Stop Playing Games Just to "Finish" Them

Our modern lives are WAY too fast. And I have felt this speed creeping slowly into the way I play video games. I have been missing the beauty, the wonder, and the magical experiences video games have to offer, and I think it’s time to do something about it. Links 🔗 Discord:   / discord   Twitter: https://x.com/_pulltorefresh_ Studies referenced or shown 📖 Doomscrolling is bad for you https://ojs.ahss.org.pk/journal/artic... https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1... https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1... Attention Restoration Theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenti... Horizon Zero Dawn Photography https://imgur.com/a/beauty-of-horizon... Inspiration💡 Gaming Simplified    • When Gaming Feels Like Work.   Arc Raiders Photography video    • Arc Raiders Is the Perfect Game for Learni...   Gaming isn’t the problem, you are    • Your girl hates that you play games. HOW T...   The Art Of Doing Less And Achieving More    • The Art of Doing Less and Achieving More   Songs 🎶 Dragon Roost Island - LoZ Wind Waker The Honeyhive Galaxy - Super Mario Galaxy Italian Music Opening - The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword PokeMart - Heart Gold and Soul Silver Sandgem Town - Pokemon Platinum Lovely Yellow Va Va Vrooms - Kirby Planet Robobot Chapters 📖 00:00 slow the flip down 00:05 don’t finish your backlog! 00:13 we’re not moving fast enough (apparently) 00:47 THE MAGIC WORD 01:15 what does it even mean to play slow? 01:22 yummy pizza :) 02:27 why even play games?? 02:59 A.R.T. 03:23 VIDEO GAMES ARE ART! 04:14 random related thought 04:56 still use your time wisely tho 05:17 so, what does this do for me? 05:24 weapon against doomscrolling 06:07 makes the experience last longer 6:26 ideas for playing slower 06:49 active vs passive gaming 07:03 mental zoning 07:29 get creative! :D 07:54 you can also add rules, but sometimes that sucks 08:16 it’s not easy, but it’s worth it 09:04 let me know what you think! :D 09:24 Outro :) This video is for commentary and review purposes. I do not condone piracy or unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material. #slowproductivity #mindfullness #nintendo #retrohandheld