Video Games vs. Real Progress

Video games are engineered for instant dopamine. Build something in Minecraft; get rewarded now. Level up; get rewarded now. The real world doesn’t pay out like that. Go to the gym once and nothing changes. Write one paragraph and the book isn’t finished.

Jiu-Jitsu gives kids a healthy relationship with progress. It demands patience, attention, and repetition. Improvements arrive slowly, then suddenly. We tell kids to think in timelines: six weeks (you’ll feel different), six months (you’ll look different), six years (you’ll be different). That timescale re-calibrates expectations and makes schoolwork, chores, and long projects feel more doable.