Olivia:

I’m studying psychology with childhood studies. I just have a big interest in how people’s minds work and want to develop more in understanding them! I also like reading ancient philosophy, yes your Aristotle, plato and stoicism are good but ancient Chinese philosophy I feel is some of the most interesting such as Lao Tzu! 

I chose to explore this specific topic as I’ve always played video games and so have my siblings at a young age and I can see that we turned out fine (Mostly!). But it was really interesting to see how other people react to playing such games as everyone’s minds works differently. 

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