Keep Having Fun | Learning From Loss 

This is video hits very close to home. When I was in college, I was super competitive in online fighting games, specifically SSF4. At my height, I was one of the top Cammy players in SSF4. However, I didn't handle loss well: I screamed and shouted. I even got so mad I broke a DS3. After the updates to SSF4, I lost my edge and got into many slumps but I kept playing it. I felt like that was the only way I could get validation in the genre. I still did that, even with SFV. I got gold rank in SFV, lost it, gained back, etc...After getting gold in SFV again on my PC account, I kind of just gave up. I wasn't really having fun with the game anymore, just playing to try to get a rank. Ironically, I started playing Tekken 7, and in turn, I started up those old habits again. Its hard to un-train this behavior but I do try to take breaks when its too much. Thank you for the video. Also, side note, I have question on Uma: So all of these horse girls are based on real horses? So I know about Goldship but I've seen a horse girl from this show that has a lab coat with beakers over a Japanese school outfit. What is her deal?

Really enjoyed this one. Like you said, it can seem obvious, but is always good to hear this reminder. I definitely found my mind wandering a couple times during this video to question why I compete in some of the games I do, why I stopped playing some games that I did, and what reasons I've kept going. It's an always evolving thing, so my mindset then and now won't be where I am in the future. Again, good to be reminded every now & then and evaluate how I can accept my failures and find the enjoyment.

Ricki your videos are criminally underviewed 🥺🫂💖

Great video as always. It hit a bit different for me, tbh. Without oversharing, I’d like to get into cosplay someday, but lately I’ve had a massive fear of failure when it comes to the likelihood of my cosplay not meeting a certain standard or receiving negative comments online. It’s helpful to have a reminder that the goal isn’t to “win” but instead to have fun doing what I enjoy, and that it might be time to step back if that goal is no longer achievable. Also man I kind of want to watch Ping Pong the Animation now, lol.

Your videos have been some of the most helpful, informative, and relatable things I've watched in a very long time. I'm very grateful that you decided to make and publish this video.

You made me cry, but I needed it. Thank you for this video.

I keep losing at bingo against my grandmother, thanks for this video

Thank you for the reminder! I hope more people discover your channel

good video! i watched both ping pong and uma musume because of it and liked them both

the natural followup to this of "how do i enjoy the thing for its own sake?" has unfortunately not yielded even the idea of an answer for me yet and trying to figure out what i enjoyed in the first place seems equally unworkable. but it is a good video anyway.

Absolutely fantastic video.

I love the ping pong recognition

I really needed this one today, thank you

didn't know that I needed this pep talk. Thanks chief.

Made it 9 minutes in. Gonna go watch Umamusume. I'll be back. UPDATE: paused again at 19:19 to realize there's a SECOND season of Umamusume. I'll be back a second time.

Should probably link the first video in the description, for the lazy people(not me of course)

You're so cool

:)

lol horsegirls.