Video Games

http://screwattack.com/videos/The-Only-Thing-I-Know
(Basically, my thoughts on the video)
You know, I can't completely agree with him, do to some newer games and advancements that actually do help you become smarter and such, such as Brain Age, Lumosity, and many Puzzle games.

But I do agree with the overall message. Video Games can be an immense drain on your life, especially if you obsess over them, and aren't planning on going into the game developing business.

For someone planning to be a game developer of any sort, it makes a lot more sense for them to be obsessing over Video Games (but not exactly in the normal sense). They've got to play them, but they've got to look at the process by which they're made. Or, rather, they've got to look at the process by which their factor (Programmers looking into how the code was written, Designers looking at how it was planned, etc.) was developed.

Beyond that, Video Games are just a bit of stress relief or something to criticize on the Internet, and not something to spend your life doing.

I've got to say, too many of my friends declined social interaction for sitting around playing World of Warcraft, and it was lame.

All while I didn't even have the chance to decline social interaction, but that's another story :p

Keep being productive, as the world benefits from your real life achievements.