As much as I did not like growing up with restrictions on how long I could play video games and when to play them, those restrictions overall helped me out in the long run. Perhaps if I were not used to doing my work in one day without any distractions, I would have encountered many problems throughout high school when it comes to finishing the piles of work that were dropped on me in a day.
This leads to how limits could be properly placed on oneself to lower video game time. There are many ways to properly add restrictions. Examples include playing all week with a two-hour time limit on school days excluding, playing only on Fridays after finishing homework, and placing some limitations [1] over the games played during the week including the weekends.
Another format for good restrictions can be to play no video games during school days excluding Fridays but with full liberty on the weekends. The readers can notice the big difference between both examples of limitations.
To be more specific why should you not be on video games for too long? According to an NPR Article, “if it begins to crowd out other essential or healthy activities it could be a problem.” It simply comes down to having a healthy balance. Take notice of when a hobby becomes an unhealthy obsession.
How does one properly create regulations? If you start at a young age and implement one of the two choices above that would quickly become the norm. Teens getting restrictions on what to do is rather unappealing. It is better to make the choice yourself rather than having one placed on you.
But for closure, all that can be said for certain is that the first step is having some level of restrictions on video games. Have the limits that best match your way of being and fits your comfort zone.
[1]: Limitations mean no online Video games or such things that may make you lose track of time.
