A Guide to Balancing Tanki and School

[Jwimmer 2,835]

A Guide to Balancing Tanki and School

 

Lets face it- we have all struggled through a long day of school or work, just waiting to get home and reck some noobs on the good 'ol Tanki Online. However, along with getting home comes other obligations, mainly homework, chores, sports, or clubs. In this article, I will share my method of balancing Tanki and life, based off of my one year of playing (during my Junior year of high school, nonetheless).

           

First off, when you get home, make sure to at least say hi to your family. It is flat out rude to go shut yourself in your room immediately and throw on your headphones. Along with this comes chores- it is just as rude to ignore chores in lieu of playing a video game. The good side of getting chores done with is that the satisfaction of playing is better. Let me explain- there is a difference between playing when other, more important obligations are in the way vs playing when you do not have anything on the back of your mind. Playing in the former mindset is, in a way, counterproductive. We play Tanki to alleviate stress, among other things, and procrastinating just lets the stress of getting things done build up. On the flipside, if you wait 15 minutes and do your chores, you will not have as much on the back of your mind, and relaxation will come naturally (unless you get in an argument with a nug 8 year old in xp/bp). Now that we have taken care of the first 15 minutes after getting home, we will move onto homework.

           

We all hate homework, but we all have to do it. Unfortunately, explaining that you entered a 4 hour game and worked up to a score of 1,000 before noticing how long the game was is not a valid excuse. However, while we need to get our homework done, taking a break after school is crucial to making sure you can concentrate on homework. Basically, homework's relation to Tanki is all about balance. Before logging in, look and approximate how long you will be working on homework in the upcoming hours. Then, decide (your parents may do this for you) your bedtime- for example, I shoot for lights out at 11:30 every night. I generally get home and showered after soccer around six, so that means there is 5 and a half hours before I want to be in bed. If I have 2 and a half hours of homework and dinner will take 45 minutes, that gives me 2 hours and 15 mins of free time. In this case, I would most likely play for around 45 minutes, get started on homework, eat dinner, and finish homework. If I have any time after that, I will then play some more Tanki. Work out the numbers for you. While 45 minutes may not seem like a very long time of playing immediately after school, it is actually an adequately long time to relax.

           

Keep in mind that gaming should be much less important than school, family, and sports/clubs. Always make sure you place these things in front of Tanki, otherwise you will risk not getting things done, and having your mother angry that you never vacuumed the living room. Keep this in mind- games are for relaxation, not to be a primary activity in your life. Also, if there are not any fun games happening (this often happens around 11:00 Eastern, when the druggers take over EN2), log off the game! If you are not enjoying yourself, there is no reason to be online.

           

In review, balancing Tanki and school is all about scheduling. Make sure to get chores done first, then play long enough to relax so you can get into homework. Take some time to try to plan out when you will be on and not, and you are on your way to a well-ballanced, and hopefully not as sleep-deprived life.

 

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I hope you all enjoyed the article. Feel free to share how you balance games and school, and also go ahead and critique my writing if you wanna.

 

- @Jwimmer

Edited May 7, 2016 by GoldRock
Edited for basic formatting.

[Darren4Turbo 4,913]

Excellent.

[Zenyth 6,494]

long story short

 

we should all get a life

 

 

JK many of us aren't so addicted :lol:

 

 

well written  BTW

[Quarks 2,255]

Well written.

[NewbieCake 3,067]

Well if you're like me you procrastinate until it's time to go to bed but while doing homework you also sneak a game of Tanki in or two..  :ph34r:

[Jwimmer 2,835]

Excellent.

 

 

Well written.

 

 

well written  BTW

Thanks!

[Hex 11,520]

Well written.

[DragonOfStorms 2,706]

So true. I like it, excellent writing!

[Skills.n.Girls 767]

Good. xd

[I-Hate-Druggers 192]

Thank you. Am I the only guy here who doesn't do sports?

[TakeAShower 300]

No.

[hi-its-mebachoo_3000 1,247]

Must've taken you 45 minutes just to write this article, so when did you play?