Two things that have helped me: First, I think it is important to identify which hobbies / interests you’re truly passionate about, and cut out the rest. This will require some self-reflection on your part, because you have to figure out exactly why you’re doing X or Y activity. For me, I was always someone that just loved having new experiences, due to how I grew up with a parent that would always introduce me to different activities, and I eventually had to learn that I cannot commit to everything. One of these experiences was music, specifically wanting to learn how to play guitar, which I spent about a year with back in 2022-2023. What I came to realize is that in playing guitar, I wasn’t actually passionate about the music itself. The reason I wanted to learn it was because I’d grown up playing rhythm games like Rockband 2, and I just wanted to be able to “show off” to other people how I could do it. Eventually I figured out that the things I am truly passionate about are expressing myself creatively and being able to share my personal experiences with other people. The two main activities that let me do that are art and video games. Now there are other reasons why I’m passionate about them, and there are other hobbies that interest me for similar reasons, like reading and writing, but in general I have focused solely on incorporating those two activities into my regular routine, as they’re the ones I’ve found the most enjoyment out of. Second, I’ve found that it really helps when you are deliberate with everything you do. By that, I mean to avoid making your hobbies or free time a mindless / habitual behavior. Stuff like endlessly scrolling on UA-cam, hopping onto a multiplayer game every single day to “chill out” or to “get a few rounds in”. Make a plan to do something specific when you get on. Instead of refreshing the home page and watching random videos that’re fed to you, try saving a Let’s Play series to your playlists and watching a couple of episodes at a time whenever you get on UA-cam. I’m currently watching a full playthrough of Cyberpunk, since it’s not something I personally want to play myself, but it still looks interesting enough to see someone else play. In the case of gaming, if you have a big backlog, it’s best to pick a single game and commit to playing it a bit each day. If you find that it doesn’t hold your interest, then pick another game from the list and repeat the process until one sticks. Avoiding multiplayer games as a whole is probably beneficial, just because they’re designed to keep you playing forever like the UA-cam algorithms, but if you’re absolutely certain you want to play one, go into it with the mindset of playing a set number of matches and then get off once you’ve reached that point. All of this is to help condition you into not becoming a braindead “consoomer”, which I know from first-hand experience is one of, if not _the_ largest factor in what prevents you from making progress toward your goals.
I have a friend that's just like this... The thing I have told him is ... Put your time into the things that service you best... Meaning... Do the things that you enjoy the most, and next... What benefits you the most... Don't feel obligated to things based on fomo or external pressures. Life will already force those things on you passively..
I'll admit I've not watched some of your recent videos, just because there's too many videos to watch in life! But I love coming back into this and feeling like there's been a pivot from simply "Halo Infinite chat" to more like, life advice chat through the lens of games and hobbies?? And I love it! It feels right for you tbh because I do remember in an old video about how to do well in Halo you made a point I've not heard others make, that you should look after yourself. Look after your mind, your body, your hydration. And I thought that was so useful and not just another "here's how to dial in your aim" Halo video. Respect, man. Really liked this video here.
Great video. As a writer who is also passionate about videogames, who is a bookworm, has an adult colouring hobby, and loves long walks in nature...I realised I can't possibly do it all. Especially if I want to master my craft of writing. I have 2 children, one who is 3, and in the end I applied minimalism to my hobbies and gave up getting good at adult colouring. I prioritised my writing and have started getting up at 5am to write, and then when I'm happy with my progress, I'll intentionally watch UA-cam or play a videogame. Tonight, for example, I finally finished Astro's Playroom, and I'm also a long way through The House in Fata Morgana. But every single activity is done intentionally. If I have a binge, that binge is planned. However, I'm useless at planning and sticking to calendar schedules. I've even missed and forgotten appointments that were logged in my calendar.
I’m a university student, have a job, work out, love reading, video games and really want to get into crocheting. What helped me is to do the minimum of everything. I do pull ups whenever I’m in my room, when I play games I set a timer for 30 minutes, pause and work out of 5-15 minutes. When I’m in bed I make it a point to read one page. If I read more great, if not oh well. Only crocheting hasn’t really ignited a fire in me.
I love your content so very relatable delivered in such a chill and laidback vibe one of the few channels I have all notifications on for please keep up the awesome work.
I relate to this so much bro. I made a similar video about thoughts on hobbies a while ago. Love the videos man, not only the gaming ones but also the more philosophical life ones as well. We need more of that 👌🏼
Ive never felt a video more in my life. I am a teacher who is in grad school and feel like the things in life that make me happy like games, concerts, or even exercising are all constantly competing with the things that burn me out like school and work or other responsibilities. The real lesson I learned is: Finding this balance is soooo import to not burning out, worsening bad mental health, and just living an overall healthier and more fulfilling life. (Also not sure what your 8-5 job is but your videos are basically therapy lately!)
I read two books on habit- atomic habits, and the power of habit - that taught me you can do anything. Then I read Grit by Angela duckworth which taught me that I can’t do *everything* If you prioritize one thing at a time, as pointed out in this video, your earlier habits become autopilot and new ones can become the ones you actively focus on.
Idk for some reason these videos are so chill and fun to watch btw I started playing gris after watching your video it's a very beautiful game I might finish it tomorrow thanks for the recommendations bro
I relate with this so much but I think I have already developed the discipline for it. I like to play games, read books, watch movies or any kind of media honestly. I play guitar, do digital art as well. All of this alongside medical school and I wanna do martial arts as well. I agree with the part doing it Little by little everyday and that's what I do and also see improvement, it's honestly great
Bbk guru arc is going hard in 2024 😂. Seriously, tho, one of the things I'm trying to rewire my brain to do is to be okay with failing and enjoying the process. I believe if I can do that, I can learn pretty much anything. So many greats say that focusing on the process of doing is what allows them to stay consistent.
Haven't watched yet, but I gotta say that I've recently discovered your channel and am taken a little aback by the topics and your reasoning - because it's just exactly what I've been thinking about for the past months and what I've been looking for. I know that algorithm did play a role recommending me your channel, but it is still amazing how much of what you have to say resonates with me and often matches the thought I had already formed. I'm giving you the bell, making you the third out of hundreds un-belled subscriptions. Thank you for being the voice of intentional, mindful pursuit of one's hobbies.
I feel this. I've been trying to learn Japanese on and off for years with goal to be able to enjoy Japanese video games in their original language. I then decided to combine studying Japanese with actually playing games. I put the effort to learn some basics and some vocab and have been playing Pikmin 4 in Japanese and looking up words I don't know. All this to say is I'm fortunate to be able to combine two hobbies together to: 1. Play games on my backlog and 2. Learn a new skill.
I am trying to do exactly the same right now. Additionally, I want to understand japanese anime as well. I also spent a year abroad in Japan where I learned the language. It's such a hard langauage but you can do it. がんばって！
I thankfully don't have that many passions, but tend to spend a lot of time on a single thing if I can, like playing one specific game for example, so my other interests are neglected for a while. I write, read, play games, and listen to music. These 4 are what I would really call passions, but my leisure is not limited to them - I watch movies and shows and series and whatever, often in a social environment; these 4 are just my "me time" activities. Reading and gaming (including video games and tabletop ones) are by far the most time-consuming because it just often takes a while to finish a thing for me, especially if it's game with a lot of freedom given outright to the player. Books, however, are quintessential handheld format - I can just pick up it, open it, and be reading where I left off, or put it down at whatever point. Handheld gaming has been getting bigger and better, but for the games I play (mostly FPS), it's just not very nice for the flow and the overall feeling you get when you either pick up or leave the game at some weird point mid-battle or mid-mission; and I don't have a Steam Deck, so there's that. I do, however, still play classic Doom using the GZDoom source port and enjoying an immense variety of map packs and mods. Playing it keyboard-only and in low 4:3 resolution, I manage to run the setup on my laptop, making it as similar to handheld as possible. And since nothing in the formula tries to hunt my time and money like many modern big-name games do, I can get more fun and quality for my time even if it's just a 20-minute session - hardly any time in Escape From Tarkov or Apex Legends or Risk of Rain, but very dense badassery in classic Doom and the amazing wads its community has been making. Writing is mostly done outside the actual writing for me, because I spend a lot of time thinking about the plot or the world or the characters before I get working on them. When I do, there is a lot of changes, of course, but with at least the skeleton of what I had originally wanted to write, it all just flows and lets me work on the thing distraction-free. Because of that, it's pretty much the easiest of my passions in terms of time-management. Most importantly, I'm trying to listen to my heart, like I used to when I was a kid having great fun with games without too much of a worry. In the recent years, I noticed that I had developed this tendency to try and finish everything I start, but that's not necessarily a good thing. When I was a kid enjoying the 90s and 00s games, they took considerably less time to beat than many of the amazing titles from 10s or 20s, like Prey (2017) or Doom (2016) or Baldur's Gate 3 or Dark Souls; there were fewer games, too, so I think we all collectively were a little less overwhelmed by the vast choice of games to play than we are today. As good as it feels to finish a game or reach some other mark of progress in your other interest, it also feels good just to experience them, to spend time with them. In most cases, the passions we have are already our idea of good fun, so most likely, whatever we pick to follow at a given time, we're going to have a good time, even if it's not what we planned to pursue that evening. It's a very simplified way to put things, but it has some merit - try to be a little conscious about your, perhaps excessive, analysis; often, we spend too much time weighing the options and thus end up noting doing anything instead of pursuing at least one of the things we love. Try to listen to yourself and stop yourself when you think you've been robbing yourself of that time. P.S. And the most difficult of all, prioritization. There's just not enough time to do everything, especially if you aim to enjoy anything. The video describe the perfect calendar very well, and it's a great way to plan things out, because you just can't do it all, but having a look at a list of things you'd like to do at some point or by some time in the future, does help to reduce the seemingly endless many options that are simply unmanageable to a few items you actually have a chance to achieve. At some later point, you repeat the process, including the points you had had to leave out before.
Game changer for me with learning piano was to start keeping a piano journal. Basically you write down what you did in your practice session and what you plan to do the next practice, takes maybe 5 minutes if you're being detailed. Having that journal to see the progress visually has made me waaaay more consistent. I'm doing it with gaming too particularly the giant open world ones or 100+ hour games.
Yup. Right in the feels. When I come back home from worm, and am not dead tired, I want to do too many things. Watch a TV series, read a book, learn some German or play some video games. But usually I am too tired and I end up mindlessly scrolling the Internet 😬
Got two kids in two years and was off work with stress for some time. Three years into being a parent and after being stressed I finally learned to accept I can't do it all. I've picked what doesn't demand too much of me and what brings me joy. Everything else will probably be possible later on when I get more free time on my hands. But for now it's not that important. I totally agree to focus on stuff instead of half heartedly trying to multitask. I like these videos. And that you cover my own thoughts on gaming and life in general. I feel like you get me. Cheers. EDIT: Spelling
for me personally its been a balance of Not trying to do to much in one day. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice a hobby for a day or two to set aside time for the other things... and then obviously keeping the consistency and discipline to actually plan out the time and days to do the things on the agenda... also not beating myself up to much if i dont do everything i wanted to in a day or just chilling for a time... you are your biggest fan and biggest critic... its all a mental game
Avocational asceticism: you dont cling to this rule or self directed force that you must do X, Y, Z. You need to genuinly enjoy the process of what youre doing. If its been a while since you picked up the pen, or the guitar or whatever, thats perfectly okay. Remember you ENJOY doing that, dont make it something that becomes a chore. Edit: the term maybe a bit wonky, but the emphasis is the clinging. As in the activity is not mandated, a rigid part of you to the extent where it starts to inflict stress. Its okay to put down a hobby
Great video BBK ❤ I have bouncing between things, and the ideal schedule sounds like an amazing tool to focus on what I really want to do and what I need to get down. 2:31 looks so intimidating but those views are amazing!!!!!
One thing I learned from my new job training there no such thing as work life balance. Instead you use work life implementation. I can't say off top of my head exactly what he said, but it's implementing your normal life into your schedule whenever you can.
Recently, I’ve finally realised that I’m actually more of a morning person than anything. So me trying to write some of my script at 6pm was never working for a very obvious reason. I now make a dent in my story at around 10pm every morning and it works wonders for me.
Nice man ive found out your Channel on Titanfall 2 one week ago and toi made my day every upload. Just been able to talk your mind a'd chill 👌 High five from France 💪
This is very helpful info, I want to play all the endgames and be great at all the hobbies and that’s crazy lol so thank you for bringing me some actionable and simple advice
For distraction mitigation, I uninstalled every social media app from my phone and putted a blocker on my browser at work. I'm a dev and my coping mechanism for frustration was doomscrolling, which was hindering my effectiveness greatly. I try to cultivate some boredom here and there to stimulate my willingness to do the things that are positive to my overall self, and not just immediate satisfaction. When I game, I game. When I work, I work. One activity at a time, one step at a time.
I work full time, work out, play video games, go on dates, go out with friends, have a masters program, and try to regularly watch movies & shows. It's alot, but a good balance is key
oh dear this is THE video for me man.. im blessed with talent, but i can't use it properly cause i want to do so much stuff that i end up doing almost nothing... can't decide man...
It's strange. It seems that everyone is given an amount of gaming tokens period, once it's used up you lose interest in games. You are left watching instead of playing. Treasure your gaming life. Live the most. ❤❤❤ Old gamer signing off. 😅 Hope to get good in SF6, and start playing ARPG. Yet to try baldur's gate 3.
It sucks that halo the master chief collection got ruined by cheaters and hackers, who knows how long it will be before i’m able to play it, it’s just too risky right now!😢
fo me I'm writing a novel and what I do is keep that window as blank as I can but ofcourse I am not perfect this video got pulled up in the same window 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and my window for yt is full of tabs, thats how much I be clicking on onter vids lmao its like a virus almost haha but for the most part I keep it clear
I feel like every video you’ve made lately has been personally curated for me
its cool! shows we ain't actually alone in our struggles!
bro same lol
same here
Two things that have helped me:
First, I think it is important to identify which hobbies / interests you’re truly passionate about, and cut out the rest. This will require some self-reflection on your part, because you have to figure out exactly why you’re doing X or Y activity. For me, I was always someone that just loved having new experiences, due to how I grew up with a parent that would always introduce me to different activities, and I eventually had to learn that I cannot commit to everything. One of these experiences was music, specifically wanting to learn how to play guitar, which I spent about a year with back in 2022-2023. What I came to realize is that in playing guitar, I wasn’t actually passionate about the music itself. The reason I wanted to learn it was because I’d grown up playing rhythm games like Rockband 2, and I just wanted to be able to “show off” to other people how I could do it. Eventually I figured out that the things I am truly passionate about are expressing myself creatively and being able to share my personal experiences with other people. The two main activities that let me do that are art and video games. Now there are other reasons why I’m passionate about them, and there are other hobbies that interest me for similar reasons, like reading and writing, but in general I have focused solely on incorporating those two activities into my regular routine, as they’re the ones I’ve found the most enjoyment out of.
Second, I’ve found that it really helps when you are deliberate with everything you do. By that, I mean to avoid making your hobbies or free time a mindless / habitual behavior. Stuff like endlessly scrolling on UA-cam, hopping onto a multiplayer game every single day to “chill out” or to “get a few rounds in”. Make a plan to do something specific when you get on. Instead of refreshing the home page and watching random videos that’re fed to you, try saving a Let’s Play series to your playlists and watching a couple of episodes at a time whenever you get on UA-cam. I’m currently watching a full playthrough of Cyberpunk, since it’s not something I personally want to play myself, but it still looks interesting enough to see someone else play. In the case of gaming, if you have a big backlog, it’s best to pick a single game and commit to playing it a bit each day. If you find that it doesn’t hold your interest, then pick another game from the list and repeat the process until one sticks. Avoiding multiplayer games as a whole is probably beneficial, just because they’re designed to keep you playing forever like the UA-cam algorithms, but if you’re absolutely certain you want to play one, go into it with the mindset of playing a set number of matches and then get off once you’ve reached that point. All of this is to help condition you into not becoming a braindead “consoomer”, which I know from first-hand experience is one of, if not _the_ largest factor in what prevents you from making progress toward your goals.
I have a friend that's just like this... The thing I have told him is ... Put your time into the things that service you best... Meaning... Do the things that you enjoy the most, and next... What benefits you the most... Don't feel obligated to things based on fomo or external pressures. Life will already force those things on you passively..
That is very insightful advice. Thank you
I'll admit I've not watched some of your recent videos, just because there's too many videos to watch in life! But I love coming back into this and feeling like there's been a pivot from simply "Halo Infinite chat" to more like, life advice chat through the lens of games and hobbies?? And I love it! It feels right for you tbh because I do remember in an old video about how to do well in Halo you made a point I've not heard others make, that you should look after yourself. Look after your mind, your body, your hydration. And I thought that was so useful and not just another "here's how to dial in your aim" Halo video. Respect, man. Really liked this video here.
Watch in 2.5x
Great video. As a writer who is also passionate about videogames, who is a bookworm, has an adult colouring hobby, and loves long walks in nature...I realised I can't possibly do it all. Especially if I want to master my craft of writing. I have 2 children, one who is 3, and in the end I applied minimalism to my hobbies and gave up getting good at adult colouring. I prioritised my writing and have started getting up at 5am to write, and then when I'm happy with my progress, I'll intentionally watch UA-cam or play a videogame. Tonight, for example, I finally finished Astro's Playroom, and I'm also a long way through The House in Fata Morgana. But every single activity is done intentionally. If I have a binge, that binge is planned. However, I'm useless at planning and sticking to calendar schedules. I've even missed and forgotten appointments that were logged in my calendar.
I’m a university student, have a job, work out, love reading, video games and really want to get into crocheting.
What helped me is to do the minimum of everything. I do pull ups whenever I’m in my room, when I play games I set a timer for 30 minutes, pause and work out of 5-15 minutes. When I’m in bed I make it a point to read one page. If I read more great, if not oh well.
Only crocheting hasn’t really ignited a fire in me.
I love your content so very relatable delivered in such a chill and laidback vibe one of the few channels I have all notifications on for please keep up the awesome work.
"How do you manage your passions?"
"That's the neat part. I don't." 💀
I relate to this so much bro. I made a similar video about thoughts on hobbies a while ago. Love the videos man, not only the gaming ones but also the more philosophical life ones as well. We need more of that 👌🏼
Ive never felt a video more in my life. I am a teacher who is in grad school and feel like the things in life that make me happy like games, concerts, or even exercising are all constantly competing with the things that burn me out like school and work or other responsibilities. The real lesson I learned is: Finding this balance is soooo import to not burning out, worsening bad mental health, and just living an overall healthier and more fulfilling life.
(Also not sure what your 8-5 job is but your videos are basically therapy lately!)
Man your content is so relaxing and relatable... love your videos
I read two books on habit- atomic habits, and the power of habit - that taught me you can do anything. Then I read Grit by Angela duckworth which taught me that I can’t do *everything*
If you prioritize one thing at a time, as pointed out in this video, your earlier habits become autopilot and new ones can become the ones you actively focus on.
Idk for some reason these videos are so chill and fun to watch btw I started playing gris after watching your video it's a very beautiful game I might finish it tomorrow thanks for the recommendations bro
I relate with this so much but I think I have already developed the discipline for it. I like to play games, read books, watch movies or any kind of media honestly. I play guitar, do digital art as well. All of this alongside medical school and I wanna do martial arts as well. I agree with the part doing it Little by little everyday and that's what I do and also see improvement, it's honestly great
Like all your recent videos, this one gives a positive outlook and encourages a healthy train of thought to reflect upon - thank you.
Bbk guru arc is going hard in 2024 😂.
Seriously, tho, one of the things I'm trying to rewire my brain to do is to be okay with failing and enjoying the process.
I believe if I can do that, I can learn pretty much anything.
So many greats say that focusing on the process of doing is what allows them to stay consistent.
Haven't watched yet, but I gotta say that I've recently discovered your channel and am taken a little aback by the topics and your reasoning - because it's just exactly what I've been thinking about for the past months and what I've been looking for. I know that algorithm did play a role recommending me your channel, but it is still amazing how much of what you have to say resonates with me and often matches the thought I had already formed.
I'm giving you the bell, making you the third out of hundreds un-belled subscriptions. Thank you for being the voice of intentional, mindful pursuit of one's hobbies.
I feel this. I've been trying to learn Japanese on and off for years with goal to be able to enjoy Japanese video games in their original language. I then decided to combine studying Japanese with actually playing games. I put the effort to learn some basics and some vocab and have been playing Pikmin 4 in Japanese and looking up words I don't know. All this to say is I'm fortunate to be able to combine two hobbies together to: 1. Play games on my backlog and 2. Learn a new skill.
I am trying to do exactly the same right now. Additionally, I want to understand japanese anime as well. I also spent a year abroad in Japan where I learned the language. It's such a hard langauage but you can do it. がんばって！
@@damndanieI 日本語の勉強を続けています!!!! Japanese is hard especially for an english speaking native but learning ever so
slowly.
I thankfully don't have that many passions, but tend to spend a lot of time on a single thing if I can, like playing one specific game for example, so my other interests are neglected for a while.
I write, read, play games, and listen to music. These 4 are what I would really call passions, but my leisure is not limited to them - I watch movies and shows and series and whatever, often in a social environment; these 4 are just my "me time" activities.
Reading and gaming (including video games and tabletop ones) are by far the most time-consuming because it just often takes a while to finish a thing for me, especially if it's game with a lot of freedom given outright to the player. Books, however, are quintessential handheld format - I can just pick up it, open it, and be reading where I left off, or put it down at whatever point. Handheld gaming has been getting bigger and better, but for the games I play (mostly FPS), it's just not very nice for the flow and the overall feeling you get when you either pick up or leave the game at some weird point mid-battle or mid-mission; and I don't have a Steam Deck, so there's that.
I do, however, still play classic Doom using the GZDoom source port and enjoying an immense variety of map packs and mods. Playing it keyboard-only and in low 4:3 resolution, I manage to run the setup on my laptop, making it as similar to handheld as possible. And since nothing in the formula tries to hunt my time and money like many modern big-name games do, I can get more fun and quality for my time even if it's just a 20-minute session - hardly any time in Escape From Tarkov or Apex Legends or Risk of Rain, but very dense badassery in classic Doom and the amazing wads its community has been making.
Writing is mostly done outside the actual writing for me, because I spend a lot of time thinking about the plot or the world or the characters before I get working on them. When I do, there is a lot of changes, of course, but with at least the skeleton of what I had originally wanted to write, it all just flows and lets me work on the thing distraction-free. Because of that, it's pretty much the easiest of my passions in terms of time-management.
Most importantly, I'm trying to listen to my heart, like I used to when I was a kid having great fun with games without too much of a worry. In the recent years, I noticed that I had developed this tendency to try and finish everything I start, but that's not necessarily a good thing. When I was a kid enjoying the 90s and 00s games, they took considerably less time to beat than many of the amazing titles from 10s or 20s, like Prey (2017) or Doom (2016) or Baldur's Gate 3 or Dark Souls; there were fewer games, too, so I think we all collectively were a little less overwhelmed by the vast choice of games to play than we are today.
As good as it feels to finish a game or reach some other mark of progress in your other interest, it also feels good just to experience them, to spend time with them. In most cases, the passions we have are already our idea of good fun, so most likely, whatever we pick to follow at a given time, we're going to have a good time, even if it's not what we planned to pursue that evening.
It's a very simplified way to put things, but it has some merit - try to be a little conscious about your, perhaps excessive, analysis; often, we spend too much time weighing the options and thus end up noting doing anything instead of pursuing at least one of the things we love. Try to listen to yourself and stop yourself when you think you've been robbing yourself of that time.
P.S. And the most difficult of all, prioritization. There's just not enough time to do everything, especially if you aim to enjoy anything. The video describe the perfect calendar very well, and it's a great way to plan things out, because you just can't do it all, but having a look at a list of things you'd like to do at some point or by some time in the future, does help to reduce the seemingly endless many options that are simply unmanageable to a few items you actually have a chance to achieve. At some later point, you repeat the process, including the points you had had to leave out before.
Game changer for me with learning piano was to start keeping a piano journal. Basically you write down what you did in your practice session and what you plan to do the next practice, takes maybe 5 minutes if you're being detailed. Having that journal to see the progress visually has made me waaaay more consistent. I'm doing it with gaming too particularly the giant open world ones or 100+ hour games.
That's a great idea
Yup.
Right in the feels. When I come back home from worm, and am not dead tired, I want to do too many things.
Watch a TV series, read a book, learn some German or play some video games.
But usually I am too tired and I end up mindlessly scrolling the Internet 😬
Got two kids in two years and was off work with stress for some time.
Three years into being a parent and after being stressed I finally learned to accept I can't do it all.
I've picked what doesn't demand too much of me and what brings me joy. Everything else will probably be possible later on when I get more free time on my hands. But for now it's not that important.
I totally agree to focus on stuff instead of half heartedly trying to multitask.
I like these videos. And that you cover my own thoughts on gaming and life in general.
I feel like you get me.
Cheers.
EDIT: Spelling
for me personally its been a balance of Not trying to do to much in one day. Sometimes you gotta sacrifice a hobby for a day or two to set aside time for the other things... and then obviously keeping the consistency and discipline to actually plan out the time and days to do the things on the agenda... also not beating myself up to much if i dont do everything i wanted to in a day or just chilling for a time... you are your biggest fan and biggest critic... its all a mental game
Avocational asceticism: you dont cling to this rule or self directed force that you must do X, Y, Z. You need to genuinly enjoy the process of what youre doing. If its been a while since you picked up the pen, or the guitar or whatever, thats perfectly okay. Remember you ENJOY doing that, dont make it something that becomes a chore.
Edit: the term maybe a bit wonky, but the emphasis is the clinging. As in the activity is not mandated, a rigid part of you to the extent where it starts to inflict stress. Its okay to put down a hobby
Great video BBK ❤ I have bouncing between things, and the ideal schedule sounds like an amazing tool to focus on what I really want to do and what I need to get down. 2:31 looks so intimidating but those views are amazing!!!!!
One thing I learned from my new job training there no such thing as work life balance. Instead you use work life implementation. I can't say off top of my head exactly what he said, but it's implementing your normal life into your schedule whenever you can.
You're killing it brother amazing relative videos which relate to us all ❤
Recently, I’ve finally realised that I’m actually more of a morning person than anything. So me trying to write some of my script at 6pm was never working for a very obvious reason. I now make a dent in my story at around 10pm every morning and it works wonders for me.
Nice man ive found out your Channel on Titanfall 2 one week ago and toi made my day every upload. Just been able to talk your mind a'd chill 👌
High five from France 💪
This is very helpful info, I want to play all the endgames and be great at all the hobbies and that’s crazy lol so thank you for bringing me some actionable and simple advice
For distraction mitigation, I uninstalled every social media app from my phone and putted a blocker on my browser at work.
I'm a dev and my coping mechanism for frustration was doomscrolling, which was hindering my effectiveness greatly.
I try to cultivate some boredom here and there to stimulate my willingness to do the things that are positive to my overall self, and not just immediate satisfaction.
When I game, I game. When I work, I work.
One activity at a time, one step at a time.
Homie really dropping heat every video
I've really appreciate the truth you got in your videos! always great advice! thanks for making these videos BBKDRAGOON! 😎
I can already tell this is gonna be a great video & it just started :)
I work full time, work out, play video games, go on dates, go out with friends, have a masters program, and try to regularly watch movies & shows. It's alot, but a good balance is key
I’ve searched a lot, but never found an answer. Thx bro
Love these recent videos 💗💗
I have a strong feeling you've read or listened to Cal Newport with these productivity and Deep Work tips.
oh dear this is THE video for me man..
im blessed with talent, but i can't use it properly cause i want to do so much stuff that i end up doing almost nothing...
can't decide man...
It's strange. It seems that everyone is given an amount of gaming tokens period, once it's used up you lose interest in games. You are left watching instead of playing. Treasure your gaming life. Live the most. ❤❤❤ Old gamer signing off. 😅 Hope to get good in SF6, and start playing ARPG. Yet to try baldur's gate 3.
One thing I learned recently... Have a hobby that brings you money. And when that Hobby makes a lot of money, it can become a full time job
Thank you !
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When is the KevinKoolx x BBKDragoon music collab happening?
It sucks that halo the master chief collection got ruined by cheaters and hackers, who knows how long it will be before i’m able to play it, it’s just too risky right now!😢
Story of my damn life 🤦♂️
W video!
fo me I'm writing a novel and what I do is keep that window as blank as I can but ofcourse I am not perfect this video got pulled up in the same window 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 and my window for yt is full of tabs, thats how much I be clicking on onter vids lmao its like a virus almost haha but for the most part I keep it clear
I wish I had too many hobbies.
Hi
Try adding Kids, then you truly know what it's like putting your hobbies on the backburner
Amen. You didn’t realize how much free time you used to have until you have kids.