Are you treating life as a game?

Video games are fun to play.

But as you get older, the number of responsibilities rises. There is not that much time for gaming. Your 9-5 job / business takes that much time of your day.

What I have found to channel my interest in gaming is to treat my life (and my work) as a video game.

Here are the ways that helped me to treat life as a game and might be useful to you as well:

1. Time-blocking activities in a calendar. Not only work but also fun activities. It is fun to watch a calendar filled with activities. You can even make them sound interesting. (For example: Slaying the dragon: create video for my youtube channel).

2. Having a to-do list app. It is similar to completing quests in a video game.

3. Setting clear goals. Achieving your goals is like beating a boss in a video game.

4. Enjoying the Storyline. Embrace life’s ups and downs as part of an epic narrative, finding meaning in the journey like a game plot. Not everything worked out as you wanted? At least you have a good story to tell now.

5. Treating your failures in life as gaining experience. By analyzing what went wrong and making conclusions, you are able to improve yourself. Did you spend time on creating video for Youtube but not that many views? Do not worry, you are working on your sword (your skills) to create best video ever (slay the dragon).

What about you? Do you have your ways of treating life as a video game?

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