<p>It seems like everyone on this site just 'writes' and 'draws' and does other productive stuff in their free time. Do people here actually play a lot of video games? And, who else wastes time on the internet a lot?</p>
<p>I stopped playing video games about a year ago, and I don’t miss them. I just came to grips with the fact that time spent gaming isn’t productive.</p>
<p>That said, there are plenty of other ways to waste time, both online and offline. This site (sometimes) comes to mind as a prime example.</p>
<p>I for one stopped gaming once I realized that I was been manipulated to but their next product. And I for one hate to get manipulated, so I stopped, and now I start studying for the SSATs lol. Seriously.</p>
<p>I admit to being an avid video gamer :P. I only play when I know I have some free time though, like on the weekends or after school when I don’t have homework. If I have an interesting book on hand though, I usually try and read that.</p>
<p>Does anyone know any tips to stop playing? I mean, I play a lot 
especially on the PC, I wanna quit for school because I’m going to be a junior</p>
<p>I was a hardcore PC Gamer in like leagues and stuff but quit second semester of freshman year because I couldn’t keep up… it was like 2 hrs of practice per day, and since it doesn’t count as a legit EC, i quit.</p>
<p>I’ve wasted many hours playing Counter Strike: Source, insofar as "wasted’ can be defined with the sensible exclusion of developing skill at Counter Strike: Source.</p>
<p>I only own a Wii. Last game I bought was Super Mario Galaxy 2… a year ago. </p>
<p>I’ve pretty much stopped.</p>
<p>Look at my username!</p>
<p>Steam worth calculator:</p>
<p>Found 220 Games with a value of
$2952.81 USD</p>
<p>I used to before I considered them a waste of time. Now I waste my time in ways that I don’t consider a waste of time, but which still are, of course, wastes of time deep down in places that I can thankfully avoid venturing.</p>
<p>If you really consider video games a waste of time then I would say you’re on your way to 1) reducing how much you play them or 2) inner turmoil.</p>
<p>Last game I played full-through was Red Dead Redemption. I haven’t touched a controller in a year. I’m not planning on doing it in college at all.</p>
<p>Absolutely. I had serious troubles with video games and probably put more time into Call of Duty than homework. Before COD there were other video games as well. I waste a lot of time on the internet as well. It’s something that I think you can get away with during high school but definitely to be eradicated before the start of college.</p>
<p>No, I waste immense amounts of time on the computer.</p>
<p>If you wanna quit gaming, try this. Go for sports or things like that, or get a job. You will forget about gaming in no time. :)</p>
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<p>Voluntary response bias…people with more intellectual hobbies are more likely to state them :P</p>
<p>As for me, I used to be really into computer games until I realized I didn’t have the patience for them. I can find patience for other things sometimes, but computer games don’t even yield a finished product.</p>
<p>When I have random breaks I sometimes play them. For instance over the winter break I was playing donkey kong 64. I only have a 64 and a gamecube lol :c</p>
<p>ohh has anyone played pandemic 2??? i was so close on that game…stupid madagascar :(</p>
<p>I usually play weekend mornings for like an two hours each day during the school year. On snow days I could waste a lot of time gaming. During the summer I spend probably an hour or two gaming in the morning or late night even though I play sports and have a job. I am not obsessed though. I have gone spans of time not playing so that I have time for other stuff. Most of my friends don’t do hw or study so they are generally on xbox live.</p>
<p>The only game I’ve recently played is Super Smash Bros. </p>
<p>N64 ftw!</p>
<p>I know I play a ton…</p>