Poll of the Day > I wish I could view my life as I do in video games

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In video games, I am much more willing to min/max my character to make them the best they can be. Never utilize items that give a temporary boost with a negative side effect, manage my resources wisely and find excitement in the adventure and growth that comes from it.

But I cannot view my own life like this no matter how I try to reshape my perspective. I know the consequences of failure and the pain of abuse is less severe in virtual world, and it is much easier to achieve your goals in this space as well. But things like procrastination and paralysis of choice are things I would think I could get past if I viewed life with the same excitement.

I'm a terrible procrastinator myself, always have been. I think one of the critical faults is that you don't have so clear an idea of all the parameters going on in our own stats. Mental health in particular seems especially obscure, and it may be that procrastination and other similar elements that seem to be working against us may actually be bulwarks against letting that particular stat fall too low.

This unnatural lifestyle we've forged for ourselves in defiance of the natural order no doubt has consequences that we can scarcely dream of at this time, in addition to those that aren't so obscure. It's not surprising that the aspects of ourselves that are still ruled by nature are fighting hard to achieve some degree of balance.

Sad

SunWuKung420 posted...

Sad

I suggest you address your emotional distress via a therapist who bills at substantial excess.

Shadowbird_RH posted...

I suggest you address your emotional distress via a therapist who bills at substantial excess.

No this topic is sad.

I wish I were as productive as my Stardew Valley character

I know what you mean.

bet you wish you could jut wonder into peoples house like a protagonist take stuff and leave with with out trouble

BlazeAndBlade posted...

bet you wish you could jut wonder into peoples house like a protagonist take stuff and leave with with out trouble

I loved doing that in Skyrim. Make friends with someone, then take every single item they own that isn't nailed down.

I'm like taking the sheets off the bed and using them to make a gigantic bundle with all their stuff, while they're watching. Like Santa Claus in reverse.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/dfe808c4.jpg

I can relate with TC

Goen posted...

I wish I were as productive as my Stardew Valley character

This, holy shit. I could farm so many maters n taters and kill the neighborhood slimes