Everything I Learned from My Gaming Addiction

Within each game were hidden gems of truth about life.

Joe Pregadio
Nov 1 · 7 min read

hen I downloaded the ‘1010! ’mobile game app, I told myself that I was only going to play it once a day for five minutes. That inner voice that spoke to me is a master salesman because it knows precisely what I want to hear to make me feel better about playing a game.

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