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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  You already know what it feels like... pretty much the same as you describe in the game world.
Stop battling orcs for a while, and start going after the real world monsters (i.e. your fears) to get the same results IRL. RPGs are boring compared to real life because the risks aren't realistic enough. It's just pretend risk.
As you might expect, it's a lot more fun to wield a level 50 human being than it is to play with a level 5 human character.
Learn to master the RPG of real life... if you think you're a good enough player.
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I'm glad to hear that it feels prettymuch the same, that's what my instincts were saying.
I read "Life the Ultimate Game" 4 months ago and my brother and I had a good chuckle about it, because we know it's all true! (True = funny). We have always done what you suggest, which is consciously acknowledge our problems, but we're still slaves to them.
I am definitely a good enough player. I frequently declare myself to be the smartest person in the world. I used to think that I had to prove that to people with an argument, but I've since come to realize that actions are the only proof for our ideas. Everybody thinks I'm insane when I declare I have #1 worldwide intelligence, because I'm a poor grad student. But I have the potential in my mind to radically change the reality in which all humans live, because I'm the only living human who realizes the nature of the technology that can alleviate the need for human beings to do physical labor (see
Make money or invent new technology? for a more detailed description).
The reason I fell back into MMOs was because I couldn't fulfill the need to make money for myself, so I had to delve back into gaming to satisfy that need. My self-esteen is just perpetually low because I have yet to "Do It Now".
Well, it's time to do it now
