| Reading your post it's a bit unclear why you don't want to play video games. You obviously enjoy doing it a lot, and in particular you enjoy it more than the other things you listed (journaling, etc). The strongest reasons seem to be external, like the embarrassment of being known as someone who plays lots of video games. That's a valid reason, but I mention it because maybe it's not in itself enough of a motivation for you to actually change. So my humble guess is that you should take a while and think about your motivations and what it is that you'd really like to do instead, and how to get started with that. I think momentum is a big thing in life, and it's always easier to go along the same old path, especially if you're tired and don't have lots of time for reflection. I have some of these boring time sink behaviors too. Let's just come up with something to aim for... Okay, here's my thing for this week. I like to bake simple bread, and I like to make websites, so I've been thinking about making a website about simple bread baking—a nice little guide, like a recipe but with inline big videos that I'd shoot with my DSLR, and very clear and nice instructions. So I'd like to get started on that, at least shoot most of the videos. Which reminds me, bread baking is a nice thing to do! While it's rising and baking you have time to do other stuff, even play some game, but you're not just wasting time, you're baking! And then there's the smell of fresh bread and everyone's happy. |