I Bought an Xbox, but I Don’t Play Video Games

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e interest in it. I invented several excuses: my TV is too small, playing alone is not fun, I don’t have the right games.</p><p id="689e"><b>The truth is: I bought an Xbox because I loved the idea of it, picturing myself getting cozy on the couch, opening a can of Coke and playing for a few hours.</b></p><p id="fa77">However, video games are not my thing. I don’t find any interest in it, as I prefer real life. I feel like losing my time.</p><p id="acf1">My point here is not to talk about video games. I think that my experience is kind of a representative example of the way we consider many things nowadays.</p><p id="9a17">We love the idea of a morning routine, but don’t like waking up early. We love the idea of reading, so we buy many books but let them sleep on the bedside table. We love the idea of exercising, so we buy a gym membership, but never go past the 3 or 4th first workouts. We love the idea of going out, but find ourselves trapped in a lousy party missing our bed.</p><p id="38f6">All of this means one thing: <b>we are lying to ourselves.</b> Letting society and people influence our decisions and behaviors, whereas all we should do is listening to our deep self. Our deep self is the only one to know.</p><p id="1c29"><b>Learn to listen to it, so you become the best fit for yourself.</b></p><p id="9d67">Find <i>your</i> things. The ones that make <i>you</i> happy.</p><p id="5d4e">If it’s playing video games, <i>fine!</i></p><p id="dfb7">Other articles you may like:</p><div id="1dc0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/stop-feeling-guilty-about-spending-money-9859147d2142"> <div> <div> <h2>Stop Feeling Guilty About Spending Mone

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Buying things because we actually like the idea

It was two years ago. I suddenly decided that I wanted an Xbox, to relax from work on lonely but joyful evenings. I happened to have a few euros left on a gift card. I thought about it a few days, then I headed to the mall, and bought a nice pack including the Xbox One and two games.

I went home, happy with my big bag, and opened the box as soon as I got in my living room. I put the game console right next to my TV, arranged the cables, and took a step back to look at it with satisfaction. I pushed the button and waited for it to get ready.

I might have played for one hour and a half. No more. I then decided that I wanted to do something else, and didn’t get back to it until the day after.

Loving the idea, not the reality

I must have played no more than 20 hours, from the day I bought it, that is to say, two years ago. I bought several games, even a second controller. But I quite never felt the true desire to play.

I sometimes felt kind of guilty for this unnecessary purchase and decided to play half an hour or so, but the thing is: I didn’t find any true interest in it. I invented several excuses: my TV is too small, playing alone is not fun, I don’t have the right games.

The truth is: I bought an Xbox because I loved the idea of it, picturing myself getting cozy on the couch, opening a can of Coke and playing for a few hours.

However, video games are not my thing. I don’t find any interest in it, as I prefer real life. I feel like losing my time.

My point here is not to talk about video games. I think that my experience is kind of a representative example of the way we consider many things nowadays.

We love the idea of a morning routine, but don’t like waking up early. We love the idea of reading, so we buy many books but let them sleep on the bedside table. We love the idea of exercising, so we buy a gym membership, but never go past the 3 or 4th first workouts. We love the idea of going out, but find ourselves trapped in a lousy party missing our bed.

All of this means one thing: we are lying to ourselves. Letting society and people influence our decisions and behaviors, whereas all we should do is listening to our deep self. Our deep self is the only one to know.

Learn to listen to it, so you become the best fit for yourself.

Find your things. The ones that make you happy.

If it’s playing video games, fine!

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