First off, if you want me to tell you that video games are okay, I wont. They are designed to steal your dreams and make you complacent. However, all is not lost.
See, the good thing is that if you are/were an avid video gamer, the games have conditioned you to achieve goals. Especially MMO's and RPG's.
Long after the main story of a game ends, people still play them. Why? Because they have to get all the achievements, or they have to get that cool armor set, or that mansion in a far off city. Quit the video games, and you can imagine your life as a video game.
What do you want in life? Make it an achievement. Personally, I want to move to North Carolina once my lease ends. What do I need to get there? $2,000 a month with an asset that is 85% passive. That's my mission.
The other great thing that video games condition us in is fearlessness. Nothing bad can happen in a video game. If you risk all your money in the game, guess what? No big deal. You can just make more. People need to adopt this attitude in real life. Failing at something is the beginning, not the end.
Also, video games are created to allow you to succeed. If you’re religious at all, then apply this. The world we live in was created for you to succeed. You just have to put in the work. If you’re not religious, no big deal. The world works in the very same way. It wants you to succeed. You just have to go out and do it.
The last thing I’ve learned from this is that negative past experiences like video games can be made into something extremely useful. Like MJ said in TMF , you frame your past experiences. Good or Bad.
See, the good thing is that if you are/were an avid video gamer, the games have conditioned you to achieve goals. Especially MMO's and RPG's.
Long after the main story of a game ends, people still play them. Why? Because they have to get all the achievements, or they have to get that cool armor set, or that mansion in a far off city. Quit the video games, and you can imagine your life as a video game.
What do you want in life? Make it an achievement. Personally, I want to move to North Carolina once my lease ends. What do I need to get there? $2,000 a month with an asset that is 85% passive. That's my mission.
The other great thing that video games condition us in is fearlessness. Nothing bad can happen in a video game. If you risk all your money in the game, guess what? No big deal. You can just make more. People need to adopt this attitude in real life. Failing at something is the beginning, not the end.
Also, video games are created to allow you to succeed. If you’re religious at all, then apply this. The world we live in was created for you to succeed. You just have to put in the work. If you’re not religious, no big deal. The world works in the very same way. It wants you to succeed. You just have to go out and do it.
The last thing I’ve learned from this is that negative past experiences like video games can be made into something extremely useful. Like MJ said in TMF , you frame your past experiences. Good or Bad.
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