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1) I don't understand why improving your drawing and painting ability is intrinsically more valuable than improving your video game playing ability. 2) At the
by skizm 10y ago
1) I don't understand why improving your drawing and painting ability is intrinsically more valuable than improving your video game playing ability.
2) At the beginning of learning any skill, you will make great strides at first before diminishing returns come into play. "Noob gains" (as it is called in the fitness world) are what you experienced in those 120 hours of practicing drawing / painting. Slowly but surely your improvements will grind to a crawl, some days it will even feel as if you are going backwards. It is like this for pretty much all skills.
I do agree if you feel your time is being wasted while playing video games, then by all means stop. It is your free time and you shouldn't waste it. On the other hand, don't feel bad that you're "wasting time" because someone else things painting is more valuable than playing video games.
- WA 10y ago1) It's not more valuable generally speaking. For me personally, drawing and painting were things I always wanted to get better at, but didn't want to put too much time into it. I actually never made time for these activities. Now I have more time. Painting seems to be healthier for me, because it requires me to concentrate. Gratification is slow. I get a flow feeling from it but without the addictiveness of games. 2) Right, but once I'm better, I can decide whether to learn a new skill or to keep going with painting. My point isn't about one activity being superior over another one. My point is: Gaming is highly addictive for me and other activities aren't that addictive. Overall, I feel more balanced with no gaming. But is the same true for you? Maybe, maybe not.