when you play a game, there's actually two games: the first, literal game, and the second game, which is your and everyone you're playing with's enjoyment of the game. you can always enjoy playing the second game, even if you're losing the first game
— Love Pilgrim (@tasshinfogleman) June 20, 2023
"Most people die at 25 and aren't buried until they're 75"
— George Mack (@george__mack) May 18, 2023
Why?
4 reasons and solutions: pic.twitter.com/TRR2VkvZqk
Growing up I was taught that “you can have fun when your work is done.”
— NeuroDivergent Rebel (they/them/Xe/Xem) 🧠 🏳️🌈 (@NeuroRebel) May 6, 2023
Work included chores, school, and eventually literal work.
However, it seems like as an adult the work is never done, I still struggle feeling I can rest or have fun (because there’s always work to do).
the real hedonists know that you work hard to play hard
— + big buddhi + is decompressing )'( 🔥 (@embryosophy) February 8, 2023
not like you grind then recreate, more like you spend a lot of time and effort building your recreational infrastructure with others who have a similar philosophy
Used to vehemently disagree with this – and now I understand I was completely wrong. Intellect is great for building progress at an accelerated rate, but you have to internalise your work deeply enough that you can then react with instinct, which is much, much faster. pic.twitter.com/85pqxVqRYU
— Harry Ramsay (@harry_ramsay) December 11, 2022
Minecraft really makes the point that the kids aren't lazy they just don't like the tasks on offer
— Prince Vogelfrei (@PrinceVogel) December 10, 2022
We choose to do these things not because they are hard, but because they are fun.
— Daniel Golliher 🗽 (@danielgolliher) October 18, 2022
workaholism gets weird when having fun is a part of your work
— Visakan Veerasamy (@visakanv) October 6, 2022
treating depression by conceptualizing life as an RPG where you take control of an NPC and have to turn them into a main character
— Orpheo (@OrphicCapital) September 1, 2022
my top productivity hack:
— delian (@zebulgar) August 25, 2022
– wife
We get burned out at work when we don’t do anything besides work. We make excuses that we don’t have time for anything else but work. The time is there but your willingness do do it – is not.
— Anna Gandrabura (@anna_gandrabura) August 18, 2022