The Goal of Turning One’s Life into Fun Games

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Turning life into games can occur in different ways. I was fortunate to discover an approach uniting three others that make such turning effortless and fun. It can be addictive. It is for me. Thankfully, that is one of those addictions that keep us motivated, curious, and enthusiastic. Addiction to — or passion for — life, with all it comprises, ups and downs, gains and losses, joys and upsets, is the best addiction there can be.

This approach is Self-Gamification, and it unites anthropology, kaizen, and gamification.

One of the great things about this approach is the use of the fact that any project or activity has the same main components as games.

And since Self-Gamification is made of activities (at least two: designing and playing the self-motivational games), then it can be a game too. In fact, it should be, otherwise, all that wouldn’t make sense. You can’t learn how to be gameful if you put too much seriousness or drama into it.

The Self-Gamification (SG) game and its components

A quick note: I noticed that pronouncing the phrase “Self-Gamification game” leans toward being a tongue breaker, so from now on, in this article, I will use the acronym “SG” for “Self-Gamification.” Besides, the “SG game” sounds cool. That is what I…