Personally I agree with the WHO and think that gaming addiction is a much larger problem than we currently think it is. There are a lot of aspects to it but I

Personally I agree with the WHO and think that gaming addiction is a much larger problem than we currently think it is. There are a lot of aspects to it but I think the biggest one is just that video games are ridiculously stimulating compared to other activities. I have similar issues with TV shows now that binge watching entire seasons or shows at a time is easy, and with browsing certain parts of the internet like Reddit and HN. Going from having your brain being heavily stimulated to being less stimulated or not stimulated at all is hard. It doesn't feel good. That's why it's hard to not "just watch one more episode" or "just play one more game" even though I know it's not going to be just one more. The desire to avoid understimulation bleeds over into many aspects of your life. It's hard to writing the next part of your CRUD app when you could be scrolling through Reddit comments. It's even hard to read a book or play guitar, which I know I will enjoy, when I could be doing something more stimulating instead.