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Life Is A Game And This Is How You Win At Being Human
Rule #1: The rules can be changed at any time.
Over a decade ago, I read a book that got me thinking about how life felt similar to a multi-level game.
It put me in the mindset that the more intimately I knew the rules and the better I got at navigating them, the more levels I could ‘unlock’ to my advantage…and win.
Since then, I’ve won some and lost plenty, but more than anything, it taught me that winning isn’t about keeping a scorecard of accomplishments or being better than everyone else — it’s about learning how to be a better human.
That book was called If Life Is A Game, These Are The Rules by Chérie Carter-Scott.
Having experienced more of life (and my first pandemic) since I first read Life Is A Game, I felt that it was time to write a post inspired by it.
And so, let the games begin:
Rule #1: The Rules Can Be Changed At Any Time.
“Be fast, have no regrets. If you need to be right before you move, you will never win.”
~Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO
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