Day 3:
Good day today, was very productive, did what I needed to get done and was able to relax for the rest of the day. Did have some cravings for games I haven't actually played in quite a long time, but I tended to get that when I was playing games as well.
One topic I did want to bring up was the predatory nature (in terms of predatory of your time and money) of some types of games. I think some games are purposefully predatory, but some games aren't blatantly trying to take away your time and money (although I think games released in the last 5-10 years or so do tend to have more psychologists working on them in order to increase their addictiveness).
As I was a big live service game player, they really prioritise FOMO. You have to complete X objective by X date and time otherwise it's gone forever. You can argue that's what makes the game 'fun', but when you take a step back you realise 'damn, this stuff just snowballs out of control until they literally have like 10, 20, 30 objectives you need to complete in a week and it takes around 2,3,4 hours PER DAY of playing time in order to complete them and not feel like you missed out'.
The creep of this FOMO was WAY too evident, and that was a very big reason for me saying 'Dude, this is ridiculous, there's absolutely no point to this at all'. Spending that time, money, and effort on pixels just didn't seem worth it. Sure there were 'fun' moments, but most of it just felt like a chore masked as 'fun'. I think I liked the patience aspect of live service games, as you don't just get what you want straight away, you have to grind for it. But the reward at the end was just some pixels that become worthless in a few days/weeks/months anyway.
What's the point spending that time in your short life on that stuff when you can work on things in life that last an entire lifetime?
But yeah, Day 3 was a success. On to Day 4! I might revisit some topics later on down the line and go into them a bit more but I'd like to spread it out over the 90 days.
@Adrian Yes! I have that exact problem as well, in terms of finishing work and then being tired and thinking 'I have to do more work?!' but I suppose as gaming takes less and less of my time, that time needs to be filled by something, and becoming better at things at work gives me that feeling of not getting things straight away and having to be patient, just like live service games used to. So I'm looking forward to that aspect.
Fantastic quotes, and I totally agree. Sometimes we may not know exactly what we're 'training for' (in all senses), but it's for the inevitable day that we need to use those skills we've accrued, and the days thereafter.
Are you me btw? 😂😂 I have the same sentiment at work, it really is quite easy to be replaced, sadly. And yes I struggle to remember things as well and I was just thinking recently about repetitive memorisation tactics, basically re-reading things over again until it sticks in my mind. I tend to make a lot of notes as well and organise those notes so I can reference them back when I vaguely know what someone is talking about but need a refresher.
Plus it's a lot better to have things in your own notes so they're easier to understand rather than going straight to Google or AI for the answer as you can explain it in your own way - I'm sure you probably do that already but yes, practising things I vaguely know the answers to is something I need to do more so it's ingrained in my brain and I can quickly respond to questions about things.
Thanks for the encouragement and knowledge, Adrian, it's very appreciated.
Fight the good fight, and speak soon 👋
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