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Guy who thought not playing video games would give him the free time to do everything he's been planning on doing (he got more reading done and that's about it)

"I do not recommend quitting video games. It will make you realize the limits of your genetic potential and you will be really disappointed after inevitably not building towards your goals. With video games, at least you stay a dreamer."

I expected to get a lot of writing done but weirdly all my inspiration has utterly dried up. I suspect it's because video games suck at telling stories and therefore inspire me to do better, while reading great books doesn't leave me thinking about how I could do better (because I couldn't)

"I think it's actually because inspiration comes when you unconsciously know you don't have to do it, and it evaporates once you finally sit down with the task ahead of you. A bit like how you get really tired and brainfogged when you have to write a nuisance email or something but become level-headed and sharp right at bedtime. That's not just me, right? right?!"

This is part of it as well, yeah, but normally I can at least hit a flow state by forcing it. Lately it's all force no flow