Life is a game, this is your strategy guide (2014)
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HN comment orderThis is a charming article. But it's somewhat sad to read. Because it operates on the nearly universal assumption that life is a game, or a battle, or a scavenger hunt—and the way to win is to maintain a high 'state' and get lots of 'achievements'. The reason this gaming terminology is so appealing to us is that it overlays nicely on the way we already think about life: you're constantly making some grade or another; you're constantly doing better…
Feels like my entire life my "willpower" stat has been near zero. I find it so unbelievably difficult to do things I "have" to do. And yet for things that for some reason I have intrinsic motivation for, I will stay up past 4am without effort to do more of it. No, ritalin or whatever don't help, they just turn me into a zombie with a dry mouth and a headache. I recently had to quit my job because I…
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-05 | Life is a game, this is your strategy guideFirst breakout · Best thread | oliveremberton | 359 | 172 |
| 2014-12-13 | Life is a game. This is your strategy guide | lelf | 3 | 0 |
| 2015-01-04 | Life is a game. This is your strategy guide | stickhandle | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-09-29 | Life is a game. This is your strategy guide | hidden-spyder | 6 | 0 |
| 2023-03-05 | Life is a game, this is your strategy guide (2014)Hall induction · Latest 20+ point return | yamrzou | 143 | 112 |