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by avindroth
3616 days ago
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If you are having trouble with recognizing delayed gratification, place play into the bin of work. Start numbering and comparing everything you do (work and play). You will start comparing playing video games to working out, and see that over your entire lifetime, the latter makes you happier. Another timeless advice is sleep well, exercise, and read. But you probably know that. |
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I was addicted to Dota 2, SSBM, and Hearthstone for a while; I have around 1.5 k hours logged on Dota 2, and that's not counting reddit time. Probably much longer on the latter two games. Untracked time.
But now even with gorgeous gaming setup (I just gamed on a mac before), I don't game for too long. I play Witcher 3 for around 2 hours and then stop. Why? How?
The biggest motivation was getting hospitalized and having a sensible schedule. I started sleeping earlier, eating at the right times, etc. What kept me going after the hospital was something else, though.
I made a priority list for everything (work & play). I now know that they (work & play) all contribute to my overall satisfaction in my life (former is usually delayed and latter is usually instant), and I live to optimize that satisfaction over time.
I plan to write a blog post sequence for this, but uggh... So I propose an available alternative.
The best place to start for "living well" would be the beginning part of "Rationality: From AI to Zombies" by Eliezer Yudkowsky[1]. This book helps you with instrumental rationality, which is the art of living. Highly recommended, even for a few chapters. The book is free as well.
Prioritize prioritization. Good luck, I feel you on how hard it must feel like to get out of that. Trust me, once you get out, it's even harder to fall back into the gaming mode.
[1]: https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Sequences