18 NOV 2021 by ideonexus
Personal Growth is Not Hoarding Knowledge
Personal growth is about figuring things out and gaining experience, not hoarding knowledge. An attitude that promotes discovering the new and the valuable is far more important. Thus, your tactics and strategy should always be changing and evolving. Adopt fresh tactics regularly to replace your old ones. Today is more important than yesterday. What's yours is not the new technique, but rather the effort that goes into unearthing it. Knowing what's needed to make those discoveries will allow...Folksonomies: self-improvement
Folksonomies: self-improvement
18 NOV 2021 by ideonexus
Importance of Incorporating Change into your Life
Daily change is helpful for anyone, not just gamers. Try taking a new route home, or ordering something you've never eaten, or getting off the train at a different station than usual. It doesn't matter how small, the important thing is to change. With this approach, anyone can induce change at any time. Gain some more experience, and before you know it you'll start to notice that your outlook on things is broader than before.Folksonomies: gaming self-improvement
Folksonomies: gaming self-improvement
27 JAN 2021 by ideonexus
Exploring the Topology of a Game
I think of a game as a topological landscape with lots of hills and peaks that represent different tactics/strategies/characters. The higher the peak, the more effective that strategy is. Over time, players explore this landscape, discover more and more of the hills and peaks, and climb to higher locations on the known hills and peaks. Players can’t really add height to these peaks; they are only exploring what’s there, though that is a rather philosophical distinction. The problem is tha...Folksonomies: gaming self-improvement
Folksonomies: gaming self-improvement
26 JAN 2021 by ideonexus
Experts Keep You Honest By Punishing Mistakes
The experts keep you honest. They remind you, “That was not a safe move. You cannot trick me with that. That will not stop my advances.” The expert also teaches you how to win, but presents only very few opportunities to practice winning. The beginner, on the other hand, will let you practice winning until it’s second nature. At that time, you must return to the experts. There will soon come a time when beginners and even intermediate players are of very little use to you. They do not ...Folksonomies: gaming self-improvement
Folksonomies: gaming self-improvement
20 NOV 2017 by ideonexus