My relationship with video games is complicated. We love each other but we keep breaking up.
Back in the good old days, video games were my life. As a kid, I remember feeling a pure excitement as I was waking up. It meant another full day for me to explore a brand new world. It was challenging, great to learn English and allowed me to bond with my friends. But amongst these feelings of nostalgia, there are also some negative consequences.
As kids, we indulge in whatever we like. Now that I think about it, this happens even amongst adults. Being alcohol, gaming or exercise, we tend to stick with activities that bring us some kind of pleasure. Adults (usually) do a good job of restraining themselves from abusing those activities but kids tend to go all in.
As a result, I developed a deep appreciation for the art of video games and at the same time, a tendency to spend way too much time playing them. I sometimes forget that I'm not 10 years old anymore. Not that I think video games are for kids, but because my time is more precious now.
With this said, you would think I would try to banish video games from my life but the matter is, I enjoy them. Instead of eliminating an activity that I genuinely enjoy, I rather get rid of others that simply don't bring me any value. To make space for me to consciously waste my time.