It has been a long time since I've played a round of Civilization[1], but to this day I still default to framing almost every long-term decision in terms of "building tall" vs. "building wide". And then there's EU4, which has drilled into me an obsession with staring a ledgers all day[2].

[1]: Yaddah, yaddah... "Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game"

[2]: An unfortunate habit, given the heightened difficulty of pausing IRL time