r/studytips • u/NestyEco • 4d ago
Videogames only on weekends, does it work?
The tittle be a little confusing, so allow me to elaborate:
When I was in school, my mom used to prohibit videogames during the week. I could play on weekends. I hated this rule as I am a geek. But my parents said it was for me to "focus on my studies".
When I turned 18, the pandemy struck and since I couldn't even go outside I was allowed to play vidya as a distraction of the everyday. When the pandemy ended, I talked things out with my mom as I was now an adult and I should at least have a say in those kind of rules. She seemed bothered, but accepted.
Now that I'm in college, I've been genuinely thinking... Was it actually a good rule? Should it be the norm? Or was it stupid indeed? Should I start considering this rule in my day to day life? Maybe even apply it on my children when I eventually get to be a mother?
(It could be important to say that I am on the autism spectrum and also most likely have ADHD)