Jordan Bell on how Guitar Hero helped his shot-blocking: "I hate video games, but that’s the one video game I played every single day. Strumming, hit the button at the same exact time, catch it on the screen. Shot-blocking, to me, is all about timing."

Disclaimer: please people of this thread don't down vote me, i would just like to state why someone who doesn't like video games would do such a thing.

Personally I used to love video games as a kid but as i got more and more into adult hood i realized how little time you truly had in a day. Eventually I started realizing that all my friends wanted to do was play video games in their spare time. Eventually, I got sick of being inside working during the day and then going to some's friends house just to hang out on their couch and play some silly game when I could be going for a bike ride, or playing basketball, really anything stimulating that actually made me feel better the next day. I found my mental health and physical health so much better when I would go outside after work instead of retreat to a room and not move my ass except to get pizza. Now I honestly feel video games are just a waste of my time, no hate to people who wanna play themselves, but its just not how I want to spend my time.

tldr: video games are cool, but I personally don't feel the mental or physical relief that comes from doing physical activity

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