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I'm not a musician but I noticed this problem with games. I have always been a dopamine addict with a short attention span. If I find something exciting it will
by avgDev 6y ago
I'm not a musician but I noticed this problem with games. I have always been a dopamine addict with a short attention span. If I find something exciting it will be easy for me to get sucked into it.
I now have an issue(addiction) with competitive multiplayer games. I get really good at them very quickly, I even won tournaments before it became a career option. However, I realized these are causing massive anxiety in my life, hurt my ability to concentrate, hurt my ability to stick to a project and destroyed my sleeping schedule. One of the worst games was Rocket League. I uninstalled multiple times and like an addict told myself I will be responsible this time and reinstalled it.....to end up where I began...angry at 3 AM....at a dumb video game. Since then, I completely uninstalled it but Warzone has filled that void....I have to stop playing that too as it is too addicting for me.
Single player games are not an issue and are actually calming as it seems that it is the competitive aspect that keeps me engaged.
Reading books also helps me significantly and has improvement my attention span.
- thehappypm 6y agoHave you tried channeling that gaming energy into physical sports? Golf? Tennis? Those things are at least good for your health, and you can't exactly play tennis all day long, you have to share the court, and you can't mess up your sleep.
- avgDev 6y agoYes, until I started having widespread tendon issues due to flouroquinolone antibiotics. Sports are out of the picture for me most likely forever. Plus it is not like playing sports hard is healthy either. I tore abdomen muscles, have torn labrum in my hip from soccer, etc.
- thehappypm 6y agoEver tried golf? It’s incredibly addicting and a great sport to get into for the long haul. Basically nothing about golf can hurt your body. If you’re torquing your back you’re doing it wrong!
- archon810 6y agoNothing, except not hearing the "fore" call.
- Fiahil 6y agoTry Chess. The game is complex enough, so you won't be able to master it very quickly, and it retains the competitive aspect that you seek.
- dosethree 6y agoI love video games and play regularly (but casually). I've seen quite a few programmers who suck at their jobs basically because they are up late at night playing video games. I've been addicted to video games in the past, but these days I only play console games and ones that are suited to casual play. And I only have Mac computers so I can't play most games anyways even if I was tempted. I also save money on expensive gaming PC rigs