It wasn't the main reason I started this blog but one was to get me writing everyday. I decided to dicipline myself and make sure I uploaded the post no matter what I was doing, and today I am doing it again. But fuck all else.
The reason for this is a long walk on the beach where I actually got some writing done but mainly because I bought Assassin's Creed 3. Today I was supposed to: write a travel article, brainstorm ideas for an arts magazine, do a legal project for college, do a mock exam for college and get a haircut. None of these things was even attempted.
I am always wanting to buckle down and put extreme, committed effort into my life and work but it rarely happens. Yet, I have no problem spending hour upon hour trying to capture an imaginary city from virtual aliens. If I could put the same amount of effort into my life as I do into games I could literally take over the world. I never give up when I'm playing the Xbox and what am I achieving? Nothing.
When you complete a hard game you look around and are filled with this great satisfaction for about two seconds until it dawns on you, "I did it! I accomplished... eh... sweet fuck all".
What if Playstation had have been around when Mozart or other greats were around. Would they have been too busy trying to beat their friends at online pool to bother creating all that art and amazing inventions? Would Ulysses just have been, "Yeah, this lad walks around Dublin, life's ain't all you hoped it would be. Gotta go, Fifa tournament."
I'm firmly committed to get up tomorrow morning and get on with my work but the first thing I see when I wake up is my Xbox and who can say what will happen? Assassin's Creed is very good, maybe I'll spend all day tomorrow trying to pass it and then I won't have anymore distractions. Sure.
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