Gaming as a Perfectionist

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Click this link https://sponsr.is/bootdev_daryltalksgames and use my code DARYLTALKSGAMES to get 25% off your first payment for boot.dev! That’s 25% your first month or your first year, depending on the subscription you choose. I wouldn’t call myself a perfectionist, but when I play video games… somehow I really start to feel like one. It’s so tough for me to just… play the damn game without feeling as though I have to do every side quest, get every weapon, and play things as optimally as I can. That gets old real quick, and maybe it does for you as well. Let’s talk about why this is and maybe, how to fix it! Support Daryl Talks Games on Patreon! ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/daryltalksgames Bonus content, early access, YOUR name at the end of videos, and more all for $1/month! Twitter ▶https://twitter.com/DarylTalksGames Twitch ▶https://www.twitch.tv/daryltalksgames DTG Intro motion graphic by Icaro, if you’d like to hire him for a Twitch overlay/motion design just like this one, hit him up here! ▶ https://twitter.com/icarogabriel17 "The HAB" (0:00) Boot.Dev could be the move (2:54) How games have conditioned us (4:33) Hopelessly double checking (8:36) How games earn back our trust (10:04) How we let go (12:59) What I've learned (17:08) Something after the credits... (18:35) ▶Games Shown Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) NieR Replicant ver.1.22 (2021) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) Alan Wake 2 (2023) NieR: Automata (2017) God of War (2018) Resident Evil 4 (2023) Control (2019) Metroid Dread (2021) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) Hollow Knight (2017) Elden Ring (2022) Ghost of Tsushima (2020) Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (2017) Prey (2017) Ultros (2024) The Last of Us (2013) Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) Dead Space (2008) Dead Space (2024) Persona 4 Golden (2012) Mass Effect (2007) Slay The Princess (2023) Firewatch (2016) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) Axiom Verge (2015) Dandara (2018) Final Fantasy X (2001) Signalis (2022) Unsighted (2021) God of War (2018) Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) Devil May Cry 5 (2019) Celeste (2018) Sea of Stars (2023) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) ▶Movies/TV/Anime Shown Liar Liar (1997) Frieren (2024) The Big Bang Theory (2007-19) Memento (2000) ▶Media/Clips/Considerations: Hidden Struggles Behind Anxiety and Depression (How To Overcome) https://www.youtube.com/live/wH6ZXWgiX98?si=NUoMKfOfBvTHGfCx You Can't LOGIC Your Way Out of Depression https://youtu.be/PmGIwRvcIrg?si=wFqphbs3wCnj7JqO https://youtu.be/0AmamFc_tBk?si=A8JWWyPn2N5dKnPr ▶Music Sources (in Order): Undertale OST - The Choice Street Fighter Third Strike OST - You Blow My Mind (Arranged) Gran Turismo 5 OST - Satoshi Bando - Mesmerium Chrono Trigger OST - Battle 1 Super Mario Galaxy OST - File Select and Dead Space ambience NieR: Automata OST - Birth of a Wish Idol Janshi Suchie Pai III OST - Destiny Cyber Night Castlevania Chronicles OST - Thrashard In The Cave Ghost in The Shell S.A.C. OST - Filter Fish Mario Party 6 OST - Warming Up Resident Evil Code Veronica X OST - A Moment of Relief There Came an Echo OST - Radial Lock Deadly Arts OST - Sakai's Stage Theme Mewmore - Abandoned Ship (https://youtu.be/USFn-jNMf2Y?si=oMxw-hjPiSwUDx8H) ▶Research Sources Why Your Brain Dwells on Unfinished Tasks https://hbr.org/2020/10/why-your-brain-dwells-on-unfinished-tasks Overcome Perfectionism https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/perfectionism/overcome Perfectionism (Mindtools) https://www.mindtools.com/a4jvsqi/perfectionism Maladaptive Perfectionism and Depression https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7298069/