Why You Cant Pick A Game To Play...
Summary
TLDRThe speaker discusses the dilemma of having limited free time for gaming and the overwhelming choice in their extensive game library. They reflect on the pressure of making the 'right' choice and the resulting indecision, especially when tired or stressed. Drawing from their experience with competitive gaming and the need to make quick decisions, they advise viewers to be kinder to themselves, not to overthink their choices, and to enjoy their free time without guilt, whether it's playing a familiar game or exploring something new.
Takeaways
- đ The dilemma of having limited free time and an abundance of gaming options can lead to indecision and stress.
- đź The pressure to choose the 'perfect' game to maximize enjoyment in a short period can cause analysis paralysis.
- đŽ Sleep deprivation and a busy schedule can exacerbate the difficulty in making a decision about what game to play.
- đ€Ż The psychological phenomenon of being overwhelmed by too many choices can hinder the decision-making process.
- đČ The concept of APM (Actions Per Minute) in games like Starcraft 2 illustrates the high-stakes decision-making under pressure.
- đ Sometimes, making any choice is better than no choice at all, as indecision can lead to wasted time and regret.
- đ It's important to give oneself permission to enjoy free time without the pressure of making the 'right' choice.
- đ Don't let the fear of wasting time or making a wrong choice interfere with the enjoyment of leisure activities.
- đââïž The speaker emphasizes the importance of self-care and being kind to oneself, especially during stressful periods.
- đ Returning to familiar and comforting games can be a valid choice when feeling overwhelmed by new options or unfinished games.
- đ« Avoid the pressure of social expectations or online hype when deciding what to play; prioritize personal enjoyment.
Q & A
What is the main issue discussed in the video script?
-The main issue discussed is the indecision and pressure people feel when they have limited free time to play games, leading to analysis paralysis and the inability to choose what game to play.
Why does the speaker feel pressure when choosing a game to play?
-The speaker feels pressure because they have limited time and want to maximize enjoyment, which leads to self-imposed stress and the fear of making a wrong choice.
What psychological phenomenon is mentioned in the script that can affect decision-making?
-The psychological phenomenon mentioned is 'analysis paralysis,' where having too many choices can overwhelm a person, making it difficult to make a decision.
What game-related example does the speaker use to illustrate the concept of making decisions under pressure?
-The speaker uses the game 'Starcraft 2' as an example, where professional players have to make hundreds of decisions per minute, often going with their gut reaction due to time constraints.
What advice does the speaker give to viewers about their gaming choices?
-The speaker advises viewers to stop putting unfair pressure on themselves, to boot up any game without worrying about making the wrong choice, and to prioritize self-care and recharging during their free time.
What does the speaker suggest doing when faced with a backlog of games?
-The speaker suggests not forcing oneself to finish a game just because of social pressure or online hype, but to play what they genuinely want to play at the moment.
How does the speaker relate their personal experience with 'Starcraft 2' to the broader topic of decision-making in games?
-The speaker relates their experience by explaining how in 'Starcraft 2,' as in life, sometimes making a choice, even if it's not the best one, is better than not making a choice at all due to indecision.
What is the speaker's view on the importance of self-care during stressful periods of life?
-The speaker believes that self-care is crucial during stressful times and that any opportunity to recharge should be taken, as long as it doesn't disrupt important responsibilities.
What is the speaker's perspective on the role of nostalgia in gaming decisions?
-The speaker implies that nostalgia might play a role in the difficulty of choosing a game, but the main focus is on the pressure and indecision caused by having too many choices and limited time.
How does the speaker address the issue of feeling guilty for not using free time 'productively'?
-The speaker advises against feeling guilty and emphasizes the importance of using free time for relaxation and enjoyment without worrying about productivity or making the 'wrong' choice.
What is the speaker's final reminder to the viewers about their approach to gaming and free time?
-The speaker's final reminder is to be kinder to oneself, not to worry about making the wrong choice, and to enjoy gaming without the pressure of making the perfect selection.
Outlines
đčïž Gaming Dilemma: Choosing the Right Game
The speaker discusses the common issue of indecision when faced with a limited amount of free time for gaming. They describe the overwhelming feeling of choice paralysis when confronted with a vast library of games, especially when time is precious. The speaker relates this to their personal experience of being unable to decide what game to play after work, leading to wasted time and feelings of regret. They mention the psychological phenomenon of analysis paralysis, where too many options lead to indecision. The speaker also touches on the pressure of making the 'right' choice and the importance of not putting undue stress on oneself during leisure time.
đ Overcoming Gaming Pressure: Embrace Self-Care
In this paragraph, the speaker emphasizes the importance of self-care and not putting pressure on oneself to make the 'perfect' gaming choice. They suggest that there is no wrong choice when it comes to leisure activities and that the primary goal should be recharging and enjoying oneself. The speaker reflects on their own gaming habits, including revisiting older games for comfort or tackling a backlog without forcing oneself. They share their personal experience with playing 'Elden Ring' and the relief of not feeling pressured to finish it due to external hype. The speaker concludes by reminding the audience to be kind to themselves, especially during stressful life periods, and to prioritize self-recharge over making the 'right' choice in gaming.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄAnalysis Paralysis
đĄGaming
đĄSteam Library
đĄNostalgia
đĄAPM (Actions Per Minute)
đĄIndecision
đĄSelf-Care
đĄPressure
đĄRecharge
đĄComfort Game
đĄElden Ring
Highlights
The struggle of choosing what to play when time is limited and the pressure it creates.
The psychological phenomenon of 'analysis paralysis' when faced with too many choices.
The impact of sleep deprivation on decision-making and motivation in gaming.
The importance of not wasting precious free time due to indecision.
The concept of APM (Actions Per Minute) and its relation to decision-making under pressure in games like Starcraft 2.
Learning from gaming experiences that sometimes making a choice is better than no choice at all.
The advice to not put unfair pressure on oneself during leisure time.
The idea that there is no wrong choice when it comes to gaming for enjoyment.
The encouragement to be kinder to oneself and not to stress over gaming choices.
The suggestion to play a familiar game for comfort rather than forcing oneself to complete a backlog.
The personal anecdote of the speaker's experience with Elden Ring and overcoming the pressure to finish games.
The reminder to prioritize self-care and recharge during stressful life periods.
The message to not feel guilty about gaming choices and to enjoy the process.
The advice to boot up a game you love without worrying about making the 'right' choice.
The final encouragement to have fun, recharge, and not worry about gaming choices.
Transcripts
how many of you have gotten off of work
or school and you sat down to game you
only have an hour or two and you cannot
decide what to boot up and want to play
you sit there looking at your steam
Library so many games you've never tried
from Steam sales past or maybe Xbox
PlayStation switch wherever you play and
you just cannot decide what to put the
time into you know this 1 hour is
precious you know you need it to
recharge your batteries because school
work whatever it is is coming again
tomorrow you end up staring at the
screen and eventually just pull up
YouTube binge and then your hour's gone
and you kind of feel horrible why does
this happen and I want to talk with you
about it because this has been happening
to me recently is it the fact that
you're getting older is it Nostalgia
well I'm going to sort of break down my
thoughts and opinions on this now I've
been pretty sleep deprived lately I've
started working nights everything's
super expensive and so my time for
gaming in the last 3 weeks has been very
compressed and I literally have gone
through the scenario I just described
where I know I've got an hour of
available it's a precious hour and yet I
cannot figure out for the life of me
what to boot up I want to get the
maximum enjoyment out of this time
because I know it's so limited and as
such when I look at the list of games I
begin putting a bunch of pressure on
myself and that pressure makes me even
less motiv motivated as I'm sleep
deprived to ultimately make a choice
sometimes when we're presented with way
too many choices it's been shown that
our human psychology just gets
overloaded and we can't make a decision
we get stuck in analysis paralysis and
for many people if you've been gaming a
long time your library can get big very
quickly it doesn't mean that you don't
enjoy games or that you just don't know
how to have fun anymore it just means
that the pressure is overwhelming you
especially when you're tired you know
you don't want to take a chance of
picking something that you don't enjoy
or like what if you wasted that 1 hour
and this leads us to
indecision now I used to play Starcraft
2 a lot when I was in college loved Halo
but at the time Halo was being taken off
of the MLG circuit around Halo 4 time
and around that same timing Starcraft 2
was becoming the darling of uh MLG and
also twitch and Justin TV at the time
and then ultimately it turned into
twitch and I loved Starcraft 2 but it is
a game where you have to make hundreds
of choices every single minute in fact
they measure the choices and the actions
that you make in a term called APM
actions per minute and crazy good Pro
players will consistently play at like
the 3 to 400 marks sometimes jumping up
now every action you know is considered
like a click or a box or building a
building selecting a resource but when
you watch a talented Pro you really do
see that they're making hundreds of
decisions in such a small time frame and
you know what a lot of times they make
the wrong decision when they're under
such immense pressure in a game like
Starcraft there isn't always the time to
sit there and think and debate really
what is the right choice ultimately
they're having to go with their gut
reaction and I learned when I was
playing Starcraft 2 sometimes you just
have to make a choice whether or not
it's the right choice doesn't always
matter you don't always have the time
sometimes just making a choice is the
right choice and sticking with it even
if that decision led to me like stemming
my Marine Army into a bunch of banelings
and losing the game it was still better
that I made a choice rather than sitting
an indecision cuz I probably would have
lost the game either way I've been doing
YouTube now for 10 years over 10 years
actually I started in college and one
thing I have learned and that's
something I need to hear regularly and I
hope you hear this too stop putting
unfair pressure on yourself and on your
free time if you want to play a game
just boot anything up there isn't a
wrong choice seriously maybe you didn't
pick the ultimate perfect selection and
you didn't get the most enjoyment out of
your hour but just giving yourself some
U time to recharge is what matters hey
and also if you boot up the game and you
don't feel like playing it and you want
to just watch YouTube or whatever go do
that you need to hear this you're doing
good you need to be nicer to yourself
when we reach this point where we're
putting so much pressure on ourselves
and our free time you are probably at a
stage right now in life where you are
stressed and there is a bunch of stuff
occupying all of your mind space and
literally the best you can do is some
self-care and to literally when you have
those thoughts of like what if I'm
wasting my time with this
choice just push back right against it
take that thought throw it in the
recycle bin of your mind there's nothing
wrong with going back to a comfort game
something you've played 10 times over
something that you love something that
you know gives you some enjoyment at the
same time too if you've got a big
backlog screaming at you the game that's
been nagging and you're like ah
I just got to finish this game you know
I got 30 hours into it I feel really bad
I didn't finish it everybody loved this
game look if you want to go finish it
sure but don't don't force yourself
you're not having to write a book report
on on a title like case in point I'm
playing through Elden ring second time
right now I've talked about it a few
times on the channel I'm loving the
second playthrough way more than the
first time I thought the game was
brilliant when I was playing it on the
Xbox when it came out but I wasn't
looking up guides I was getting
overwhelmed and I I stopped at the game
I'm not going to say exactly where but
pretty pretty far into the game and I
didn't feel motivated to pick it back up
but here I am looking at all these
videos online about what an incredible
perfect amazing superb game it is
feeling pressure like oh man what did I
what did I do I I need to go back and
finish it I'm totally missing out on all
this stuff well screw that you know
unfair pressure right it took me two
years to go all right now's the time I'm
starting a fresh playthrough and because
I was at the spot where I wanted to not
because of social pressures or online
hype or popularity because I wanted to
at the time I enjoyed that game 10 times
more this is your reminder be nicer to
yourself stop putting pressure on that
free time don't worry about making the
wrong choice and try and refill and
recharge when you get the opportunity I
look at the audience demographics and
the ages of my viewers and I know these
are periods of time where life is hard
and stressful your responsibilities are
growing
exponentially so many things are
changing whether you're fresh out of
college or you're having a kid or
something like that a lot is changing
and so any opportunity you get to refill
and recharge you should go for as long
as it doesn't disrupt obviously the
really important things and in many ways
this video is just as much me talking to
you as it is me talking to myself to
remind me that when I'm looking at that
steam Library feeling guilty I don't
need that just Boot something up that I
love and run with it so with all that
said I hope you have an awesome start TI
your weekend play something fun recharge
do whatever and we'll see you again in
the next one
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