What 17+ Brutal Years Of Video Game Addiction Taught Me

And how it’s one of the best things to have happened to me

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Contents:

1. Lesson one: I can be the best at anything if I put my mind to it
2. Lesson two: the result of breaking balance for too long
3. Lesson three: can you escape reality forever?
4. Lesson four: I’m much more creative than I realise
5. Lesson five: obsessions can make or break you

Ah, video games. What better way to waste your time?

With video games in your possession, you’re just a loading screen away from being a god that rules the world, a soldier in the heart of a gruelling battle, or a warlock defeating fantastical foes of a forgotten realm, a survivor in a zombie apocalypse…

The possibilities are limitless.

These very possibilities caused me to sit down and stare at a screen all day.

Only for 17 years or so. Not too long at all!

Safe to say I was hooked. But these 17 years were not a complete waste; I learned some incredible lessons within this time that will change my life for the better.