Not Enough Time
Letting go of gaming
LAST YEAR, for my 28th birthday, I decided to spend it in Norway. It was a big plus for me because I don’t like being the center of attention, especially around that day, and I’m quite an introvert too, so getting away from everything was perfect.
In October, myself, my fiancée, and two of my friends flew to Bergen, and then drove from there to a quiet little town called Stranda in Møre og Romsdal. Honestly, it was the most relaxing experience of my entire life. We didn’t really do much, but nonetheless the country had quite the effect on myself and my future wife.
To that end, we’ve both decided to move there one day, and make it our (forgive me, I hate this phrase) “forever home.” At least, we will when the time is right for us to start a family. Whether it’s the language, the food, or the culture, it all just meshes with us both really well, and I have family roots there too. I know it’s not an easy thing to do, I’m no stranger to the difficulties involved in moving to another country, but it’s something we both want.
This is years and years away for sure, I’m not about to leave MaximumPC any time soon. However, if I do want to do this, there’s a ton of work that needs to be done to get myself ready for that moment. The older I’m getting, though, the more I’m beginning to realize that I just don’t have the same amount of free time as I used to. I can’t pour hours and hours into gaming like I do today.
To that end, I’m going to relegate it to one night a week, just so I can be more productive. After all, I’ve got a magazine brand to bring back into the digital world, a relationship with future Mrs Storey to
maintain, a language to learn, and I even want to start collecting Warhammer miniatures again (don’t ask). Don’t get me wrong, I’m still going to be building PCs like a maniac, but if I really want this, I have to make that commitment.