I remember my first "side hustle", I used to sell MP3 and MP4 players back in fourth grade, that's where it started at least. It went on till 8th grade, soon enough the whole school was coming up to me to purchase these things, sometimes even giving custom orders to find them a certain device haha.
Later a friend and I opened an "official" business online. We would import earphones, music players, anything related to music. We were way ahead of our time with this tech/music business and the online marketplace too. Sadly, after a year of growth some new investors and partners got involved, and then some of their impulsive decisions led that business downhill.
Having the drive to do such things as a kid forces the brain to think differently I believe. It brings responsibility, injenuity and creative thought that can help later in life as happened with you and your business expansion. Sitting in front of a video game as a ten year old teaches a person the wrong things, it's best to be out an about experiencing the world and building valuable skills.
That's the truth. My hustle mentality back then paved the way for me, acting as the foundation, and to this day that foundation still remains strong.
Good or bad, too much exposure to a certain thing is never good, balance is key. Back then I've had my fair share of videogame experiences too, but I also made sure that I had some real life goals and hobbies too.
I'm not a fan of video games, never really was. I never saw it as productive or interesting as life always held more interesting things for me.
Everyone's got their own set of hobbies and preferences, like videogames are a on and off thing for me. Whenever I'm spending most of my time at home, it's videogames or reading for me.
We really don't have too many outdoor options here. The very few scenic miracles we do have are all hundreds of kilometers away, and even that search for nature and peace is killed because of the unbearable traffic, absurd costs and an out of control capital city population. That's why most of the people here seek refuge under their own roofs.