. Point in gaming anymore everyone's a try hard in a mini van playing outside the server building u can't even touch them in pvp like there's just no point in playing at this point if you still wanna game that's fine but ur not doing it for the fun I feel like your slightly in denial because last time I played it wasn't fun at all the whole point ur playing is to try and win u can't do that if someones so close to the server their breaking the logic of the game like hitting u when their not even near u and so on there's no point ur just playing to lose then the guy is gonna send u a trash talking message saying how bad u are like I already receive enough of that in my day to day life I dont need to hear that my dad's already abusive I don't need to hear some random guy talking about how sh I am at the game I'm sick of that and some of these people have this good of connection and instead of using it to stream or something they just wanna use it to bully other people and then they barely make any views doing it anyway and ik what ur gonna say what about fighting games pertty much the same problem if u have a higher ping reaching ur data base vs ur in-game ping then ur ping is still higher than theirs this means they can react and do things u can't do all of this is why i quit it's worthless the low ping players feed off of us if we just quit playing they'd go out of business but no one understands that ur playing to lose that's it
I was a huge PoE addict with 4k hours in the game. I realized my addiction was literally ruining my life slowly and I was finally able to quit after 1 year of trying and after quitting gaming completely, my life has improved massively. Definetly recommend quitting.
so, heres a shocker as to why older people still play games, they are comfortable with how there life is! some people are married, have a good job and when they get home and want to unwind, they game!. same thing with people who are single, maybe they choose to be that way because they dont want to get tied down with a crazy person! some of them are able to support themselves with their job, and go home and play games after work. the meaning of life is what you make of it, not what others think you should do.
Very interesting. If you know quitting vg was easy, bring that same mentality to your other addictions. You are strong enough to know that both the diet and the pron are bad, become the person who eats correctly and doesnt watch that bs. It’s as easy as you say it is my friend. Good luck and lmk if I should make a video about battling addiction 👍
@@IamFinicio I think the urges for pron and junk food are harder to control. Maybe everyone is built differently, for example many people struggle with alcohol but I stopped drinking over 10 years ago
I went from gaming around the clock everyday to now 1 hour a day during the week. And my weekends i tend to play a lot but im pushing towards cutting them out completely
the problem is i believe a large percentage of people who quit video games replace it with internet, TV, social media... (myself included). probably, ADD and ADHD is more the issue here with most folks who are addicted to video games
For me, it's the grind in so many games that's turning me away. I have a full time job and little spare time. I don't want to spend it grinding for resources and crafting. So I'm done.
i love play fallout 4 and do mod to make it as i want. Creating mod involves creativity and fallout is a solo game. I see creating mods as painting...but instead of paint i use the creation kit. Onlines games are a real poison to me...i hate them almost like i hate social media in general.
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This video needs to be viral. I'm glad that I have the honor of the first comment. I already made the decision of quitting FIFA since I have been playing the game for 8 years. Now I'm quitting the game to release my potential in my studies, my fitness and my football. A English footballer Tammy Abraham A.S. Roma's current Striker once said:" I'm not playing FIFA because I'm working on being on FIFA". the guy now has a great card in the game and one of the best young English strikers in the world of football.
An honor that you are the first comment on Finicio. That's an incredible story, I wish you the best of luck in your studies as well as your fitness journey. You should be very proud of yourself. Don't give up and keep moving forward brother
@@IamFinicio I would like to watch your content more in depth would you post or share your social media accounts at least Instagram.
That's good bro... Keep up the good work 💯🔥
these companies aren't doing this to us for money. look deeper
The meat riding is crazy bro. You're such a homosexual.
I am 19, and most of my life I was playing video games. I always thought that when you enjoy spending time gaming, its not a waste of time. Now I am month clean, making progress learning a language I was always wanting to learn, and next week I am going to the boxing gym. Next month I will be getting a job too. All that in one month because I wanted to do this. My life is doing 180 already; I am done playing video games all day. I want to have friends and live like a normal young guy in his best years.
Exactly as you said to people that disagree, it's a personal experience and many of us may share the same feeling: I'm missing something else in life... I was suffering due to heavy anxiety so I went cold turkey on video games and porn, and well my life changed 180°, everything so far is better, no more anxiety or depression or anything just clearer mind, best relationship with my gf.... Nice to see the people are feeling the same, (sorry 4 bad English btw ) .... Keep it up dude
I once read a quote that said "The time you enjoy wasting isn't wasted time" and I have been using that as an excuse to justify my gaming habits to myself, but in the past couple years the looming feeling that I am missing out on more than I realize has been growing and this video came to me as proof of that. Thank you for sharing this, I will get better!
you need to reconsider that quote my friend. because enjoyment isnt the end all be all in life. many things that will actively improve your life arent enjoyable. also the modern world is made to be a pleasure ridden amusement park where everything spikes your dopamine in the most predatory ways.
many obese people probably live by similar statements as they enjoy eating until they literally die. so sure, its not time wasted if you dont cosider it wasted but their has to be more to life than controlling 3d models behind a screen
I really resonate with this mate
@@ScytheJackal He's still not wrong
@retrospectivej5718Gym and reading are more valuable than video games IMO 🤷♂️
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Thanks for making this video I really needed it. I’m 2 months free from playing any video games and my life has drastically improved. Although many times I have felt tempted to come back, I would always remind myself of the life I really wanted. And by doing that I prevent myself from playing games.
What helped you quit
Just sold my gaming pc a couple months back. Pretty much the only time I've thought about it since is when I look at the tub I put next to the desk where my pc was and went,"Oh yeah. I had a pc" And then went on with my day. Trouble is my main group of friends just wants to play video games when we get together and my family only wants to sit in front of the tv after work. Not me, though. I'm gonna do my own thing.
I agree with this. I’ve been gaming damn near my whole life. They hold a special place for sure. But, going from sht factory job to sht factory job, my desire to rise from is way stronger now. I don’t even have an urge that strong to play anymore. I suggest people make a daily checklist of productive task before doing any leisure activities. For example a few of mine are 100 push ups minimum, 30mins-1hr books, 30mins-1hr of studying business. Depending on how much time you have left in your day after your task, you can consider leisure like gaming but limit yourself as Finicio said if you must play.
Congrats Jaden, it makes me happy to know there are other people who share the same mindset. You seem to have a great understanding about productivity. Use that motivation and drive from those factory jobs to propel yourself into a new beginning. You have the power and ability to become whatever you want. Keep grinding bro, your future self and family will be very appreciative of your hard work. I'm very proud of you for starting your journey. Best of luck with your journey Jaden, I will see you at the top !
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you guys talk like gaming is like a big problem. ask people in high paying it jobs, they are almost all gamers. male or female. yet they somehow can learn and play games regularly without it getting in the way of their career.
if you guys cant do that thats a you problem for you.
it just means that you guys are basically addicted. but not every person is the same. just like with alcohol. some people have the ability to drink without becoming alcoholics and some dont.
@@DanielRumbacher They are rich tho. We are not rich and game. Thats the point get rich, jacked, be better and then maybe game a little bit
This video needs to be viral. You covered all the important aspects and reasons about quitting video games. I don’t miss any day playing them (sorry for the bad English)
No. You have great English brother
What Bad English?
Verily, this moving picture doth require to be of great renown. Thou hast touched upon all the salient points and reasons for forsaking the game of idle distraction. Ne’er a day passes when I do not partake in their revels(Sorry for the bad English)
A reason why I rarely play games recently is, that not only I am being tired after a job, but also I have more of the other activities such as working out, drawing, participating in the communities, etc. A proof of this is recording videos much rarely than I used to back before 2022. Recently I mostly play them with the guests. However I still take them to the soccer matches. The more joy I am having by playing table games with my family.
When I’m bored I have been trying out reading biographies. They are distracting enough, but at the same time you’re reading true stories about real people you can learn from. You can also tailor the people to what you want to learn. For example; business? Read biographies about entrepreneurs.
Knowledge is key my friend. That's a very productive distraction and I'm very proud of you. Keep learning from people who are masters in the virtues you want to accomplish. Keep it up brother I know you will go very far in life.
7:30 My dad always reminded me of this when I was a kid. It never really made sense until I started living on my own. The freedom was cool and all, I could play video games all night and sleep whenever I want. Until there was a time that I couldn't get any work done because I would rather just sit and play games all day. No one was coming to save me, I had to make a change.
Such a great video. Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
Well done my guy well done
Bro you are a strong man well done! I am 23 been living alone since 16 and I still game everyday and smoke weed but I want to make a change to my life and I believe I am at that point we’re I am going to change major everyday lifestyle routines I just hope I do this I got to do this 🙏
@@jordanmarazziGlad to hear you're trying to make a change for yourself my guy! You've already done the first step; which is recognizing the problem. The next step is to do something about it.
Just know that progress isn't linear. There are still times that I can't help myself and give into the temptation of playing video games. It will be hard, there will be challenges, there will be relapses especially if you've been doing it for years, but always remember no one is going to stop you. It has to be you. Goodluck brother! 🙏
I realised this 3 years ago i quitted vidéo games fully rn i feel im more productive and i have a good set of friends rather i practised and gained on my 3rd language and started teaching that language and it brought me some income . i started gaining financial knowladge and that one thing about leaving gaming and being myself actually helped me reached my goals and get into my fav university.
its not for money they're doing this. its much much more sinister
Small hats?
After getting two video game-related injuries one day, it dawned on me what a waste of time playing video games was for me, and the care, craftsmanship, and magic of video games are dead. I don’t miss it one bit. Now, I invest that time working out and leveling up in real life.
@@jaydub7386 injouries becuse you play games?..... you played 24h a day ? Dam
You blessing of the algerithm? I stumbled onto your channel just now and damn happy to find you, good video dude, thanks
A lot of people think is good for them to play video games as a form to escape reality. But for me, i much prefer to stay in my shit reality trying to make it better instead of trying to escape it.
or do both.....
People that are telling me to quit gaming a passion that I only do for 2-3-4 hours a day are the same people that are zombies glued to their phone and having a screentime of 7+ hours and I don't have any social media and I very rarely touch the phone.
See, I disagree with the part about there are other men that are grinding and hustling to complete their goals. Thats just it. It's THEIR goals. Some of my goals involve video games. Im healthy, I have a job, I'm in college, I have a girlfriend, plus my extracurricular activities I do and I still put 20-40 hours a week into video games. I don't feel like I have too play them I just have goals in those video game I want to compete.
Absolutely nothing wrong with that my friend. There’s nothing wrong with that if that’s what you want. Personally I came to the conclusion I didn’t want to keep gaming and made my own goals. As long as you’re happy and achieving your personal goals more power to you my friend. Keep it up 👍
@@IamFiniciofor me, it was different. Like I started working on myself and on my businesses. And I just started shifting my mind to playing the video game of real life and got bored to those other games. I use to play like an hour a day and now I will maybe drop an hour a month. I really feel much better and I know i'm advancing on my goals now. If you didn't understand just remember the fact that its my want to make money that bored me out of vidéo games.
@@IamFinicio I have made the decision that I will not buy any future games from this point on. I will only play older games every now and then, sometimes that might be up to an hour to no more than two in a day (never for even half of my waking hours). I have gone months without any games at all numerous times, even about an entire year.
The time to stop playing any games forever might come soon, might not, but the time to play far less than I spend working, learning/reading, exercising, engaging in various hobbies, bettering myself in every way, etc. is now and forever.
People throughout history have always had downtime, played various games as well, whether skittles (like bowling), card games, chess, etc., even adults, even highly productive ones, like great composers, inventors, writers, leaders, etc. They of course were not playing all day, not even most of the day.
For those who spend a large part of their time playing games over other things, they should definitely quite forever, at least until they have improved their lifestyle. By then, they will likely not even want to play games anymore anyway. I hardly do either, except for a select few, just every now and then.
its different for everyone, a lot of people get hooked on games and make it a priority over their real life and their real life gets negatively impacted.
if games negatively impact your real life then its a problem, if it doesnt then its fine
This was me in my 20's. I'm not really sure what happened around 28-29 I just simply stopped caring about video games.
Very well said my man, as a former gamer myself(at 31 1/2 that quit back in March this yr) it actually feels good to quit cold, turkey and get out there in the real world with real achievements out there. I’m surprised this video. Hasn’t gone viral. It needs to. Keep up the great work. And thank you for this video. And thank you for letting me comment. #RealLifeFunForTheWin.
I’m very proud of you, you should be proud of yourself as well. Everybody no matter what age has the potential to become something great. I wish you the best of luck with your journey.
@@IamFinicio thanks and you as well
Edit; ima keep mine going forever. Food for to mention I gave my Xbox to a family friend
I recently quit video games three months ago because I realised that playing from age 10 to 27 actually stopped my brain from growing. I feel like I don’t have the social skills of an adult and I’ve gone nowhere in my career. Gaming is as bad as any other addiction.
I mean your brain can't stop growing from that, it's more like you didn't do anything productive and you're behind.
@retrospectivej5718 that's fine if you want it but that's a really lame way to live life.
@retrospectivej5718I wanna live life like this but if I told my parents this they would disown me 💀💀
@retrospectivej5718 "um, not true. I have social skills and let me tell you, I interact with all kinds of people."
He was talking about himself, not you.
Yeah, I have been gaming way too long. I’m 37 and have no social life. I just recently found a great social circle after getting out of my comfort zone and I’m beginning to live a more satisfying life. Video gaming is not it.
Great video 👍. It just happened naturally that I prefer to spend my free time on more productive things nowadays rather than video games. I've had more fun playing a new sport, learning cooking and even cleaning my backyard than gaming. In my opinion, gaming provides an empty accomplishment, i could beat a game and get that trophy but what then? How would that platinum trophy improve me as a person? There's nothing wrong with gaming, but at the same time we need to be wary of how we spend our free time as time goes on. We don't wanna look back and regret where we invested our time to. There is more to spending free time than video games (and other consumption-heavy hobbies)
Thank you so much, very inspirational. I’ve been playing video games since I was like 15 years old or possibly younger I’m now 22 going on 23 and realized how many years I’ve wasted of my life playing video games. I could have spent that time going to the gym, learning martial arts or any combat defense because I was never taught how to fight. Or even playing sports in school but instead of doing those normal things kids do in school I’ve decided to isolate myself from the real world and live in a virtual reality for years and waste my time playing video games. I need to make a change, I play like 7-8hrs it’s ridiculous. I want to make a schedule to workout, read books to improve my intelligence and develop a more social status in life and much much more. There’s so much more to this world than playing video games instead of leveling up in a delusional world we should all focus on leveling up our real life character. Thank you once again! Very inspiring
Thanks for being vulnerable so that others can relate to it. I'm surprised to learn how similar others have carried on living in this world.
Hey bro, Honestly If you actually transfer what you learned from games into real life then there can be no way that you wasted your life playing those games.
If you literally didn't apply anything you experienced or learnt playing games that would be true but that's almost impossible
I quit last month. Im more of an outdoorsy person so i installed my time instead with outdoor activities, like working out, going to the beach, riding my bike, chilling with family and friends. Hiking. Etc….
I’m very proud of you. Keep doing the things that you enjoy doing. Give it some time and I promise you will thank yourself. Keep up the good work👍
@@IamFinicio thanks dude the first 3 weeks were hell for me but the the last 3 weeks it’s finally hitting me and it hit me like a freaking bull dozer. Im over it never going back to it. I still do talk to the “boys” via the xbox app but thats about it for me. And funny thing is they are starting to feel the same way as we are all the same age or one year younger.
@@Dontae_777 Prove to ur boys that you can become who you want to be. Keep grinding brother it will be tough but so worth it long term.
Bro great video I have just hit week 9 and I'm way more productive can tell it is just the start to rebuilding though I still crave gaming so bad and I guess laughing with the boys but I'm 28 been gaming since 8 over 20000 hours 😮 my mind is becoming much clearer and quitting porn at the same time has lots of benefits I still wanna play every day tho going to be a hard battle
@@NZAce13 Congratulations on reaching week 9. I'm very proud of your work so far. You have a long journey ahead of you but it's all very much worth it. Sometimes it's hard to think and reminisce of all the good laughs with the boys, I truly understand bro. Just be glad you were able to share those memories and keep moving forward. Every time you have those strong urges to play games, you need to think about where you were and how far you've come. Every urge should make you wonder what else you could be doing and how you can improve your life. I know you can do it bro, best of luck with your journey
I actually just started thinking of walking away from gaming. I've slowly started playing less and less. I actually don't know at this moment the last time I played. Going to take the extra time I have to improve my health.
I think I have come to that age where I realised it was never worth investing the amount of times I did into video games. I could have made friends when I started University but nope, I just played video games with online friends who at the end of the day don't mean anything as they are just there to have a laugh with you and call it a day.
CODM is undeniably addictive due to its thrilling gameplay, constant updates, and engaging progression system. It's not just about the youth; players of all ages can get hooked. It's really crucial for people to have responsible gaming habits. Gaming is fun, but it's important to strike a healthy balance in life.
I'm not disagreeing with the video or saying "you're dumb" for holding the opinion that everyone should quit playing games, but I would like to point out a concept that works wonders in all areas of life: moderation in all things. You could argue the same thing about regular games or sports as you're mentioning gaming--if you're spending 20 hours a week playing basketball and it is causing you to fall behind in other areas of life, it's time to cut back and MODERATE.
I don't say this next part to try and make myself sound "better" than anyone, but to offer another perspective. I enjoy playing games, somewhere in the ballpark of 5-10 hours per week (mostly on Friday/Saturday night for 2-3 hours in a sitting). That said, I'm a couple months away from graduating college, have been working in my career field for the past 3 years, am married, and have plenty of other hobbies (mostly things like mountain biking, snowboarding, etc.). No one aspect of my life has dominated another and caused me to fall behind, gaming included. It all comes down to PRIORITIZING the right things and MODERATING how much of those lower priority things you do. Like they say, too much of a good thing is a bad thing.
Thanks for showing up right before the new year, i will be watching a few of these as im getting ready for next year and the resolutions.
Good on you for making a video and sharing it with the internet.
Have a great 2024, cheers
Yes I can agree that video games can be a problem. I have played Warframe for well over 500 hours (about a month of my life) and that's just one game, not including any of the other games I have played a lot of. I enjoy playing but I get so bored of them and keep coming back out of boredom. Luckily I have things to help me not play them such as my guitar or school or perhaps that job I need to apply to and hopefully get. It is a struggle but I know it will be so rewarding if I play video games considerably less
Great way to see things mate. Keep it up!
You have a great channel, I like your style. Keep up the consistency and you will blow up
thank you man. I needed this. Glad it popped up in my recommended!
Something I realized recently since quitting is I that I feel my thoughts again. I played video games so much that I would just numb out my thoughts. You have so many thoughts that run through your head every day and you choose which ones to focus on and listen to. It feels like I can focus on thoughts that involve productivity and fun outside of video games again!
Okay you win, I'm going to try this. Recently realized my entire life is consumed by video games, when i'm not playing games i'm on twitch consuming video game content, when i'm not on twitch i'm on youtube consuming video game content, when i'm not on youtube im on discord watching my friends play games, when i'm not on discord i'm thinking about video games.
I rarely spend more than 2 hours a day actually doing anything productive that benefits me. I worked out yesterday, and my first thing though was time to reward myself. And proceeded to spend the next 6 hours on discord and games.
Couldn't do something productive for 2 hours, but was fine playing video games for 6 straight?
Don't think I'm strong enough to dry quit. I don't have some overarching goal, something that drives me all day everyday. I obviously have a desire to improve myself like most people and can identify good habits from bad ones. And I have thought, Ive taken the advice of sitting in my room and just thinking. And there was really nothing that made me feel that way. But that isn't an excuse to just waste my life away either. I can at least start preparing myself for when I eventually find my purpose.
And I'm going to start today. 2 hours a day (Genuinely dont think I can do this tbh because of how much of a socialization video games actually take up, but i'll genuinely try) of playing / twitch / youtube / discord. I can spend all 2 however i want, but after that 2 i have to go do something else. I have a lot of projects I've wanted to work on. Just to build my portfolio as a human being. But i never stick to them, easier to play video games. So hopefully with that crutch of entertainment I can start working on them.
And hopefully by the time the semester rolls around I can go weeks without playing games and actually focus on school next semester (something i can say going into my second year of college, I have never genuinely done, which is kinda sad)
I'm oftenly in and out of video games. I was clean for almost a year but went back. I'm trying to getting rid of it for good. Thanks for the video. It gives me courage
Recently I've been getting bored of everything, even playing videogames which was like my hobby or something. I've been thinking of just stop playing but, as you said, I feel this urge to keep playing because I don't have anything more to do, or so I think. Through this year, I've noticed that this "addiction" I have is getting out of hand, affecting me in my personal life (in terms of studies, mental health, etc), and while I don't play as much, I still spent hours of my day just watching videos or social media in general. For a long time I have this idea of going to a gym but my head always makes up an excuse to not go.
I don't know if anything that I wrote makes sense, my English is not that great, but my point is that your video really makes people understand the benefits that involve quitting videogames. In my case, I really should start looking at options of things to do instead of playing so this addiction stops. Wish you and everyone have a good day/afternoon/night.
a big reason youre failing to find a replacement is because everything your replacing it with is basically the same thing
video games have made you complacement and addicted to comfort. find things that challenge you or push you out of your comfort zone. you dont want to go to the gym because working out is uncomfortable for many. pleasure is a fools gold my friend
Think about how much time Game developers spend on making games fulfilling for us to fall back on. That's why we go back to them.
Now think about how much time we spend making our own lives fulfilling, and that will tell you why it's so hard to swap out gaming for things like going to the gym or studying because we haven't designed those things to be fulfilling for us.
You should keep making content bro. You have potential and my respect :) good job bro.
I'm currently in the process of selling all my games and It's been a bit hard coming to terms with it but I know I have to do this. Personally I've been trying to better my walk with God and to also be more productive in want I want to do like coding and making music, and gaming has gotten in the way of it (TH-cam even more so). Thank you for making this video, it helps a ton! I wish you all the best, God Bless.
I was loading RDR2 and as it was loading I was scrolling through TH-cam and just suddenly out of nowhere your video popped up in my recommended. I watched it and afterwards I immediately turned off my Xbox and started doing something productive. Thanks for the vid man!
Love to hear that I can help you. Keep up the good work Jack, don’t give up!
To be honest keep playing rdr2 a little bit you can learn a lot from it and the first game most games aren’t worth it though
rdr2 is a masterpiece tho
Every video that speaks on the truth of video games and why it’s beneficial is ALWAYS made with the OP needing to state “I know I’ll get backlash for it”, which ironically shows why video game addiction and even “moderate” gaming is a problem.
I can tell people coping in the comments can’t accept the fact that they can highly benefit from doing near anything else instead of using throat time to play video games.
I respect what you mention about video games having a negative effect on our lives, but this is how we thrive as humans and it hurts to have the realization to accept the fact that you also have to look at the pros of having video games. if I had you have so much free time I would just rather grind on my PC and PS5 than deal with the world and try to do something for myself which is a benefit for me but it's a skill that I would need in the future. furthermore ill will learn not to play as much or have any screen time unless I'm researching or learning for goals for my career but its a hard process to accomplish
Great points the only thing id disagree with is the idea that you have to (or even can) find something that gets you going as much as video games do. Thats just not possible because as you said theyre meticulously designed to be more stimulating and compulsion forming than even gambling.
I promise if you put video games behind you and stay true to the plan you will not only forget about them but you will find other things that interest you and you will find motivation to pursue those things. It can be as simple as going on walks. Try to take a break and stay true to yourself for a minimum 2 weeks. Let me know how it goes and how you feel afterwards. Best of luck Jay
Great video bro I agree with. I just play once a week with one friend of mine I play in the afternoon like for 3 hours or so. I think it's not that bad.
im about to quit competitiv games good video
im tired of being unrproductiv ty sir
Yep, I've writted it on another video, so I'm going to spare time. Happy to see other people notice these things, probably it means we are really getting mature, growing up.
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Lefting games best decision of my life. Played them since when I 3-4 years old. Now it's been 20 years of gaming and it's been almost three months without gaming. The problem with me is that I always wanted to create ''another me'' inside that virtual universe where I was a winner, while in reality I was doing almost nothing. Now that I've left I could focus more on doing what I like to do and I don't have anymore that bad feeling that I need to continue my mission inside the virtual world. What's the difference? That in videogames every level up, unlocked objective/trophy, ecc...will disappear, because someone could turn off the electricity for ever, your save game would be lost or the game will be shut down, so everything you did and you have dedicated many hours of your life would disappear and you will feel so bad. Right now I'm back from a 1200km bike trip and feel so great, ready for another one. I don't fucking care about videogames anymore, I can focus on work out, running and bike, and I have much more time...And stay all day with that posture, on a monitor that cause me dark circles under the eyes and brain fog..definitly not worth it. These old jewel games are just good memories, replaced by trash games that wants your money and time and want you to be a nerd porn addict that live in a virtual world. As you said, isn't a hobby anymore, it's a work. Maybe you work all day, go home and do a second work, this isn't funny guys.
Today games are toxic and made only to hook your brain, I remember the bad days in HOI4 or CK3 where I was so addicted and could play for hours and hours without stop. These games are made like these because they want you addicted.
Need a definitive radical cut. Going to sell my two graphic cards, their value I think is almost 400-500 bucks, but isn't easy to sell them on the used market so I will sell them for less, and get some stuff for running or for bike. Thanks for reading and happy to see other people that start to understand how the modern game industry works and want to left or at least make a radical change like stop support certain industrial logics.
Thanks for this video. I haven't quit video games yet, but I am trying to reduce the amount of time going towards them.
I wish you the best of luck. Just remember you can do whatever you put your mind to. Build the life you want. Keep pushing brother
@@IamFinicio Thanks. I appreciate it.
it's related to dopamine levels. I recommend the channel of Andrew Huberman to understand the way our addictions and habits works.
Andrew Huberman is a phenomenal human. I’ve learned a lot from him and I believe a lot of what he says. Great recommendation
Thanks a lot for this video man. I quit video games for a while and was very productive. During my spring break I decided I wanted to revisit some old games for just a small chunk of my day. Slowly but surely that turned into the majority of my day. My day started revolving around these games again. In just a week I became addicted again. Now I'm gonna quit again cause I watched this video. Thanks!
Great video brother! I literally quit video games a year ago and my life changed for the better, in so many different ways.
I’m in the process of editing a video on quitting video games and I decided I’d research what others are saying as well.
You just earned yourself a subscriber. Well done mate. With consistency I can see you being extremely successful on TH-cam
Thank you for your kindness I very much appreciate you. I wish you the best of luck with your video as well. Send me the final results brother
@@IamFinicio th-cam.com/video/WCoCOGbjQrA/w-d-xo.html here it is
I’ll have to check that out Andrew, post the link here when you do
It is possible to be a casual who balances it with other activity. But too many people spend too much time on Vidya games, you're right.
good important video especially as you get older you will start to reflect on your life and want to quit distraction thats taking your whole time and gaming is a good reason to either quit or a huge break off of so you can have time to take care of yourself mind, body and spirit
The push up strategy is amazing, I came up with the idea on my own but I see you and others do it also. It's quite effective because after those pushups you already change the chemical stuff going on your body and it's easier to go through the craving. This one also applies for quit smoking. The more angry and irritated you are, the more pushups you make.
push ups are the way to go brother
I used to play destiny nonstop on most days until realizing that I was neglecting the upkeep in my backyard and letting it get out of control until gaming habits changed and spent ten days of getting the garden into shape during spring and summer on other days I go out visiting places for my social media accounts.
And most recently cancelled both subscriptions for the Xbox games pass and PlayStation Plus by saving money then I was spending it on do I regret quitting gaming absolutely not.
Most other reasons why I quit because being on medication due to being diagnosed with Myoclonus a form of epilepsy that caused by a malfunction of the brain that triggers violent shock and seizures in the body.
Lastly it felt like the best decision I have made.
Well made video. Better than some of the biggest creators on youtube. You earned a new sub.
made me blush dawg
You do you man, glad it worked out for you. Personally I don't I'll ever stop playing as long as I enjoy playing games. I don't see time put into something I enjoy as wasted time. Just like anything else, a healthy balance is needed. And that can mean different things to different people, for me it's mostly stopping playing pvp online multiplayer games, especially on my own since I don't enjoy playing them anymore.
Im 27 and currently facing a gaming burntout, anything l try to play i just feel bored, i wouldnt call it quitting and will end up playing again eventually, but im on day one of an attmepted 84 day game free stint, but 2 weeks sounds better. Well see.
Great video, although you and I have entirely different views on personal growth from what I grasp. I spent a year away from gaming and I realized two things: I actually like to play on occasion, as much as I enjoy good movies or great books; there's way too much crap being released these days, and that is, indeed, poison (just as much as bad plays or poor music are poisonous to one's mind). So, yeah, I agree with you, although I do think some games are worth for their critical value and wealth of perspectives and creativity. After being away from games - it began with religious motivations - I realized that it wasn't gaming that took away from me. It was letting poor experiences, which aggregate nothing, take over most of my time. And that goes for repetitive work as well. Ever since I've been on the lookout for anything that introduces meaninful growth in my life - not just success or health, but spiritual and existential growth. I gotta tell you, there was a cut - to all poor interactions in my life. Not to people, however. No matter how odd a relationship can go, it always teaches you something. On the other side, more prayer and meditation time, more reading the books I love, more tending to the needs of my people... Solid advice, man. Keep it up!
Thanks man whenever i get the urge and strong craving to play, i come here to keep motivating myself.
Love to hear this, stay strong brother
Great vid my guy, you will get famous soon!
Something i have learned in my life is that you need to let people be who they are and that there is a time in your life for everything. Video games fit in perfectly with my life and reminds me of how my ancestors before me played passionately stickball and marbles. I just genuinely enjoy life and feel there is a lesson here: there is more in the being than in the doing. Take care.
I’ve stop playing games for like 140 days (I was busy with fitness, long bike trips, ecc..). Stop videogames is the key to stop with pornaddiction as well..if you balance it with something else. As I said mysef that was enough with videogames retention I relapsed again ALSO on porn, so that’s the point for me Videogames=Pornography
As I cutted off again videogames, I barey think to porn, and I had two weeks right now were I couldn’t do much fitness or Bike since I had a arm surgery and my bike is in reparation so even cutting Porn/games I was able to handle boredom with reading, writing, walking, ecc…
A bit issue im having atm is I spent a bit of money on a pc Gpu and now I'm feeling like I need to play it to get an roi. I need to shift out of that mindset. I feel like this would draw gamers back in a lot. I sold my ps5 to quit gaming but then had a moment of weakness🤦♂️
I‘m staring at my 2000 $ rig in the closet and know exactly what you mean.
@7075002 Did you manage to keep it put away or even sell it mate?
This was actually some good advice i can see working i appreciate it
Great video, I appreciate you sharing your personal experience and giving reasons to quit + realistic tips on limiting gaming. The most impactful thing (for me personally) that I took from this video is that it is okay to say no. I'm autistic and it has been extremely difficult for me to make friends offline so most of my friends are people I game with online, I have a hard time saying no to them but I've had to, a lot. I only game once or twice per week and limit myself to 2 hours max, that's almost nothing compared to how I used to be (I played nearly 5 hours every weekday, around 7-9 hours on the weekend). I've now made new friends offline, I have more money/time to pursue things that really matter to me, and I live a more stress-free life. To anyone reading this- you deserve to beat your gaming addiction and true friends will always support you when they see you trying to get better.
It means a lot to me that my videos can reach and inspire others. That is the entire soul purpose for my channel. I’m glad the video was relatable for you, and I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m very proud of you for setting limits and saying no to ur friends even when you wanted to say yes. It takes a lot of mental integrity do so, and not many people are as strong as you. Keep up the good work yomicofi and keep moving forward brother
Godam, it's actually pretty crazy when you put it in another perspective of when you were a kid lets say like in middle school or something & the only reason why youve always been so addicted to video games is because you lacked social life, was probably going through depressed from bullies, bad grades, etc. And its almost similar to turning to drugs, ig that just goes to show how much of a simulation we live in
I am glad that Thia video poped out from nowhere and remembered me Something that i know i have tot changw, Thank You, ia amazeing how youre girat video got to me. Keep it going , from now in i will be watching this channel.(sorry for may bad english knowlage)
When I'm playing with my friends, online games it requires some concentration and button control, you know what I mean. After matchmaking, my soul has been drained, and I don't want to do some important tasks such as learning language or watch movies.
Excellent video, bro. Thanks for posting.
I want to make a side hustle out of my passion for certain video games, like content creation for niche enthusiasts.
Fantastic video brother. Thank you.
video games are ok in moderation I think story games are good and games u play with friends. But competitive games are no bueno
I couldn’t agree more
@@cujohjolyne01 yea but most guys that are addict play competitive for like 7h
There is no moderation in gaming. They design it to suck your time as more and as much as possible
When you stop playing, the desire to play comes back after a while, it's not that simple.
A month clean and you are right
I don’t play as much as I use too but if I play I play and enjoy it 💯
What if you got hurt real bad like me and you don't really have a life to shoot for anymore. Chronic pain keeps me in a chair a lot, and gaming takes my mind off it. I agree with you totally. I didn't game at all and had a fit and decent life before my injury. I can't believe people with working bodies actually choose this.
Gaming is so fun for me bro. been gaming since little kid, i have stopped for a few years but then life hit me, my job sucks my soul, the only cure is that comfortable gaming night. I m 28 years old now and playing video game in the background while watching this. HELP ME
You don't need help, just keep yourself maintain with productive activities. You don't need to quit video games entirely.
This is why I play older games, when I used to play Dota 2 (newer game obviously) I was playing up to 8hrs (during COVID lock down) and now it's anywhere from 10mins up to 4hrs 😅
thanks, No one strive a real life now a days we all chanied with artifical digital media but it is enough for me ı will change everyting
Great video man! Love the last part
Personally, I like gaming. I do feel at least a slight disappointment when all I did in a day was just game. I could’ve been making a good TH-cam video but chose to grind Minecraft. Overall, you got to moderate video games and avoid procrastination.
Video Games as a whole are a waste of time, That being said, I still play them.
When I was little, it was a good way of exposing myself to a variety of artforms in one package. Storytelling, technology, music, community. I certainly learned a lot, but it has diminishing returns. Like a magic trick. Its cool to know how to do it, and its cool to show to newcomers...
I still find some value in it, but it is very dangerous the amount of time spent on these versus how much knowledge you gain becomes disproportionate the further you get in life.
This is why video games should be abandoned as you get older. You should be smart enough to not be fooled by such storytelling tricks, as life has a way of becoming more important than some balogna pre-written fantasy meant to (lets face it) babysit the youth in some form, and give parents a break (and rake in bookoo bucks...)
There is something to be said about playing competitively, or trying to actively improve in video games. I experienced this in bits through Halo 1 pc, and Gears of War 1 PC, witnessed it flower through Halo 3, and crystalized in Overwatch Competitive, and similar games which was CALCULATED skill based improvement. Running plays and positions like a football team, or a group of musicians. Thats healthy growth. Er...As healthy as a toxic community can be, lmao! But it built a "winners mentality" within me. To not shittalk on the mic. To make productive short callouts. To ignore the negative 12 year olds screaming the N-word. Thinking about positioning. Not just running around like a Headless Chicken in CoD, twitchaiming at everything.
Starting to realize the people who complain about "campers"..."spawntrapping is a legitimate strategy" from Halo 3 was so controversial, cause the casuals just became frustrated, and the Advanced players thought "ok, how can we battle spawncamping" and further strategic logic develops from there.
A lot of people would rather just huff and puff and smash their controller, then buy a new one and repeat.
Theres some people who spend hundreds of hours on Farmville...or Quickmatch...thats what I dont get. Thats just being a bump on a log.
Something to be said about how the competitive mindset reflects in real life.
I see it, people who actively throw games. They log in to waste time. They sit all day at their job trying to get away with doing nothing.
Certain types of successful people are successful no matter what they do.
But ask yourself, if YOU are one of these people who can be successful in anything, is video games truly the matter that YOU want to do?
Do YOU want to be known for Playing video games???
Ors starting a Farm! Or a School! Or a small business!
Or helping the community...
or...literally ANYTHING can be more rewarding than being top score in the lobby
People who outwardly play the blame game, can do no wrong...etc...Stuck in Bronze. In real life!
Stuck in the lower rung, with nothing to show for it, spending all their energy huffing and puffing.
Speedrunning is also hilarious to me. The upper echelon.
They try to beat the game so quick.
They want to spend as little time playing the game,
So they spend their lives learning its ins and outs....
just to spend as little time in it...!!!
The best way to beat a game is to not play it!
Yeah, you're right. People should always be doing stuff to improve themselves. Who needs a break to have some fun with something they enjoy? This is why I also believe people should never watch movies, television, TH-cam, listen to music, or even look at art! I mean, that's a waste of time, right? There's no point in chilling sometimes; you're just wasting your life.
You don’t need the entertainment industry in order to relax. You can go on a walk in nature or go to the beach. You can listen to music.
@@Yoo_Wats_Guuci or you know just play in healthy amounts and don't play sometimes just change your way of relaxing everyday
The problem is not games is just the addition you can play games and not be addict
Immagine u die tomorrow and ur only achievements in life are on a video game that will probably be forgotten in around 3-5 years... But u still have time, u still can be "he was a good guy and a great engineer, doctor, lawyer, manager, designer, entrepeneur, artist (or what ever u want to do with ur life)"
Unless you leave an indelible mark on this world by becoming the next Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos, the itty bitty achievements you speak of will mean nothing in the greater scheme of things. Are they ultimately pointless to pursue ? No, of course not, but damn are we putting too much stock on things.
Being a good person should be sufficient, you don’t need to be privileged or talented enough to become any of that.
you can do that and still play video games ...................shock i know lol
it doesn't matter what you do, you'll be forgotten. That's the universe.
@ScoobyYTP exactly we will all be forgotten in 100 years, so just spend life enjoying what you do
I'll that I've learned from this video and in this comment section is that people have like zero to little room for moderation skills.
i would add one more point which is that companies are money greedy now all they care about is profit unlike old days when devices were so cheap
Before you ask, no I do not think actually playing games is a good way to use your time unless your a pro gamer/streamer/etc. It takes your creativity and mental energy and deposits it in a world where the results you get don't count.
ic actually help your creativity is proven by studies lol.........but addiction is bad ofc
Really great Video, you have the potential to get big in the TH-cam Business. You have a nice way of speaking and nice body gesture.
Thankyou very much for the kind words. It’s people like you who inspire me to keep going 👊
For me Video games aren't Not A problem means you can play Games what ever you want , But You need to stop playing Seriously like competitive Games Which you want that on ranked match...It's become you Being Aggressively then Stressfully
I feel like the big problem is trying to achieve something In a video game. Become champion rank on rainbow six siege is not a real life accomplishment. With that time u spent achieving that goal u could have made money, become healthier, and scored better grades if ur in university or school
@@rubendelgado9918 You hit the mark, video gaming is not bad as long as you have nothing else to do. Like if you've already had a productive day and you are just trying to relax. I don't play competitive games anymore as that's actually a waste of time. U hit the highest rank in a game, well turn the game off and what now? You're just a normal dude, its nothing special.
Can you imagine?, I am constantly busy, I only do productive things. At 10pm I start rock climbing. No down time sounds funny and also really unhealthy. I don't agree with this concept of quitting in the least. Get yer stuff in life done first , then have some fun. I don't get it.
Any thing can be addictive and considered a waste of time. This could apply to seashell collecting, or bird watching.
Tbh my guy games are rigged they were never meant to be fun all they care about is who's closest to the server in pvp games and favor them in everything from hit reg to movement everything u can think of you almost never win if your far from the server as a personal gamer myself I just don't see a point the only things u can play is like horror co op games. Strategy games. Puzzle games racing games maybe but if ur far from the server even the traffic lags why spend five hours on a strategy or puzzle game when there's a certain playstyle u can do that will always land u a win or so on once u master those games there's no skill gap at all because there are limitations in games so even strategy and puzzles aren't that great it would just be random if u won or not depending on who did it first or just plain random and if it does come down to who does it first in a puzzle game u again run in to the same problem of them being closer to the server because they would start the game right away while ur a bit delayed there's no. Point in gaming anymore everyone's a try hard in a mini van playing outside the server building u can't even touch them in pvp like there's just no point in playing at this point if you still wanna game that's fine but ur not doing it for the fun I feel like your slightly in denial because last time I played it wasn't fun at all the whole point ur playing is to try and win u can't do that if someones so close to the server their breaking the logic of the game like hitting u when their not even near u and so on there's no point ur just playing to lose then the guy is gonna send u a trash talking message saying how bad u are like I already receive enough of that in my day to day life I dont need to hear that my dad's already abusive I don't need to hear some random guy talking about how sh I am at the game I'm sick of that and some of these people have this good of connection and instead of using it to stream or something they just wanna use it to bully other people and then they barely make any views doing it anyway and ik what ur gonna say what about fighting games pertty much the same problem if u have a higher ping reaching ur data base vs ur in-game ping then ur ping is still higher than theirs this means they can react and do things u can't do all of this is why i quit it's worthless the low ping players feed off of us if we just quit playing they'd go out of business but no one understands that ur playing to lose that's it
Yo I can't believe you released an absolute banger of a video like this and haven't uploaded since. Regardless, I hope you are doing well.
I was a huge PoE addict with 4k hours in the game. I realized my addiction was literally ruining my life slowly and I was finally able to quit after 1 year of trying and after quitting gaming completely, my life has improved massively. Definetly recommend quitting.
Love to hear it brother I’m very proud of you, don’t look back keep pushing forward.
Short and to the point! Amazing
so, heres a shocker as to why older people still play games, they are comfortable with how there life is! some people are married, have a good job and when they get home and want to unwind, they game!. same thing with people who are single, maybe they choose to be that way because they dont want to get tied down with a crazy person! some of them are able to support themselves with their job, and go home and play games after work. the meaning of life is what you make of it, not what others think you should do.
Quitting Video games is easy to me. Quitting pron and Fixing diet is the hard one
Very interesting. If you know quitting vg was easy, bring that same mentality to your other addictions. You are strong enough to know that both the diet and the pron are bad, become the person who eats correctly and doesnt watch that bs. It’s as easy as you say it is my friend. Good luck and lmk if I should make a video about battling addiction 👍
@@IamFinicio I think the urges for pron and junk food are harder to control. Maybe everyone is built differently, for example many people struggle with alcohol but I stopped drinking over 10 years ago
To clarify about his friend's time on Rust, its not 1 year its 2 years because the sleeping time was not included.
For me I just started doing more and more things until video games slowly got squeezed out of my life, because I had less and less time to play them.
I went from gaming around the clock everyday to now 1 hour a day during the week. And my weekends i tend to play a lot but im pushing towards cutting them out completely
Like everything in the world: It's great in moderation, poisonous in extremes.
that's something you've been told to keep you weak and stale, the reason you spread it is because it gives you dopamine, an escape pass.
You don't quit playing until u know it becomes an addiction😢
the problem is i believe a large percentage of people who quit video games replace it with internet, TV, social media... (myself included). probably, ADD and ADHD is more the issue here with most folks who are addicted to video games
@@johnny1max113 yea is not really videgamesthe problem but People inself
For me, it's the grind in so many games that's turning me away. I have a full time job and little spare time. I don't want to spend it grinding for resources and crafting. So I'm done.
i love play fallout 4 and do mod to make it as i want.
Creating mod involves creativity and fallout is a solo game.
I see creating mods as painting...but instead of paint i use the creation kit.
Onlines games are a real poison to me...i hate them almost like i hate social media in general.