The whole mindset is to constantly level up. The cool thing about video games is they have levels. When you CAN’T get to the next level of life’s video game, here’s what to do Treat losing like an art form.Ĭrave to lose so you can learn what it takes to win. It makes no sense to fear losing or to stop after one loss. Life has an undefined time horizon of roughly 100 years. It’s only the end if you say it’s the end. You can get divorced, go bankrupt, lose your house, have your kids run away, and still start over. You can restart your life as many times as you want. Why is it that in life we forget this gaming principle? I knew I was just one loss away from my next big win. If I lost all my cash I could just make it all back again with the skills I’d learned in previous levels. If the car blew up I could just go grab another one. I knew there were infinite times I could start over. I didn’t go have a cry or stop playing the game just because I lost. When I used to play Grand Theft Auto and die, I’d just start over. What happens when you lose in a video game is a huge shortcut in life

Here’s how to turn your life into a video game to access uncommon success. It makes my whole day easier, and I’m not the only one who does this. Later in life I now realize that video games helped me become successful. “You’re throwing your life away, Timothy.”

Then roll up to the LAN internet cafe and play games with other obsessed gamers. I’d skip school and go get a bubble cup tea. No wonder my teenage years were so lonely. Then I got addicted to Grand Theft Auto and Warcraft and became an even bigger nerd.

People called me a loser for playing a game called Counter-Strike.

Real life life game