So it's been roughly a week and a half ever since I stopped gaming. I'm pretty sure there are a million confounding factors here, the main one being that I am in a balls to the walls awesome college, but life without gaming has been pretty darn enjoyable thus far.
I do miss gaming, but the alternative to gaming is nice. I don't think I could have cold turkeyed if I tried doing it without the college experience. Instead of being up until 3AM gaming, I'm meeting on average 20 new people a day and am spending time with all of them, from rock climbing to eating late night dinner. There's simply not enough downtime to do any gaming, and I can't game even if I wanted to because I left my desktop with all my games on it at home. So I either end up studying at the library while my friends are still in class or hanging out with my friends when they are not.
That said, gaming is fun as fuck. Because of this, I get bored as fuck without games around me. To make up for my lack of games, I go out often with the friends I've made at college.
To those about to start fall quarter who've spent the summer gaming, I suggest you to uninstall everything, from Steam to Origin. Get a laptop that can't handle gaming, a Macbook, or an ultrabook if you wish. Once you don't game for a few busy days as you move in, you'll forget how much you loved gaming.
There is nothing wrong with loving your games, but if you're somewhat addicted like me and have been spending 4 or more hours a day just gaming, distancing yourself from your computer may lead to a pretty social life.
You're not going to miss anything by not playing your games, but college is a once in a lifetime experience.
Note: Forgot to publish this when I typed it in September, so I'm publishing it in late November.
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