5 Ways to Gamify Your Life and Constantly Level Up
Wielding dopamine the right way is life-transforming
If you’ve ever been a gamer, you’ll know how orgasmic it feels — and that’s exactly what makes it so dangerous.
The neurotransmitter dopamine governs our drive—it’s the brain’s reward system. Ideally, when you perform a meaningful piece of work, it’s released to make you “feel-good”.
But games, drugs, and porn are cheat codes — they cause a flood of dopamine for no work. Now, from thence will the drive to study, write an article, work out, or improve yourself come from?
From Assassin’s Creed in middle school to COD in college, I’ve witnessed the devastating effects of gaming firsthand.
In the year since I’ve ceased it, I’ve grown more than in the preceding 5 years.
I’m actually still playing — but this time, it’s the game of life.
I want to share 5 simple ways to gamify your life — when you use dopamine the right way, your life will transform.
‘Statify’ Yourself
GTA San Andreas is one of my most memorable games — set in the fictional copy of Los Angeles in the early 1990s, you live as CJ.
