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All Play and No Work

Source: "All Play and No Work" - Smart Money Feb '04
Original: Internet/Computer Addiction Services
Quick Note:

I recently read this article.  I thought it is very relevant to the Military and the populace on a whole.

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Do you find you cannot accurately predict the amount of time you will spend playing games?

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Have you tried to limit or stop playing games before and failed?

3

Do you sometimes feel restless, irritable and discontent when not playing games?

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Have you ever lied to anyone -- for instance, employers or family members -- about your game playing?

5

Have your sleep patterns changed due to game playing?

6

Are you experiencing any health issues such as carpal tunnel syndrome, eye strain, weight gain or backaches?

7

Have you ever wished you could change places with a character you've created for yourself in a role-playing game?

I like most others love playing video games; especially real-time strategy games.  I think it is a good way to work through problems by thinking "out of the box" and to exercise the mind in a military tactics.  

Having spent lots of time playing games, looking for maps and strategies.  I understand the problem.

I have had a some troops that would spend hours and hours playing games.  Not a big deal until their game play started to affect their duties. 

Maybe I have grown  full circle (grown with experience and knowledge) and realized  there is a time and place for everything.

I was given the same excuses I used then, military application, strategies, and knowledge..

But there comes a time when there is  too much of a "good thing" ..

 

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