I have often been asked – by my non video game console playing friends – why I love playing video games so much. The answer, at least in for me, is rather simple. I tell them that video game consoles allow me to set my mind free, escape the drudgery of a stressful day and really relax by taking my mind off the present. Still perplexed, many will ask me, but how do video game consoles do all of that for you? Simple I tell them, because you are focusing on something that is entirely unrelated to your real life. You are taking your mind off things when you play your favorite games on video game consoles, and therefore allowing it to relax. Another common question that I get frequently asked is, but how do video game consoles allow you to not think about other stressful daily affairs? The answer is really simple here. Because I like to play games like football – which really suck me into the game and require the utmost focus lest you lose the game – and when you are so busy trying to win the game, nothing else on your mind dominates. For me, at least, the best stress reliever there is are video game consoles.
