8 Ways Video Games Make You A Better Person
7. They Make You More Patient & Motivated
This might sound a bit tongue-in-cheek, but seriously - getting your ass kicked again and again by a tough-as-nails game is a fantastic way to become a more patient, present, and motivated person.
Sure, there are always going to be those with a low tolerance for frustration who will bounce off, say, a FromSoftware game in record time, but for many, their unique brand of tough-but-fair gaming can help cement the appeal of knuckling down and working hard for a payoff down the line.
If so many video games are about instant gratification, FromSoftware games and others like it are all about the literal long game, of forcing you to focus, zero in on the obstacle holding you back, develop your chops, and then vault that hurdle once you're ready.
Basically, tough games can help forge a motivational system in your brain that, as odd as it might sound, you'll carry with you through life with all the varied challenges you face, while helping you appreciate that good things often come to those who wait.