How to live a life without videogames?

throw away the console and you'll naturally find something to do in that time.

I have had that excat thought before. Specifically it was when I decided to not use any internet for a day. I ended up going on a long hike and visiting some nearby stores.

I figured that I would be forced to find something else to fill my time and it worked although I need to pick up a new skill for it to be sustainable. I need something to replace gaming (at least for a while until I get used to it.)

Set yourself a specific hiking challenge that currently seems insurmountable. Idk what the criteria are for hiking (Distance? Elevation? Duration?) Challenges that are framed by a concept are quite motivating and reward persistence , e.g. ‘all of the x that are x within an x mile radius’.

I was addicted to PS4 from age 12 - 15, I sold my console and my uncle bought me some dumbbells. I also got a skateboard. At 16 got my first gym membership. 18 now and never have urges to play video games, always find something else to do. Even at friends, the only types of games which interest me are very casual 1v1 games like Mortal Kombat. Nothing too deep or time consuming.

Lockdown was hard as I've had to find other things to do and found myself using the computer a lot more, but when everywhere is open again I plan to cut all this out too. You can do it friend, but unless you know what you're going to replace it with then it's best to hold off as you don't want to replace one bad habit with another.