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Video Game Addiction, Depression, and the 4 Stages of Self-Worth

January 22, 2013 by A. T. Bui

console controller

Video game addiction. You typically see it among young intelligent males with low self-esteem. They play for several hours a day until the wee hours of the night, neglecting school, work, their health, and a real world social life. If you restrict their game-playing, they often become depressed, irritable, and resentful. They may verbally and even physically lash out at loved ones at the slightest provocation. How do I know? Because I used to be one of them. Unfortunately, video game addiction is an increasingly common phenomenon worldwide.

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Be Cool

January 14, 2013 by A. T. Bui

sunglasses

As regular readers of my blog might know, I have started to go out, a lot. Initially I only went out with friends, but eventually I started to go out by myself sometimes and just make friends on the fly. Why do I do it? For one thing, it’s fun. Really fun. Maybe not always, but one thing I’ve realized about myself is that I am a natural introvert and if I don’t go to the gym and get out of the house regularly, I get stuck in my head. If you are also an introvert, you know that being stuck in your head is not fun. It is anti-fun. It sucks.

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Mistakes Make the Man

January 13, 2013 by A. T. Bui

an arrow missing its target

Making mistakes is a part of the human condition. How you choose to deal with it determines whether you will eventually become a charismatic leader or a bitter old man.

Most people associate a variety of negative emotions with making mistakes. They feel stupid. Embarrassed. That their pride has somehow been wounded. Frustrated. Angry. Sad. But is all of it really necessary?

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Get Back on the Horse

January 10, 2013 by A. T. Bui

A brown horse

Recently, I have been working on improving my consistency in meeting the needs I discussed in my post “Live a Life of Balance.” Eating a nutritious, unprocessed diet 6 days a week. Working out at least 4 days a week. Going out almost every night. And writing 8 posts a month (I will attempt more as my discipline gets tighter).

Then just before the holiday season, I came down with a bad cold that wrecked my rhythm. I couldn’t go to the gym for a while because of my poor physical condition. That’s fine, but when Christmas rolled around, I found myself also eating unhealthy, and not just for that day, but continuously until New Year’s Eve. With the start of the New Year, I renewed my commitment to healthy eating and exercise. I fell off the horse for a bit, but then I got back on. It’s very likely I’ll fall off again at some point in the future, but I also know that no matter what, I’ll get back on because of my commitment to consistency.

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Heaven or Hell, Your Choice

December 28, 2012 by A. T. Bui

Cloud mountain

“If you always put limit on everything you do, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”
-Bruce Lee

Most people view life as a mountain they have to climb. Their hope is that once they’ve reached the top, they can then take it easy, forever. For most, the summit promises a wife and kids, a stable job, and a big house where they can just relax for the rest of their days. After they have “made it,” there is an expectation that nothing will change. They cling to this expectation, but when it is smashed to pieces by reality, they are thrown into an emotional whirlwind. However, for the few that choose to take the journey to mastery, to excellence, to a lifetime of learning, the path bestows growth, happiness, and purpose. The world always moves, always changes, always evolves. As it does, those who have chosen to seek mastery will move, change, and evolve with it.

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