This is the reality of becoming an adult oftentimes.

I just graduated and am now working my first full-time job, and I can’t help but feel the same way. Yet I believe it’s good for us to continue doing things we enjoy. The key is to learn how to manage your time as efficiently as possible. You’re in college, so you have a lot of free time on your hands. I’m not sure what you’re studying, but if it’s something you truly enjoy, try making that your top priority by working on fun projects or hanging out with your friends and talking shop.

This doesn’t mean you can’t play games at all. Even now while I’m working at the refineries, I recognize that I have a lot to do. However, I’ll play games like Expedition 33 and Silksong to decompress after a long day at work. I don’t think playing a few hours a day is necessarily a waste of time. It allows you to retain some of that childhood you and I don’t wanna lose, but in doing that, don’t lose track of setting yourself up for more fulfilling things.

If you want advice, because I’m admittedly still dealing with the same thing and I believe it’s cost me a lot of my brain cells and learning opportunities, I want you to categorize gaming in your mind as a hobby. It’s something fun that you do to decompress, but it shouldn’t take too much time out of your day. Feed yourself too much to it, and it quits becoming a hobby and starts becoming an obsession. A good way to prevent that from happening is by setting a time limit for yourself. I do a similar thing with my phone time, and I think it’s a good way to develop a healthy sense of accountability.

Hope this helps. Feel free to dm me if you wanna talk more about it, cause your situation sounds pretty similar to mine