Your Life Is a Series of Games. Know When to Quit Each Game.
“All these games have downsides. Realize when you’ve won the game.”
Look at each aspect of your life as a game. It changes how you view everything you do in life, according to Twitter personality Naval.
In my case, treating life like a game involves going back to being a teenage gamer and playing Warcraft at “Lan Parties.’
Naval loves to riff on life being a game. It certainly is when you view your life like this.
Birth game
This game is one you play in free mode. It’s decided for you. If you’re born, you’ve already won the game, although most people don’t see it that way.
School game
You go to school. You make friends. You get good grades to make your parents proud. You play the school game that was invented for factory workers who needed to memorize knowledge and didn’t have the power of the internet.
University game
Everyone is doing it. You’re told this game will lead to a high-paying job. For the most part, this is bullshit. Universities are businesses that need revenue. The game of needing to go to university is an elaborate marketing plan created by schools and…
