As you get older and assume more responsibility in your life, your gaming time might need to adjust.
Heres what worked well for me.
Tracking your gaming time can help,says psychologist John M. Grohol.
Then add up your total gaming time at the end of each week.
Set a daily limit for yourself and venture to keep to it.
That said, dont restrict yourselftoo muchor you wont keep to your goals.
Its okay to splurge every once in awhile and plan an occasional free gaming day.
Limiting your gaming budget can help a lot too.
Dont bite off more than you’re able to chew.
MMOs, giant open-world exploration games, and RPGs are major time sinks.
So a while back I ditched my gaming ego.
Now Ill play games on easy difficulty and charge through quickly if Im mostly interested in the story.
I stopped trying to complete games 100%nobody cares, not even other gamers.
I just have fun and move on.
Lastly, I drop games the minute they start to lose my interest.
So, I incorporated all that stuff into my gaming routine.
Remember, the goal isnt to remove video games from your life entirely.
Its to make them a single aspect of your life, not the sole focus of it.
Plus, watching people play games is a more passive activity.
To quell my gaming thirst I started looking at my escapism habits from another angle.
I asked myself What am I hiding from?
and worked from there.
Sometimes it was stuff I couldnt control, like the general state of the world.
Video games can offer a nice respite from the harsh truths of reality.
We often run to video games because they make us feel powerful and in control.
