Like why can’t we feel good while studying and feel bad while playing video games
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Playing video games often provides immediate gratification and a sense of accomplishment through completing tasks, overcoming challenges, and receiving rewards. On the other hand, studying can sometimes feel tedious and may not offer the same instant rewards. Additionally, the pressure to perform well in academics can create stress and anxiety, making studying feel like a chore.
with enough practice and effort you can make studying a rewarding and pleasurable activity.
video games have amped up the psychology of positive feedback loops…….level up EXPLOSION of light and sounds; kill a thing GET TREASURE; item on the ground….what could it be….good item; bad item lets find out!!!
This is actually an incredibly complicated subject. The ELI5 answer is that video games have been designed specifically to give you constant mental stimulation and enjoyment.
The slightly longer answer is that humans have spent hundreds of years working on game design and understanding what aspects make the mind want to keep playing a game. For the longest time, this pursuit of knowledge was for gambling. In the last 4 years, it has turned to video games as well.
Just above every moment of the game you are playing has been designed and tested to make you want to keep playing it. Studying. not so much.
Our brains have a group of neurological structures called the “reward system.” Essentially how it works is that our brain leads us to crave the things we need to survive (eat food, have sex, etc.,) and when we do that thing, our brain lets us feel pleasure.
Video games do a really good job of “hacking” your reward system. A lot of video games have something in them called a compulsion loop – you are faced with a challenge (kill monsters,) you get a reward (gold and loot,) which leads to anticipation (level up and get better gear,) which leads to another challenge (kill stronger monsters) and so on and so forth.
The mental rewards you get from video games are a lot easier than the mental rewards you get from studying. Your brain likes the easy dopamine from video games a lot more than it likes the delayed gratification of doing well on your exams.
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