[alert type=red ]Your mother was wrong. Video games aren’t bad for you. They’re actually making your life better and teaching you valuable lessons.[/alert]
Video games get a lot of Bronx cheer for having a pernicious impact on the youth, but the truth is we can glean plethora of valuable lessons from them and I am not just talking about hand-eye coordination.
Being a gamer does have its perks. Video games have taught me so many things in so many ways that I could never fully articulate my appreciation and gratitude towards them.
Take a look at these 12 life lessons I learned from playing video games:
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[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”https://www.angrybirds.com/”]2. Angry Birds[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.needforspeed.com/”]3. Need for Speed[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”https://www.easports.com/fifa”]4. FIFA[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”https://www.callofduty.com/”]5. Call of Duty[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.rockstargames.com/V/restricted_content/restricted_content_agegated/ref?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rockstargames.com%2FV%2F&hash=efbbd75c6ccf8845ad023bf548a66936″]6. Grand Theft Auto V[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.darksoulsii.com/us/”]7. Dark Souls[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.counter-strike.com/”]8. Counter-Strike[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Terraria_Wiki”]9.Terraria[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_(video_game)”]10. Contra[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.crossyroad.com/”]11. Crossy Road[/button]
[button color=”grey” size=”big” alignment=”center” rel=”follow” openin=”newwindow” url=”http://www.civilization5.com/”]12. Civilization 5[/button]
[alert type=red ]And just in case you didn’t know already, there are no cheat codes and shortcuts in life.[/alert]
Well, these have been some of the lessons I have learned during my gaming journey. Gaming has really taught me so much. I wouldn’t end up as the person I am today if I hadn’t played video games.
Have you learned any life lessons from video games? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!