There's a lot of reasons why deadline-driven may actually - it's not necessarily a bad thing, it just all it does is it speeds up and makes you a little proactive about decision making.

A Keyring? Achievements? These are not WoW-specific things. They are common sense. They exist in the real world.

Focusing on your values may provide you with meaning, but it won't simplify things.

Use your mind to think about things, rather than think of them. You want to be adding value as you think about projects and people, not simply reminding yourself they exist.

If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.

If you don't fall off the wagon regularly, you're not playing a big enough game.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, it's hard to eat spaghetti.