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  • Who Should Turn Their Habits and Life into Fun Games, and Who are They Best to Look up to?

    Who Should Turn Their Habits and Life into Fun Games, and Who are They Best to Look up to?

    As with all paradoxical things in our lives, the answers to this two-fold question might seem both simple and complex.
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Jan 20
    What Habits or Activities Can Be Turned into Fun Games?

    What Habits or Activities Can Be Turned into Fun Games?

    A very short but comprehensive answer
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Dec 20, 2022
    What Can You Do When There Is a Gap in Maintaining a Healthy Habit?

    What Can You Do When There Is a Gap in Maintaining a Healthy Habit?

    Use these two simple practices
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Nov 12, 2022
    One Surprising Feature of Games That Might Radically Change Your Outlook on Life

    One Surprising Feature of Games That Might Radically Change Your Outlook on Life

    And this feature is boredom
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Oct 17, 2022
    The (Probably) Last Newsletter But Not the Last Article

    The (Probably) Last Newsletter But Not the Last Article

    September 2022 Newsletter by Gameful Life
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Sep 24, 2022
    The Shiny Object Syndrome and Why It Is Not That Bad When Looked Through the Lense of Games

    The Shiny Object Syndrome and Why It Is Not That Bad When Looked Through the Lense of Games

    We can use our yearning for something new and shiny to spruce up what lost its shine in our perception.
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Sep 21, 2022
    We Can’t Educate Our Children. But We Can Help Them Grow.

    We Can’t Educate Our Children. But We Can Help Them Grow.

    And help ourselves to grow along with them.
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Sep 8, 2022
    Varying Rhythms

    Varying Rhythms

    August 2022 Newsletter by Gameful Life
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Aug 30, 2022
    What Are Ambition Projects Games? And How Do They Add to Balance in Life?

    What Are Ambition Projects Games? And How Do They Add to Balance in Life?

    Ambition is not an antonym of balance. It is its component.
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Aug 17, 2022
    How to Turn Work into Fun Games and Never Feel Like Hard Working Again

    How to Turn Work into Fun Games and Never Feel Like Hard Working Again

    Or how to approach your work-life as a brilliant designer and an eager player and have the time of your life.
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Aug 8, 2022
    My Reading Game and Why I Treat One of My All-Time Favorite Activities as a Game

    My Reading Game and Why I Treat One of My All-Time Favorite Activities as a Game

    And how I design and play it
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Jul 28, 2022
    A Month of 1001 Epiphanies

    A Month of 1001 Epiphanies

    June 2022 Newsletter by Gameful Life
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Jun 22, 2022
    Enjoying the JOMO

    Enjoying the JOMO

    Missing out and concentrating on what we really want
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Jun 17, 2022
    What Can You Do When Nothing Else Works?

    What Can You Do When Nothing Else Works?

    Why I started approaching a health challenge gamefully
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Jun 16, 2022
    Starting and Progressing Simple

    Starting and Progressing Simple

    May 2022 Newsletter by Gameful Life
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    May 24, 2022
    Experience Points in Real Life

    Experience Points in Real Life

    How to bank, appreciate, and enjoy them.
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    May 19, 2022
    If You Struggle with the Word “Scope,” Think of a Telescope

    If You Struggle with the Word “Scope,” Think of a Telescope

    How gamefulness can help you understand complex concepts
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    May 12, 2022
    5 Reasons Why the 5 Minute Perseverance Game Is One of My All-Time Favorite Self-Motivational Games

    5 Reasons Why the 5 Minute Perseverance Game Is One of My All-Time Favorite Self-Motivational Games

    And has the potential to become yours too
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    May 5, 2022
    The Illusions and Truths about the Holidays

    The Illusions and Truths about the Holidays

    April 2022 Newsletter by Gameful Life
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Apr 26, 2022
    No Smiles Allowed Game and Why You Both Lose and Win in It

    No Smiles Allowed Game and Why You Both Lose and Win in It

    And how it works both as a single and a multiplayer game
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Apr 5, 2022
    Preparing for New Beginnings

    Preparing for New Beginnings

    March 2022 Newsletter by Gameful Life
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Mar 19, 2022
    What Does Turning Life into Games Mean?

    What Does Turning Life into Games Mean?

    Adjusting the angle, we view life from blurry and unsatisfied to clear, engaged, and gameful.
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Mar 18, 2022
    How to Turn Exercising with Aching Joints into Fun and Joyful Games

    How to Turn Exercising with Aching Joints into Fun and Joyful Games

    It starts with being kind to oneself
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Mar 10, 2022
    The Project Race — A Very Special Self-Motivational Game

    The Project Race — A Very Special Self-Motivational Game

    A paradoxical game with a stressful name and a balancing nature
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Mar 3, 2022
    Short Games Are Sometimes the Most Exciting Ones

    Short Games Are Sometimes the Most Exciting Ones

    February 2022 Newsletter by Gameful Life
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    Victoria Ichizli-Bartels
    Feb 21, 2022
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