Who do I want to be 10 years from now?
I've been thinking about this question: who do I want to be 10 years from now? My 30th birthday was a little over two months ago, and I don't feel very much more mature than I did when I was 29. It's not that I haven't been growing - I've definitely grown a lot through the scheduling fiasco at school, if nothing else. What bothers me is that I'm feeling limited in the other areas where I should be growing - mostly because I am wasting hours every day doing things that don't result in growth. The two big ones right now are Reddit and Minecraft. I say it like it's a huge deal, but it's basically just some extra time that I want to spend more carefully. Looking back on the last 10 years of my life, I don't really wish that I had spent more time playing Guitar Hero or Starcraft 2 or the various other video games that I've invested hundreds of hours into. Let's be honest - video games are an escape from reality like drugs and alcohol. Granted,...