# 🌲 How Obsidian Replaced Video Games & Helped Me Publish  ## Metadata - Author: [[Eleanor Konik]] - Full Title: 🌲 How Obsidian Replaced Video Games & Helped Me Publish - Category: #📰 - URL: https://www.obsidianroundup.org/obsidian-replaced-games-now-prolific/ ## Highlights Every time I consider opening up a colony simulator like [Rimworld](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/), or an ARPG like [Path of Exile](https://www.pathofexile.com/), or even a survival horror game like [7 Days to Die](https://7daystodie.com/), I realize that the part of those games I really enjoy are inventory management and tweaking automations ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gd3p1qhzjw21ns2y7q9eaef7)) it’s the same part of my brain that enjoys moving information around in my notes, or fiddling with my templates to optimize them. The sense of enjoyment and satisfaction I get from clearing out the guild stash in Path of Exile or doing all the quests in Rimworld is the same part of my brain that enjoys clearing out all of my tags ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gd3p1hyj92n3wshqwafkdpzk)) - Note: The same part of my brain that enjoys finding the best tech tree path or combinations of items in Terraria is the same part that enjoys figuring out how best link notes. If I’m too tired to create content, or don’t have anything pressing, or am just stressed out and want to feel like I’ve accomplished something, I’ll often start going through those tags and “clearing” them. Earlier this week I sorted and dealt with everything tagged “followUp” and it was satisfying in the same way that finding enough research books in 7 Days to Die to make an upgraded weapon used to be for me. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gd3p6sf6dvt41xq8wys136x9)) - Note: I can clear out my TK tags like this. It doesn’t have to be a specific regular time. It can be when I feel like it. Related: [[Gamification MOC]] [[How Personal Knowledge Management Saved me From Video Game Addiction]] Author:: [[Eleanor Konik]] DateFinished:: URL:: https://www.obsidianroundup.org/obsidian-replaced-games-now-prolific/ Rating:: Tags:: #📩 #🟥 # 🌲 How Obsidian Replaced Video Games & Helped Me Publish  ## Highlights Every time I consider opening up a colony simulator like [Rimworld](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294100/RimWorld/), or an ARPG like [Path of Exile](https://www.pathofexile.com/), or even a survival horror game like [7 Days to Die](https://7daystodie.com/), I realize that the part of those games I really enjoy are inventory management and tweaking automations ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gd3p1qhzjw21ns2y7q9eaef7)) it’s the same part of my brain that enjoys moving information around in my notes, or fiddling with my templates to optimize them. The sense of enjoyment and satisfaction I get from clearing out the guild stash in Path of Exile or doing all the quests in Rimworld is the same part of my brain that enjoys clearing out all of my tags ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gd3p1hyj92n3wshqwafkdpzk)) - Note: The same part of my brain that enjoys finding the best tech tree path or combinations of items in Terraria is the same part that enjoys figuring out how best link notes. If I’m too tired to create content, or don’t have anything pressing, or am just stressed out and want to feel like I’ve accomplished something, I’ll often start going through those tags and “clearing” them. Earlier this week I sorted and dealt with everything tagged “followUp” and it was satisfying in the same way that finding enough research books in 7 Days to Die to make an upgraded weapon used to be for me. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01gd3p6sf6dvt41xq8wys136x9)) - Note: I can clear out my TK tags like this. It doesn’t have to be a specific regular time. It can be when I feel like it.