Consumed Libri GmbH Consumed by Gaming: How Digital Behavior Replaces Direction — and How to Take It Back

You don't notice it at first.Nothing stops. Nothing breaks. Nothing shifts in a way that demands attention. And that is what makes it difficult to recognize.Consumed by Gaming is not a book about gaming. It is a breakdown of a system - one that captures attention, extends time, and redirects direction without force, without resistance, and without awareness.What begins as something controlled becomes consistent. What feels optional becomes automatic. What appears harmless becomes structural.This book examines how digital environments are designed to sustain engagement, how that engagement quietly replaces direction over time, and what structured interruption actually looks like in practice.Not through motivation. Not through awareness alone. Through structure.Because once it is seen clearly - it is no longer something you manage. It is something you either control. Or continue.