Requirement

3. Gamer health and balance: three weeks

Required Often forgotten

Two weeks tracking gaming, activity and sleep side by side, then one week following a balanced schedule built from them. The longest requirement on the badge.

Warning. THIS IS THE CLOCK. 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d) are tracked over the same two weeks, and 3(e) cannot start until all three are finished; it is then a week of following the schedule you build. Three weeks at the least, and the only part of the badge that cannot be done in an evening. Start the tracking in your first week, not when you reach requirement 3 in order.

What this is made of

3(a). Four articles, two for gaming and two against, charted
3(b). Track your gaming every day for two weeks
3(c). Track your physical activity for the same two weeks
3(d). Track your sleep for the same two weeks
3(e). Build a balanced week, follow it, and summarize

Where this step comes from

Competitive Gaming Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-22), Requirement 3

Notes and warnings

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