I have developed a rule where I only let myself play a game if I've just finished something big. But especially if it's something that doesn't have a visible clock it's crazy easy for me just to sit down with a game and then look up to discover it's three in the morning.
That's a smart way to do it. What's fucked up is I feel like most games are designed to make you lose time like that. It's basically pointless to play Elden Ring for less than an hour. I'm not vibing with it nearly as much as I expected and I think it's because my schedule just doesn't allow that anymore. Makes me think I've never seen anything written about how our generation is navigating such a time-intensive hobby as we become parents
I have developed a rule where I only let myself play a game if I've just finished something big. But especially if it's something that doesn't have a visible clock it's crazy easy for me just to sit down with a game and then look up to discover it's three in the morning.
That's a smart way to do it. What's fucked up is I feel like most games are designed to make you lose time like that. It's basically pointless to play Elden Ring for less than an hour. I'm not vibing with it nearly as much as I expected and I think it's because my schedule just doesn't allow that anymore. Makes me think I've never seen anything written about how our generation is navigating such a time-intensive hobby as we become parents