"Bad habit" gaming can be good for your career?

by Blake Snow { Sep 13th 2006 at 6:30PM }

Career Builder examines six "bad habits" that may actually help you focus at work and decompress after a long day. Video games are number one on the list. From the article: "Dr. Kathleen Hall, founder of the Stress Institute and author of A Life in Balance: Nourishing the Four Roots of True Happiness recommends 10 to 15 minutes of online computer play to refresh and get you ready to work... Current studies show that certain games and game time can actually help kids concentrate."

This all being cited in moderation of course, so I don't think my 10-15 hours of daily "online computer play" with Joystiq bloggers Ludwig and James qualify.

[Thanks, Gerwurztraminer]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

sockatume @ Sep 13th 2006 6:37PM

I don't know about online gaming, but I often played ten or fifteen minute sessions on my GBA while revising or doing particularly heavy coursework. Definitely helped clear my head.

exy @ Sep 13th 2006 6:56PM

Heya, what games you play Blake(, Ludwig or James)?

KrazyIan @ Sep 13th 2006 7:04PM

Games shouldn't be considered a bad habit.

Francois @ Sep 13th 2006 7:22PM

"Games shouldn't be considered a bad habit."

Well, I guess the whole point of the article was that it's actually a good habit if you play with moderation. And the article also cites television as a bad habit, so I guess it evens out.

FSK405K @ Sep 13th 2006 8:23PM

So I guess that rules out the 10-hour Power Struggle battle in Crysis, eh?

Asaurus @ Sep 14th 2006 12:45AM

'The 10-hour Power Struggle' could be played fine in bursts of 10-15 minutes. If the game is allowing people to come and go as they please. This would offer the player a different experience, nearly every time they played.

(I know this isn't a Crysis post, but I'm a believer in moderate gaming.)

Sander Scamper @ Sep 14th 2006 4:35AM

I certainly agree with this, I'm currently studying to complete my TEE tests (the big end of school ones) and I'll study for about an hour, then go and play a song or two on Guitar Hero, then return to study. Works like a charm.