What Quitting Video Games for a Month Did to My Brain (Ep. 249)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Lifelong gamer and Nintendo fanboy Martin started this year with the unthinkable: an entire month without video games. We talk about what he learned. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. Audible: Get a free audiobook download and a free 30-day trial by going to audible.com/CIG or texting “CIG” to 500-500 on your phone. Things mentioned in this episode: Unity Can We Do Anything About Burnout? (Ep. 247) Children of Time, by Adrian Tchaikovsky Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown Game Quitters on YouTube Game Quitters' Hobby Tool Buying vs. Renting a Home: What’s the Smartest Choice? (Ep. 248) Freshly How to Create a Study Space in Your Room Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:02:25 - Why Martin decided to take a break from gaming 0:07:03 - Benefits of quitting video games for a while 0:17:34 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:19:59 - Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks) 0:25:15 - How Martin changed his setup and whether he'll stick with it 0:33:11 - Struggling with video game addiction and too many hobbies 0:39:57 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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