I wouldn't write off Joe Rogan so easily. He's actually played his fair share of video games. His personal life story is also quite inspiring as he is clearly s

I wouldn't write off Joe Rogan so easily. He's actually played his fair share of video games. His personal life story is also quite inspiring as he is clearly someone who has dedicated himself to self improvement. On a personal level as someone who has easily sunk probably ~20-30k hours (as measured from game timers over the years) into video games of all kinds of genres, I have to say nothing can come close to the enrichment or happiness I have experienced from practising martial arts. There is something that compounds from simultaneously getting stronger and fitter while also learning a skill, all while being taught self-discipline and peace. I have encountered meditation in kendo (mokuso), muay thai and taekwondo. (EDIT so the benefits associated with yoga can loosely also be conferred to a high quality martial arts school) You can learn many lessons from videogames - my obsession with minmaxing and exploiting mechanics no doubt prepared me well for a kind of edge-case oriented software mindset. Games like DMC/MH/Dark Souls teach you patience. PvP games at a high level teach you about competition and mindreading/anticipation. Team based games can teach you communication and coordination. But games are also extremely stimulating and the dopamine hit is too "cheap". There's also something to be said about incorporating your entire body into whatever hobby or exercise you do. The payoff is greater and isn't so easily substituted.