| I really don't know how to say this without sounding like a complete bozo, but I really think that this is a very, very sad perspective on life. It tries to quantify every aspect of life (or rather: disregards any aspect that can't be quantified) and therefore leads to a view of the world that is completely mechanic. What's worse are it's dogmatic undertones. It kind of suggests that these are general rules that apply to everyone. And if you don't want to be a loser you have to play by those rules. Games have winners and losers. Who is to become a winner or a loser is decided by some arbitrary rules that are predefined and can't be changed. Is that the kind of mental mindset that you want to equip yourself with? That you will be either a winner or a loser, by the standards of other people? Please, we already have a high chance of getting burnout in our profession. You don't have to forcefully increase it. So as a little comic relief, here is a quote form the article: > When your willpower is low, you are only able to do things you really want to. By contrast, here is a quote from Bob Dylan that I happen like: > A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. So if you want to be a success by the standards of Dylan, you know what to do ;) |
That's not to say game play doesn't provide a very good analogy. Life makes much more sense when you relate to it like a variety of games each with their own rules. When you know the rules, everything becomes more clear. What you do with it is still up to you, but it's better than being in the dark.
Having a more playful approach to life and finding the fun in the most trivial of activities is rewarding. But unlike what the author emphasizes the in-the-moment experiences matter more than the milestones one reaches for the sake of reaching milestones.