Comments on: How to Beat Video Game Addiction http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Anonymous http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-778381 Anonymous Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:41:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-778381 In addition to the financial services and business and empowerment training it provides to women in impoverished communities across Latin America, Pro Mujer also provides access to high-quality, low-cost primary health care services and ... In addition to the financial services and business and empowerment training it provides to women in impoverished communities across Latin America, Pro Mujer also provides access to high-quality, low-cost primary health care services and …

]]> By: Pro Dota92 http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-777968 Pro Dota92 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:16:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-777968 lol 20hours a week xD....i played wow 16 hours a day....80hours a week ;) lol 20hours a week xD….i played wow 16 hours a day….80hours a week ;)

]]> By: Pro Dota92 http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-777969 Pro Dota92 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:16:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-777969 lol 20hours a week xD....i played wow 16 hours a day....80hours a week ;) lol 20hours a week xD….i played wow 16 hours a day….80hours a week ;)

]]> By: Mr_w_97 http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-776324 Mr_w_97 Mon, 23 May 2011 16:38:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-776324 that will never happen   that will never happen
 

]]> By: Chuckdavis_8434k http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775888 Chuckdavis_8434k Wed, 11 May 2011 02:46:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775888 " If you discover that your ending date happens to be the release date of Starcraft 2, postpone your ending date so you can indulge instead of potentially becoming an addict again." We'll agree to disagree on this suggestion. Just because a highly anticipated video game is coming up, doesn't mean that one simply postpone the process of quitting. Who's to say that person won't continue to play Starcraft 2 for months to come out of sheer enjoyment of a satisfying game. Secondly, giving advice on the internet is one of the most inappropriate measures people are indulging in left/right/center. There are reasons doctors, sociologists, psychologists/psychiatrists exist; these people are trained to help others cope with a wide variety of problems including addiction. We really don't need any more amateur advice. If your objective is to make ad dollars by racking up the number of hits your website [blog...another modern day colossal waste of time] achieves, then that is indeed ill intentioned. Noyb ” If you discover that your ending date happens to be the release date of
Starcraft 2, postpone your ending date so you can indulge instead of
potentially becoming an addict again.”

We’ll agree to disagree on this suggestion. Just because a highly anticipated video game is coming up, doesn’t mean that one simply postpone the process of quitting. Who’s to say that person won’t continue to play Starcraft 2 for months to come out of sheer enjoyment of a satisfying game.

Secondly, giving advice on the internet is one of the most inappropriate measures people are indulging in left/right/center. There are reasons doctors, sociologists, psychologists/psychiatrists exist; these people are trained to help others cope with a wide variety of problems including addiction. We really don’t need any more amateur advice.

If your objective is to make ad dollars by racking up the number of hits your website [blog...another modern day colossal waste of time] achieves, then that is indeed ill intentioned.

Noyb

]]> By: Chuckdavis_8434k http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775889 Chuckdavis_8434k Wed, 11 May 2011 02:46:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775889 " If you discover that your ending date happens to be the release date of Starcraft 2, postpone your ending date so you can indulge instead of potentially becoming an addict again." We'll agree to disagree on this suggestion. Just because a highly anticipated video game is coming up, doesn't mean that one simply postpone the process of quitting. Who's to say that person won't continue to play Starcraft 2 for months to come out of sheer enjoyment of a satisfying game. Secondly, giving advice on the internet is one of the most inappropriate measures people are indulging in left/right/center. There are reasons doctors, sociologists, psychologists/psychiatrists exist; these people are trained to help others cope with a wide variety of problems including addiction. We really don't need any more amateur advice. If your objective is to make ad dollars by racking up the number of hits your website [blog...another modern day colossal waste of time] achieves, then that is indeed ill intentioned. Noyb ” If you discover that your ending date happens to be the release date of
Starcraft 2, postpone your ending date so you can indulge instead of
potentially becoming an addict again.”

We’ll agree to disagree on this suggestion. Just because a highly anticipated video game is coming up, doesn’t mean that one simply postpone the process of quitting. Who’s to say that person won’t continue to play Starcraft 2 for months to come out of sheer enjoyment of a satisfying game.

Secondly, giving advice on the internet is one of the most inappropriate measures people are indulging in left/right/center. There are reasons doctors, sociologists, psychologists/psychiatrists exist; these people are trained to help others cope with a wide variety of problems including addiction. We really don’t need any more amateur advice.

If your objective is to make ad dollars by racking up the number of hits your website [blog...another modern day colossal waste of time] achieves, then that is indeed ill intentioned.

Noyb

]]> By: Chris Pirillo http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775415 Chris Pirillo Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:13:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775415 Are you bragging? :) Are you bragging? :)

]]> By: Chris Pirillo http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775414 Chris Pirillo Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:12:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775414 Not bad. Not bad.

]]> By: Mleigh13 http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775413 Mleigh13 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:09:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775413 is there any ways to stop an addiction but still be able to rank up in a weeks time ( this shows that i really am obsessed) is there any ways to stop an addiction but still be able to rank up in a weeks time ( this shows that i really am obsessed)

]]> By: Mleigh13 http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775412 Mleigh13 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:06:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-775412 i go on around 8 hours a week but for the same game halo reach im trying to get off after an hour at a time i go on around 8 hours a week but for the same game halo reach im trying to get off after an hour at a time

]]> By: Asgw http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-774341 Asgw Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:12:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-774341 It did work! It did work!

]]> By: Eric de Jesus http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-767637 Eric de Jesus Sun, 05 Dec 2010 23:27:05 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-767637 Acceptance is the most important of all. Without doing it, the "addict" wouldn't even think of changing his ways. Computer game addiction isn't as bad as media tells it is. The media would always broadcast negative stuff about it because that is what interests people. You can find a lot of studies dispelling negative effects and having positive effects that's incomparable to anything else. The best way to help an addict is to know why he's addicted to a game. What do I mean? Understand the person by playing HIS video game. Acceptance is the most important of all. Without doing it, the “addict” wouldn’t even think of changing his ways. Computer game addiction isn’t as bad as media tells it is.

The media would always broadcast negative stuff about it because that is what interests people.

You can find a lot of studies dispelling negative effects and having positive effects that’s incomparable to anything else.

The best way to help an addict is to know why he’s addicted to a game. What do I mean? Understand the person by playing HIS video game.

]]> By: Maciek http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-767572 Maciek Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:48:14 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-767572 I was also addicted one year ago.It was something horrible, after I came back from school, the only thing I wanted to do was to play a goddamn Uncharted 2 (online) and the only thing I was thinking about was how to get some achievement (Trophy) or how to get a higher level in game. Now I still have a PS3 in my room, BUT for some reason I've just stopped playing it for a while, I've met alot of new people, I've started discovering a world for once again. My life has changed and I hope it won't turn back again :) Greetings, Maciek 15yrs, Poland. I was also addicted one year ago.It was something horrible, after I came back from school, the only thing I wanted to do was to play a goddamn Uncharted 2 (online) and the only thing I was thinking about was how to get some achievement (Trophy) or how to get a higher level in game. Now I still have a PS3 in my room, BUT for some reason I’ve just stopped playing it for a while, I’ve met alot of new people, I’ve started discovering a world for once again. My life has changed and I hope it won’t turn back again :)

Greetings,
Maciek 15yrs, Poland.

]]> By: SamFischer http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-757903 SamFischer Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:11:30 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-757903 @duster thanks for posting that. Number 1 is a remarkably valuable thought, actually. @duster thanks for posting that. Number 1 is a remarkably valuable thought, actually.

]]> By: Vancar6 http://chris.pirillo.com/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-755603 Vancar6 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:43:12 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/how-to-beat-video-game-addiction/#comment-755603 I play Garry's Mod FAR too much. But giving up soon thanks to this lolz. I play Garry’s Mod FAR too much.
But giving up soon thanks to this lolz.

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