A sense of personal satisfaction at certain achievements (e.g. Spending time riding/playing with other cyclists/gamers (community) The two activities can be strikingly similar in some ways (aside from the fitness outcome). But someone spending four hours on the bicycle will be held above the person spending three hours on a game. Those four hours/day on a bicycle don't seem inherently more valuable than three hours on a game and one hour on a bicycle. If you value health and fitness, and then spend 4-6 hours/day exercising, despite the possibility of still gaining the primary benefits of exercise without spending so much time, how is this any different?Īside from the health benefits, fitness enthusiasts do it for the community, the feeling of accomplishment, the personal satisfaction, and in some cases, literal addiction. The point isn't that people should stop playing games, or that they should live their life in the future, but that people should reflect on life choices early enough to make changes if changes are warranted. The only time that such a reflection can have an impact on the outcome of one's life is when it's early enough to still matter. Someone else may realize they need to make changes. Someone may reflect on their time spent in, and realize it's a net positive in their life. My point is that regret doesn't need to be part of it at all, and once you've reached that point, there's no going back. but that feeling of regret is such a small part of it I still actively spend time playing games because I enjoy it, and I get to interact with some of my friends.īut I think spending a few minutes reflecting on whether or not one's habits are serving them well, and how they will feel about those habits years down the road is also warranted.
But I'd argue that being cognizant of this period of time and planning ahead is not the same as living in the future any more than spending your weekdays focused on getting work and chores done so you can enjoy the weekend unencumbered is living in the future (or eating healthy foods, not smoking, getting your exercise, etc).Īs with everything, there's a balance to be struck.Īnd for what it's worth, I'm a gamer.
If you spend all of your time thinking about your deathbed, sure. > Thinking about your deathbed is really just another way of living in the future instead of the present I think we're mostly on the same page, but not sure why click-baity is a feature? Maybe you will look back and regret your life, but that feeling of regret is such a small part of it.
I reflect back fondly, but I just don't enjoy them anymore.Īnd that's sort of the point. Seeing a lot of really high functioning artists, I think most reach the point where they realize it's not about the accomplishments, it's about taking enjoyment from the day to day practice of their craft.īut I played video games for most of my youth, and certainly I reflect back and think, maybe if I'd focused harder on school, and gone to a better university, I'd be in a better place now. "The point is to optimize your life so that you are satisfied with life - something that is not limited to your dying hours." But I think this idea of reflecting back on an idealized life can be too heavily biased to be useful for some people (me maybe?) I think there's this notion of a sort of toxic ambition, which would be similar to the buddhist notion of living in the future. I definitely don't disagree within where you ended up. Because you don't have to actually live it.
On your deathbed you have a completely different set of priorities and abilities, and there's no risk to the fantasy. Thinking about your deathbed is really just another way of living in the future instead of the present. I probably just worded it the way I did because it's click-baity. Yeah, I get the point, but I stand behind what I said.
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