Life Of A Working Gamer: I End My Workday With A PS5 Controller, Not More Notifications

Most of us who are in a 9 to 5 kind of setup understand that the jobs don't end after the designated time. All hail work-life balance, but striking that balance is also something that not everyone can achieve. Whether it is that one last task message from your boss or a client deadline that you need to meet, even if the world ends, space and me time is a luxury for sure. What ended with endless notifications and doomscrolling until my eyes started begging, has now shifted to something that is definitely not an escape but nirvana to be precise. My workday ends with my PS5 controller in hand, and that could be dubbed one of the best feelings because that's not just a controller, that's my life's 'Oh Captain My Captain' (don't tell me you have

not watched Dead Poets Society.)

Notifications After Working Hours: Who Said I Am Available?

See, being disciplined is one thing, being hardworking is also a good thing, but serving yourself on a platter (that too with ginger julians) is not something I believe in and or will preach to do. And the after-hours work notifications are mostly silenced by the deafening cheers of the crowd in FC 26 whenever my boy Erling Haaland scores a screamer. One thing that I can say here is that the moment I hit the PS Icon button (yes yes, I know that's not the official name, but It's my opinion, I'll call it that) is the moment I draw the line that nothing related to work can cross.

Watching Content Is Relaxing, But Gaming Is Addictive - Thanks, You PhD Scholar From WhatsApp University

I myself watch a lot of web shows and movies, and can bet I can name a dozen that no one even has a clue exist. But this ideology that relaxing means lying down and binge watching, not playing games, because that is childish, or addictive. Now, tell me one thing, staring at a screen is mature and interacting with a controller, setting brain-eye coordination, finding new tactics is childish, guess I'd love to not associate with adulthood then. And trust me, the ones who preach that gaming is addictive are the same leads who snort I don't know what and then smoke I don't know what again just to survive in the world.

My PS5 Controller: Press Start To Disconnect From The World

Being into gaming from I don't even remember more than two decades, I always dreamt of having a PlayStation, but hey, I am from an Indian middle-class family where priorities are different. I possessed a gaming laptop for a few years before and played a lot of games on it, but something was always missing. Something that I dream of having when I was what 12 or 13 years old - and that was a PlayStation console. Finally, I got myself one this year, and the moment I held my PS5 controller for the first time, I knew this little white lad is going to be my pal in need and pal in deed for sure. The first game we finished together was Ghost of Tsushima, and currently, we smash goals left, right, and centre in FC 26. And I am hoping the journey will continue like this and ShiMaChra (Yes, my controller has a name, dare you call it a random controller) will remain the Toni Kroos to my Madridista instincts (without retirement).

I Found Nirvana Somewhere Between Deadlines And DualSense

After a hectic as hell day, when I pack my bags from the office, get done with breaking my body in the gym, and reach home, the first thing I do it grab ShiMachRa, and the beep sound of my PS5 turning on is Nirvana for me. The rush I feel while playing FC is nirvana to me. The bangers I went through like Last of Us (both parts), Ghost of Tsushima, GTA 5 rerun, and the feeling I got at that point in time is Nirvana to me. On that note, if you've come this far, I just hope you my mate, also find your nirvana one day.