Curious if there ever a point in your life where you were addicted to video games? And if there was how did you get out of it/was it hard?

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Yes I was pretty addicted to video games in middle school / early highschool. I would play this 8-bit retro style MMORPG called "Realm of the Mad God" for hours after coming home, and I thought about it all the time in class during freshman / sophomore year. On Christmas I would ask my parents for in-game gold so I could buy the best weapons and gear for my little character. One day, I was in a Discord server with some other players, and somebody made a joke about how "if you play this game you probably don't have a girlfriend and you're probably just a loser IRL", and something clicked in my mind that if I kept going down this path of neglecting school I would end up like one of those 40 year olds who also played the game. In junior / senior year I got more busy with college apps coming up, and I also picked up a weight in the gym for the first time. I began to realize I had some control over my life and in college, instead of being addicted to video games, I became addicted to playing the game of life and trying to max my IRL stats like grades, money, fitness, etc. I think most people who are addicted to video games don't feel like their normal life is going well and it's easy to get that feeling of accomplishment from a game while avoiding the pain and failure that comes with trying things IRL. But eventually a person becomes so sick of their current situation that they'd do anything to change - at least that's how I felt and what drove me to make a change.

@ethandoll

3 ай бұрын

​@@matthuang21 I keep finding other ppl who've played rotmg in the most random places. Oddly, I feel as though we've lived pretty similar lives based on how you've described things lol. It seems that your view on money is a bit utilitarian-esque? Just wrapping up my business undergrad and have recently been reflecting intently and philosophically on what I want out of life -- not sure if you've done the same. Spent more time reflecting on life more broadly than money per se, but I think in the bigger picture, for me, money is a tool that facilitates the attainment of whatever brings you more profound fulfillment in life. I suppose that's a well-articulated but pretty rudimentary perspective that just echoes the idea that "money is just a means to an end." However, I think that deeper meaning lies in intentionally discerning the things that will give you the most happiness/fulfillment/contentment etc. and figuring out how you will pursue them. From this perspective, money is just a constraint. In life, I think that consciously or unconsciously, everyone is figuratively trying to blindly maximize the mathematical function for happiness, where money is a constraint. The obvious (and very real) trope is that people end up losing sight of what they actually want and oftentimes end up maximizing money instead. Even for those of us who are smart/lucky enough to avoid this fallacy, it's important to consciously and deliberately scrutinize exactly what we want, make a plan, and act on it. It's analogous to a business unit setting a KPI that is perfectly correlated with the business's overarching goals, and then planning and conducting business in a manner that is highly congruent with achieving the KPI targets. Once you reflect on what it is you want the most out of life (happiness, fulfillment, something else, etc.) in accordance with your values, it's easier to identify the actions/behaviours that lead to the desired outcome, adopt them into your life, and do them day after day. I find it perplexing how inherently smart people don't spend the time to intentionally strategize with how they live life, yet toil endlessly at work to devise the most intricate and comprehensive strategy on how to bring some dogshit business plan to market.

I really appreciate the genuine insights Matt! Awesome stuff!!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Hey Luke! I am glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you had a great weekend!

Matt! Absolutely love the content recently! I can really resonate with your messages - keep it up!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Matthew! Appreciate it man

Really grateful for this video - got me to think about so many things that can affect how people develop and function in their adult lives. Thank you so much Matt for taking the time to produce this. This has even sparked a desire in me to write that I've never felt before. Thanks man. Glad you also pinned the comment on the video games question, that was the main thing that pulled me in.

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Hey Seth - this kind of comment is exactly why I will never stop making these videos. I’m so glad to hear that you were inspired by the video. Hope you are having a great week!

your videos provide value matt....keep em coming

@matthuang21

Ай бұрын

Thanks man I appreciate it!

Hey there, love your videos. You deserve more recognition ❤

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Rakin!

Cinematic editing, deep content!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Hope you had a good Sunday

great video as usual Matt!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear that!

I exactly feel this, coming from an ordinary household which people would classify as ‘working class’ has came with disparities in experiences and opinions. However, coming from that environment has made me more grateful and at ease. It has also allowed me to learn a sense of humility and be more humble. People may regard it with a different view, but in my opinion it has only increased my prospects in motivation and gratitude

Great point about wealth displacement. Highly understand that going into consulting seeing so many people around me from “traditional” backgrounds you see. Would love to see how you dealt with that more in-depth over time as well

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Colin! I’ll keep that in mind for a future vid

great video Matt!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Hey Ryan! Thanks man, hope you had a good weekend 🙏

Love your content Matt! Will you be releasing the interview with your brother about working in PE in the near future?

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Hope you are having a great week. I actually decided not to release the interview with my brother due to issues with the audio quality last time we filmed. But next time I'm visiting him I'll try to re-record with him.

Love this!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

So glad to hear that!

*Based* ! growing up in central europe, I have a similar social background and thus a similar relationship with mone. Interesting how view can aligin so well, even though our cultural environment (geographicly) is quite different.

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you can relate!

This is awesome!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Joseph!

can u pls share details of your monitor!!

Moneny brings me security but not constantly splurge on luxury stuff .. the income mobity u have achieved so far far exceeds your parents generation... thanks Matt for your story sharing. Quite touched. Keep sharing again. 😊

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Well said, thanks Yong!

I wonder why do you have your coffee in a to-go cup even though you're sitting inside the cafe?

Hey Matt , really nice video ! I was wondering if I could help you with Best Quality Editing in your videos which visually appeal to audience and would increase average view duration and will also make a highly engaging Thumbnail which will overall help your videos to reach to a wider audience ? Pls let me know what do you think ?

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Hey Vairag! I'm currently loving the process of editing my own videos - appreciate the offer though!

The league clip, hahaha very relatable

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Haha I’m still a gamer at heart

Ditto :) !

My biggest crush I’m sorry you’re so adorable

Oh shiet you also play League less gooo!

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Haha yessir I do

I think you might’ve missed the message of when you were younger. You were comparing yourself to other people in terms of there families wealth. You perceived those people as being better than you. That probably lead to you seeking out IB in the first place. The whole recruitment process is people comparing their “prestige” to each other (ex. “Todd must be better than me because he got into Goldman TMT. I barely scraped by with and offer from Barclays P&U). This feeling of needing to break into IB because your classmates were all pursuing it lead to a lot of misery in my opinion. In hindsight, I wish I spent less time listening to what my classmates thought and more time to what people in the industry thought. I would be a much different place today.

Girlfriend 🎉

@matthuang21

3 ай бұрын

Yessir