Why you should reconsider playing for achievements.
Long time with no blog. But in all fairness, I haven't really cared much since gaming in general is getting less and less each day. I have found much better and more productive ways to devote my time to and I am hoping to shed some light for others. (this is not directed to anyone in particular, just a heads up for everyone).
If you are spending basically every spare moment playing games, then you need to do what I did and literally open your eyes. I gave myself a little "self-evaluation" and it made me realize, wow, I am playing for achievements which practically mean nothing in life. I was gaming because I was bored, yet I was bored playing games. For so long, I did nothing to change that and I can only blame myself.
I retired from achievements on January 7th (2015). I will never again game for achievements. It's a promise and yes, you can hold me to that promise. I am even losing my passion to help others game because it just makes me sad how little achievements actually mean.
Now before I get those "holier-than-thou" remarks, I did not say I gave up gaming entirely. I have jumped on my 360 maybe 3-4 times in the past 3 weeks to play MW2 with my bro and a couple buddies. That was fine because it was more of a social hour than anything.
I am now spending my time doing things that are actually of value and can actually feel proud of when talking to another human. I have added a few new guns to my collection by going to as many gun shows as I can find. One of the new guns is a S&W Hammerless Revolver that was made in 1905. It's absolutely beautiful. It's in damn near mint-condition too. I added an AUG/A3 to the rifle locker. I put a really fancy holographic sight on it and I picked up a laser sight for it too. I go to the range at least once a week with different friends and we literally just have fun and "shoot-the-shit". I'm sure most of you don't know that slang phrase, but that's fine. It works for me!
I am currently putting my house up for sale and considering moving again. But I also am thinking of doing some light traveling and actually seeing what life can offer than seeing life on a TV screen. One of my friends who lives in Tennessee (and no, its not Push for you homos that think it is) invited me to come up and trail blaze some of the mountains up there for a couple weeks. Why not? It is certainly better than sitting on a couch or a recliner and earning fake numbers.
It's crazy how quickly gaming turned into a personal embarrassment for me. I was sitting at the campfire with my brother and we were reminiscing about how our last couple of years changed us. (My brother is younger than me by 2 years for those who don't know). He was bouncing from job to job but he got hitched and has 2 beautiful girls. I love being an uncle but it made me realize he had something that I was starting to want more and more. A real life. My life consists of a solid career, but nothing after that. Yeah I have my own house but who gives a rats ass. I have no one to spend my time with and I don't have my own family. In his spare time, he would play with the girls and take them fishing and camping and all the fun stuff I used to love doing. What did I do? I earned achievements. HOW EMBARRASSING.
For those of you who "don't like people", you took that page from my book because I hate everyone. I am not racist or prejudice towards any specific humans. If you are a male or a female, (or a combination of both), chances are I don't like you. But here I am finding things that I enjoy doing and slowly finding people with those same interests and spending that time with them.
I'm not where I wanted to be when I was planning my future after I graduated. I'm part of the way, but I still have a long way to go. I'm only 27 and yet I am already 27 years old. I am glad I decided to grow up and put my life back on a respectable track.
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iWantEllenPage on 27 May 15 at 23:24
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