If you look at your life, what would you say "defines" you?

I assume everyone here is a gamer in some respect.

In a lot of cases, I bet some folks on here spend more time thinking/participating in gaming than they are work or school.

Some might treat work as more of a means to an end, meaning you don't necessarily care about "moving up in the company" or having a career... as long as you can pay the bills and happily fund your hobbies outside of that place. Or in the case of school, to graduate, get a job and be able to make that money for the purpose of funding said hobbies and the things in life that make you happy.

In other cases, I'm sure there are people who have gaming as the very last thing in terms of priorities. Where you would say your career really defines you, and gaming is more a quick distraction when you have some time away from it.

Maybe some of you are a little bit of all of this.

TL;DR - Where are your priorities in life? What part of your life would you say defines you? At the end of the day, are you spending your work/school day thinking of getting home and doing whatever it is you do? Or are you doing whatever you do at home, but thinking about work/school? Not to say one is ever better than the other, in the end it's what makes you happy that matters... but I'm just curious.

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Balance. I always try to reach a balance of everything in life.

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Jack of all trades, master of none. Isn't there a benefit to a lack of balance in your life?

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Teach me your ways. Balance is the least amount of a thing in my life. I get sad when I think about my lack of a balanced life :/

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I like theater and movies, the production part. I enjoyed being part of the production team

thought I'm not doing anything production related, kind of hate the way I'm living

as a priority, I would say being happy but I'm kind of failing

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Hedonism.

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Hentai. Ecchi. Etc.

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ಠ_ಠ

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ಠ_ಠ

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Decisions you make is what i think defines you. Every single decision.

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I love working. If I get into the habit of having gaming take over a significant portion of my life, I tend to get depressed and have to find something productive to do. When I do things too, I also tend to get into the habit of obsessively doing it until I move on to the next thing. Such as gaming, I will game to death for a few months and then move on to something like reading. I will then read myself to death. If that makes sense. It probably doesn't as I don't make sense as a person.

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Have fun making sense out of that. :D

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I'm sure you're very good at whatever you choose to do obsessively. Just imagine if you applied that to "something productive"... your words. ;-]

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I love you for those words :)

You put it into text what I was thinking. :D

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I have chronic pain in over half my body, have had it for 7 years now, so gaming has been a wonderful distraction from the pain that I have 24/7. I've been playing games since I was a lil girl, but now it's my main form of entertainment/happiness I have besides reading. I can't go outside much at all and have limited movement so talking to people while playing games has been the big thing that has kept me sane through all this besides my family. :) I've actually met 2 people who had the same syndrome as me and said how much it helped them as well, so I'd definitely say gaming is one of the big positives in life until my health gets better (and even then I'll still game, just in moderation). Besides getting better my main priority is staying upbeat for my family and being kind to anyone I meet. I can only plan my future so much until I'm better so might as well be as nice/helpful of a person as I can be now. :D

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:( What syndrome do you have?

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complex regional pain syndrome.

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Just looked it up and read a bit about it, but I went in knowing it'd be one of those nasty nerve-related syndromes with an unclear cause, and fairly vague description - due to the name - already. Hope you've got type I :/

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Damn, that sucks. I hope a cure gets discovered for your syndrome soon.

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I have a hard time with concentrating as well, I take multiple breaks. I'm normally good in 20 minute intervals (which is frustrating but better than not playing at all), hence why I've been playing more indie/open world games rather than LoL or CS:GO for example, that force you to play for X amount of time.
I normally lay down and just rest my eyes for 5-10 mins or I'll stop, watch a youtube video and then try playing again, or just talking to friends while on a break. Reading is the worst for me, so games that require reading or paying attention to a dialogue are super difficult. I'd try more casual games for a bit if that's the case for you as well. :)
I'm sorry to hear you have chronic pain as well, concentration/memory loss can be just as frustrating as the pain so I hope you have enough good days to still have fun. Sometimes I'll go a week or two w/out playing anything and that's ok too if your body can't handle it.

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hi every1 im new!!!!!!! holds up spork

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Can I call you troll instead?

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See this. Had no way of knowing whether you were mad or not, or even knew what I was referentially quoting.
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Well played. And no, I'm not mad in the slightest

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Good, cuz neither am I :D

I'm just

SUPER R4NDOM <L0l i used A 4

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Sorry OP, normally I'd be all over a nice philosophical thread but I don't want to get lost in self-analysis that I'll never be able to end.. :P
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Sup Katy, you sound hawt.

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I'm still not quite sure. I think I only play games because I have nothing better to do. I have other goals in life that are more important to me. But they are so far out of reach that I haven't been able to change my behavior. I don't go to school or work, so my priorities are increased social life, self-development and perhaps creating music.

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I'd say what defines me is the inability to be defined and classified at all, as my interests and personality is very diverse and unexpected. :)

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Season 3: Episode 13 of Wilfred

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i always try to be objective and neutral about everything, usually seeing myself as another person. like watching myself in third person. sometimes this gives me problem to personally connect with things or people but oh well.
i love gaming, videogames are fun, and they let you explore a bunch of impossible option, like movies or books, more in a much personal way (well, some games). how everything reacts around you, how the environment or the NPCs reacts to your actions (again, some games. Fallout for example), the most important aspect, at least for me, is that everything was created by someone (a lot of people actually, but you get it) and that is inspiring. that is probably the same with books, music or movies. even sports, for some people.
creating something that can inspire others to do the same, is what puts our world in motion.
i like everything about games, how they work, how they are designed, the fact that you can create a heavy controlled world, where you the player can feel somehow free, it's awesome.

sadly, i'm using games to cover up things on my life that i don't like, i'm extremely lazy and probably a little depressed (if that is a thing). so instead of being productive (studying, looking for a job or doing other of my hobbies) or even enjoy games, i just play them to pass the time. and i hate that.
anyway, i'm trying to change that, giving myself more time to do other things (like drawing, other thing i love, even if i suck at it)
also i'm looking for a job for the first time, and i'm a bit (fuck it, a LOT) scared.

tl;dr: i like games, being neutral and drawing. i'm lazy and failing at life, but i'm frying to fix that.

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Well gaming is not a priority of mine, I mostly use it for escapism as well as a little money.
I'm not really old enough to get a job that's decent in my location, and I'm supposed to be in school, but am not, rather I'm "homeschooled," which doesn't take nearly as much time as regular school does.
While I won't say what defines me because it depends on what you're asking, nor will I say my priorities, I will say my priorities do not revolve anything around what I'm doing currently.

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I am defined by the void.

I don't have a dream career, I don't even know if I'm good at anything. I mean, I'm a pretty good sportsman, but it's too late for me for a real career in sports. My terrible personality and self-diagnosed sociopathy leaves me without tendencies for social relationships - I just see them as a waste of time. People only come to me when they need something. And I wasn't built for this "all business" attitude. Therefore I don't really have any friends at all, I rarely engage in a non-business conversation. Haven't had one for over a year, actually. I don't actually mind it that much, people drain me. I never ever belonged anywhere. I'm a stray lone wolf. In the end, all I'm trying to do is survive. Just for the sake of surviving and self-preservation. Not because I'm pursuing something.

Sure, I've got hobbies, but that's not what defines a man.

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Addictions to escapism, be it games, movies, music, books, booze, and other even less healthy choices.

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EL PSY CONGROO

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Self pity and realization that self pity isn't real.

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My life is a boring black hole that goes deeper and deeper. I spent 4 years in school, finally quit after being unable to finish. I don't want a job. I haven't gone outside in a month. I just sit here.

I need a chick, I think.

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That will just make it worse.

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I would have to agree, you think things are going well, then you'll just find out she has a rotten nipple. Though it may heal, you'll never be able to stop wanting to call her rotten nip every time you see her.

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First you get the job, then you get the power to go outside, then you get the chick!

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Being "smart," whatever that is. Maybe if those people had seen my grades they would stop saying it.
Also being jaded and cynical and downright insulting to people then convincing them afterwards that I did it for their own self-improvement. I think it's working.
Also being "that weird friend I have that knows a lot of random shit I think you'd like him you should meet up sometime."

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Generally, all I want is to be alone.
I treat my job a sort of a necessary evil to be able to buy a few games every now and then so I can escape the ugly, ugly reality.

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words define me :B1:

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There once was a tiger-striped cat. This cat died a million deaths, revived and lived a million lives, and he was owned by various people who he really didn't care for. The cat wasn't afraid to die. Then one day the cat became a stray cat which meant he was free. He met a white female cat and the two of them spent their days together happily. Well, years passed and the white cat grew weak & died of old age. The tiger-striped cat cried a million times, and then he died too. Except this time, he didn't come back to life.

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I am always positive and happy.

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Well, this thread is depressing.

I'd say my smile defines me. Or as my father would say, my "Shit-eatin' grin". Even if I feel terrible, I'm always smiling, trying to make other people laugh. xD

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