Hey, so as the title says: How do you guys balance gaming and other hobbies in your freetime? :) Aside from Gaming i also like many other things like Reading, drawing, coding, … But usually when i get home from work I just turn on my PC and game until going to sleep. I really wanna read more books and so on but usually i cant motivate myself and then just game all the time.
Any tips how you guys keep the balance between hobbies? :)
Other hobbies?
By taking breaks and doing things
Thanks to everyone for all the kind words and suggestions!!
my other hobby is looking for or hopefully doing work or cleaning the house or medical things. life has lotsa stuff. gaming and watching videos is easy to do in short bursts.
I play games when I feel like it, and do other things when I don’t. It’s mostly up to what I feel like doing in the moment. Setting schedules and trying to cram a ton of activities in a week feels like I’m turning my hobbies into a job, so I don’t do that.
Poorly!
🤝 :D
I don’t game anymore, but I do read. I find the trick is to make space for it. I read via audiobook while I walk in the mornings to see the sun and keep some minimal activity, and I read on my ereader from the time I get in bed until I’m ready to go to sleep. The in bed reading is usually only 15 or 20 mins, but it adds up. I knocked out 25 books last year, and not like 200 or 300 page books either (besides 2 or 3).
Beer or other alcohol goes excellent with gaming simultaneously. Unless you’re in the competitive nonsense, of course.
I usually mix them together in someway. Usually it helps that they mesh well together. It also helps having friends though that help motivate me to get out of the house and do the stuff i can’t do over computers
Other hobbies?
Other hobbies? I don’t understand.
Balance? I don’t understand.
If you game too much you can get burnt out. Sometimes you need to take a break from your game by playing a different game. I believe this is the balance they are talking about /s.
I play single player games, and play them when I have the urge to play them. Many of my other hobbies come with commitments; gaming is one that I try to make commitment free.
Hobbies don’t have to be constant. Take a break or don’t, just do whatever and don’t feel bad about it.
For you specifically I’d maybe try just choosing a day where you don’t turn on the computer. Try and stop yourself from that first step and see what happens.
Thanks for the kind words & suggestion I’ll try that! :D
Try to plan beforehand what you are doing with your freetime, otherwise we tend to default to what we do the most, in my case is watching YouTube videos.
Thats a good tip, thank you! :)
Most of my gaming is tabletop these days. Since it requires scheduling is regulates itself.
