Jason
05-18-2010, 11:47 AM
I was thinking about this the other day - I spend -on average- about 30+ hours a week with a controller of some description in my hands. That's 4-5 hours a day, which is a considerable portion of my life when you add it up over the course of a year or more.
This initially worried me - I had one of those 'what am I doing with my life' moments, and I started looking at ways I should cut down.
However, when I look at it objectively, I don't think it's an unrealistic amount of time:
1) I work a very unsociable shift pattern, meaning I'm very often working when my friends are off and they're working when I'm off - there's very little you can do on a rainy Tuesday...
2) To the best of my knowledge, it doesn't adversely impact my social life. I've never turned down chances to go out and do something specifically to play games, and I've always tried to avoid playing games when I'm with my girlfriend.
3) I very rarely watch TV. The time that many people spend in front of the TV every week is far more than I spend playing games.
When I actually sat back and looked at it, I calmed down a little. I'm active, I have a social life and I don't allow gaming to impact into either of those things - yes, I do spend more time gaming than most people my age, but it's something I enjoy doing, and there are valid reasons for it, and I see nothing unhealthy in that.
Do you ever worry about this kind of thing, or am I just neurotic?
This initially worried me - I had one of those 'what am I doing with my life' moments, and I started looking at ways I should cut down.
However, when I look at it objectively, I don't think it's an unrealistic amount of time:
1) I work a very unsociable shift pattern, meaning I'm very often working when my friends are off and they're working when I'm off - there's very little you can do on a rainy Tuesday...
2) To the best of my knowledge, it doesn't adversely impact my social life. I've never turned down chances to go out and do something specifically to play games, and I've always tried to avoid playing games when I'm with my girlfriend.
3) I very rarely watch TV. The time that many people spend in front of the TV every week is far more than I spend playing games.
When I actually sat back and looked at it, I calmed down a little. I'm active, I have a social life and I don't allow gaming to impact into either of those things - yes, I do spend more time gaming than most people my age, but it's something I enjoy doing, and there are valid reasons for it, and I see nothing unhealthy in that.
Do you ever worry about this kind of thing, or am I just neurotic?