My Sudden Realization

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

I don't have time tonight to read all this, so pardon me if I'm being redundant, but:

It's most likely more than a phase. People change personas COMPLETELY in High School, very rarely does anyone come out the other side of High School anything like they were when they went in. I had a friend who went from an innocent, shy, girly girl (shopping, shoes, pink, boy bands, etc.) to a psychotically emo crackfiend. Not saying everyone changes as drastically as that, but it is perfectly normal to alter your interests and priorities in High School.

 

[kinch]

Awww... our little children are growing up... *wipes tear from eye* it seemed like only yesterday they were hardcore gamers, sleeping in til 2pm, and now they're putting aside games to study... before long, they'll have full time jobs, families, and responsibilities... I'm so proud of you all...

(Meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but with an element of seriousness in here )

*Starts playing Cats in the Cradle*

 

[Aries_Split]

One of the sad things about College is that it will always take priority over video games. I'm lucky if I can squeeze half an hour of consecutive gaming in a day. Now I squeeze in about an hour into this place every year.

I will say that High School was, for the most part, a giant waste of time. There was some stuff that comes in handy in the real world, but the A+ I got in Spanish Sub conjugation has not helped me at all.

It's just easier to be able to casually browse a forum while doing Work. In a few years I'll land a decent job, and I might have some more spare time, for now, the real world takes precedence.

 

[Necrohydra]

Ah, all that seems to change when you land a job. Watching a product you help design land on the shelves for sale tends to give you a sense of accomplishment. I tend to game less now than I did back in college (I think, maybe I just slept less in college), but I view it more as a reward of some fun over wasting my time doing something productive. I could study more things in my field outside of work, or just do more work, but then I'd feel that I was becoming a slave to my job/career. That's something I never want to do; I'd rather keep the work at work and the fun with friends and games on my weekends and evenings.

In my experience, notions of feeling like you did something worthwhile seem to disappear after you have a job, a place to call your own, a family, etc. But you have less free time to call your own as well.

 

[manicfoot]

I've been through phases similar to yours. I find I'm kind of schitzophrenic when it comes to hobbies. Once I enjoy something, I'll become obsessed with it for a while and eventually move on to something else. So I may spend most of my time playing guitar and writing songs for a few months and then I'll do nothing but watch movies, then I'll do nothing but learn stuff from the internet or tv... The only difference is I always come back to gaming eventually and I can never see that changing.