How Video Games Suck Out Your Uncreativeness

I can only speak from my personal experiences, and the judge of whether my words are true rests on your shoulders. As a kid, I loved playing video games, reading comic books, and watching TV. In fact, I did these 3 things so much that I never did my homework or studied. With that being said, did that make me any less smart or did it in any way squash my potential to have been great? Nope. In fact, it was perhaps these three things that made me who I am today. I feel more creative, smarter, and can think faster because of those activities.

But let’s face it. I still wouldn’t consider myself successful. Sure I am more creative or smarter, but I seem to be progressing slower than usual. Others seem to be getting higher grades or accomplish feats much more glorious than anything I could possibly have done.

Should I lessen the time I spend playing video games, passively reading comic books, and going on Netflix? The answer is yes and no.

Yes, because sometimes those 3 things provide too much of a distraction to oneself that it takes away from one’s real work. If I am always online, I may not have time to do homework.

No, because we can transcend to the next level of gaming, reading, and TV watching. You see, there is a way for me to interact with the things I love without being distracted. All you have to do is innovate.

Innovate? What is that supposed to mean? Think about this: when you are gaming, you are actively playing out a role or exploring a map that someone else has designed for you. Your imagination and power is limited only to that world. But what happens if you were the person creating the game? That flips everything around. Instead, you are the person designing the world. Your imagination and power is unlimited.

It is not the act of playing games that make you smarter, but rather the act of going one step further and creating something out of your passion and love for a hobby. That’s what makes you successful.