Well there actually is time, but you have to approach your backlog the right way.
Here’s how to do it.
Your list could be short or it could be really long.
It doesn’t matter as long as they are all there.
This is your actual backlog.
The age of digital downloads makes it easy for us to forget about things.
In our minds, the backlog just becomes an amorphous blob of lost digital content.
You probably also have stand-alone games, and console games that are collecting dust on a shelf somewhere.
Making a list makes you aware of everything.
There are probably a few that you bought on impulse and haven’t even installed or unwrapped.
If you have physical games, you cansell them to make some cash back.
I also find it helpful to remove multiplayer-only games.
These games can be too much fun for their own good.
You might find a couple stragglers that were holding on by a slight thread of interest.
You have a video game debt and snowballing your momentum can help you pay it offjust like real debts.
To help yourself out, go on a brief game news blackout.
Remember all those new releases will still be around when you finish your backlog.
Oh, and remember,never pre-order games.
In Steam, you might also hide games by cultivating custom lists.
Essentially, it will look like you only have the games on your “To-Play” list.
Take your console games and hide them away in storage so it’s a pain to retrieve them.
you could set a timer to keep yourself on task, butalwaysstart your play time with a backlog game.
Some progress is always better than no progress at all.
If you’re not enjoying a game, don’t torture yourself with it.
Play it until you’re satisfied and move on.
There’s also nothing wrong withplaying a game without the intent to finish it.
Announce it to your friendsand earn some cred, or write about it in your favorite online community.
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