

Where I work, a student development office at a university, the student assistants got hooked on Snood. Rather than regulating everything that COULD cause us harm - why don't we teach our children and students moderation and self discipline? Be it Quake, Snood, Solitaire, reading, chocolate, sex, anything. Would that be considered 'obsessive' behaviour, or is that healthy? I couldn't do it now, because performing in public school is much less demanding than performing at work (and heaven knows what would've happened if I pulled a few all-nighters like that and tried to drive before the sun came up!).Īnything to excess is a bad thing. (I read the American BiCentennial Series in a single school year = 10 months grade 6). I used to read quite seriously, and would often plow through 200-300 pages in a single night. She'd play until she was bored, then quit. She had a board she'd put on her lap and a deck of cards that's probably been dealt more times than I've worn socks. You play for hours, not because you're "enjoying" it, but because your brain is too numbed to stop.Īre the games at fault, or the people? My grandmother used to (and probably still does) play Solitaire. Games like this (and Tetris, and Solitaire, and so many others) are simply antisocial and psychologically crippling.
