Usually it means it wants drugs or some stimulant that you eat, drink, smoke or inject that will give immediate satisfaction
If you are ever in this situation … go for a walk, run, exercise or lift weights … the dopamine hit from the effort will immediately satisfy whatever it is the brain is feeling and also make you forget about other things for a while. Physical activity immediately relieves those bits of stress.
Because if you don’t … you’re on the path to wanting to satisfy these cravings with a pill or drug … either legal or illegal and you’re on your way to more problems.
Try taking a nap? If you’re not tired (as if!), just lie down and daydream for a while or something. If exercise doesn’t cut it, the opposite might. It’s also good for you to just do nothing sometimes
In all earnestness, is this really an impediment for you? I understand not wanting to get out a console (which is why I keep them all hooked up), but for me it’s way too easy to just trow on a show/youtube or play a favorite game.
Definitely not all games. Factorio makes you plan, construct, and optimize a factory. Expedition 33 requires full attention due to dialog so no watching shows/music on the 2th monitor. This but also requiring communication for most multiplayer games. Planet Toaster requires being in a creative mood where you don’t need extrinsic motivation to have fun.
Basically no, not all games are low effort. I’d say the majority aren’t. And I haven’t even mentioned the games that require memorizing a complex keyboard layout or need additional peripherals.
Brain is looking for low effort activity.
sigh 4 hours of doomscrolling it is then
Usually it means it wants drugs or some stimulant that you eat, drink, smoke or inject that will give immediate satisfaction
If you are ever in this situation … go for a walk, run, exercise or lift weights … the dopamine hit from the effort will immediately satisfy whatever it is the brain is feeling and also make you forget about other things for a while. Physical activity immediately relieves those bits of stress.
Because if you don’t … you’re on the path to wanting to satisfy these cravings with a pill or drug … either legal or illegal and you’re on your way to more problems.
… and if we don’t get a dopamine hit from exercise?
Cocaine is pretty fun.
PUSH PUSH PUSH
Try taking a nap? If you’re not tired (as if!), just lie down and daydream for a while or something. If exercise doesn’t cut it, the opposite might. It’s also good for you to just do nothing sometimes
Love me some Kentucky Fried!
And when you don’t take drugs or drink alcohol or whatever?
Games (plenty of options, anyways) aren’t low effort activity?
Physical, no. Mental, varies by game, but usually a bit
There is an inertia to even open the game
That’s true. I suppose I was thinking more from the perspective of playing the game, not getting the cartridge in or installing then opening the game.
It’s a commitment. How do I know that’s a good way to spend my free time?
No, I have to start them and/or get out my console.
And decide what game to play.
In all earnestness, is this really an impediment for you? I understand not wanting to get out a console (which is why I keep them all hooked up), but for me it’s way too easy to just trow on a show/youtube or play a favorite game.
It is. I regularly intend to play a game and then just… don’t.
Dang, that smokes a fatty.
Definitely not all games. Factorio makes you plan, construct, and optimize a factory. Expedition 33 requires full attention due to dialog so no watching shows/music on the 2th monitor. This but also requiring communication for most multiplayer games. Planet Toaster requires being in a creative mood where you don’t need extrinsic motivation to have fun.
Basically no, not all games are low effort. I’d say the majority aren’t. And I haven’t even mentioned the games that require memorizing a complex keyboard layout or need additional peripherals.
No, you need to think about the solution or strategy. Some games are low effort though.
i like music + manwha for that. Low effort especially when you know the manwha won’t be good enough to warrant snacks