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How Online Game Cooldown Timers Mirror Taking Real Breaks
In most games a powerful move comes with a cooldown, a stretch of time where you simply cannot use it again.
Almost everyone has sat down for one quick match and looked up to find the evening gone. Games are built to make stopping hard, and willpower in the moment is a poor match for that design.
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