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Wolff's Haunt

The Varying Degrees of Interests

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You know, there was a time when I was really into anime. I'd watch anime all day long. There was a time when I had a group of friends whom I'd discuss anime with. There was also a time when I gave up on anime temporarily to focus on watching movies, and I'd watch movies all day long before discussing about them with this movie forum I'm a part of.

I'm sensing a pattern here.

It's hard for me to stay devoted to one particular interest for more than two or three months, usually not more than half a year. My mind would start to wander and seek new pleasures, be it anime, non-anime movies, video games, or visual novels. I have a short attention span like that. Malnutrition, perhaps. So I don't know how people can stay in a single forum devoted to one single interest for an entire year, discussing about anime every damn day. It gets boring for me.

It's the same reason why I'm not that active in the Hummingbird forums anymore (among other reasons involving Internet drama). It's also the reason why I'm no longer active in movieforums.com. And I don't think things are working just as well either in this particular forum.

Sigh. I'm so bored. School Days got boring for me already, with its thin storyline. Replaying Mass Effect seems like a drag. All these interests just taste... stale for me now, tasteless. I was thinking of picking up anime again, but I feel that I'd only be picking it up because I want to have something in common with people, not because I'd enjoy it. I don't want to have to work for other people's interests.

Guess I'll go drown my mind in Majikoi or something. At least that's still fresh, considering I haven't completed it yet (unlike SDs and ME). Maybe I'll give Aoi Shiro a shot after I complete Majikoi, since the route map suggests that it's another non-linear visual novel with massive story branches.

Damn, I miss Hummingbird.

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  1. Joanro's Avatar
    There is nothing wrong with getting burnt out of anime. It happens to everyone. I know there are times when I will go months without watching any new anime. It's just not what I am in the mood for at the time, so I choose not to watch it. It's supposed to be entertaining. When it starts to feel like I'm forcing myself to watch it then I decide to take a break from it. I know over the years I've become more picky about what I choose to watch. I think that happens to everyone eventually.
  2. JohnWolff's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Joanro
    There is nothing wrong with getting burnt out of anime. It happens to everyone. I know there are times when I will go months without watching any new anime. It's just not what I am in the mood for at the time, so I choose not to watch it. It's supposed to be entertaining. When it starts to feel like I'm forcing myself to watch it then I decide to take a break from it. I know over the years I've become more picky about what I choose to watch. I think that happens to everyone eventually.
    I know, I know. I've been told this before by my friends actually, that it happens to everyone.

    It's just that sometimes, I find it hard to get interested in anything. Like nothing interests me, at all, and it becomes a sort of stalemate in my life where nothing happens, and that feels kinda like cold turkey, where I still crave for an interesting hobby to get into, but can't find any. I know, I'm a handful like that. I can't help it.

    But anyway, thanks for the advice.