How I Replaced Gaming With Coding
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In this video, I break down how I beat my gaming addiction and my journey from a gaming addict to a productive software engineer. Enjoy!
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00:00 - Introduction
01:08 - Find Cooler Addictions
03:30 - Treat Your Life Like A Video Game
07:18 - Constantly Reinvent Yourself
10:08 - Use Your Love Of Video Games As Motivation To Code - Jak na to + styl
Mad respect. I was on the gaming addiction too, especially since I started coding with Minecraft mods. Replacing it with coding is one of the best things.
amazing video and amazing advice!
amazing video! loved this delivery... winter is coming
Self improvement is great. Gaming Addiction or using gaming as a form of escapism from issues is bad. Now and again I game with some old work friends few IT department heads and long time senior devs all scattered some in different countries even. Gaming can be cool, just don't forget to go outside see places and read a book every so often. Gaming is like watching a movie perhaps not every night.
Great story Aman!
Way to level up like a boss!
Okay this was insane! I feel like I am reborn 😂 kudos!
I agree with constantly trying to improve and doing things that provide more long term gratification. But Im not sure about switching the mentality from "I want all my friends to like me" so I play minecraft, to "I want all the girls to like me" so I go to the gym. Yes its better to go to the gym, but what if a girl doesn't like you... are you just gonna fall apart?
Good point, I guess wanting girls to like me provided that initial activation energy to go to the gym but you have to start to love working out intrinsically to keep going
also your speaking has improved a lot
thank you
I was right there with you except the "monkey on my back" was World of Warcraft. To this day I still miss it and occasionally resub to check new stuff out :D
Props to you for identifying something that was holding you back and putting foot to ass to change your life for the better! However, I do take issue with your take on video games "not being cool" and your overall vilification of them. Of course mileage varies, but to think that this one thing was the "root of all evil" and that it applies to everyone really misses the mark. Your problem (and mine) was a problem of discipline.
You can "have your cake and eat it too", as it were. It's all time management. I would say "it's all about balance", but that tends to be a misnomer because people usually mean it as "everything in equality" or something to that effect. It's constantly shifting. I have a close friend who is husband, a father of 2 young children, has a full-time job, has multiple freelance gigs, is active in their church, loves to cook for a lot of people at once as often as possible, AND is one of the most avid gamers I know! How? Olympic level time management. Sure, he doesn't log the hours he used to as a kid, but they are still a big part of his life because of the joy they bring -- as it goes for me and as it is possible for ANYONE.
Point is, you can have a healthy relationship with video games (or "x" hobby that doesn't bring in profit/money) and still self-actualize to your ultimate potential.
Again, props to you for making the change YOU needed AND for sharing your story!
I took a gander at the last section of this video
And remember a plug-in I coded for vanilla Minecraft servers once 😅 it was called exploding arrows
I suck at Java though
I’m a web dev
As Software Engineer it’s true when you programming and Linux it’s a great trap because I couldn’t stop may make video on this topic thank although I made a video about why you should get into programming but didn’t mention the video game idea. Love Linux and coding software and video games.😊😊😊
Do you edit your own videos? I really like the content!
I have a few editors who I work with - thanks for watching!
How do you code for 8 hours? Especially for cyber security.
Dude your English is dam amazing ❤️...
Like from Brazil, bro 👋🇧🇷
Sir do you earn 150k dollars a year as a software engineer in usa? Plz reply. Thanks a lot.
0:13 you mean stampylonghead?😂👍
elden ring or valorant that hit me hard
so we all started with minecraft XD
Congratulations sir, addiction especially to something that isn't productive can ruin a person's life and even affect close relatives and friends. As you venture into a more better lifestyle i want to use this opportunity to ask you to also get closer to GOD. There is a life after this one and asking Christ for his redemption and receiving salvation and forgiveness of sins puts you on the highway to the most precious place one can ever get to which is heaven. Stay blessed sir
I stop listening to his advice when he called players degenerate....
as a gamer i find that really insulting to be called degenerate.
That guy has very low esteem on us.
first!