How To Run Your Life Into A Video Game

Written By Leon Ho, CEO And Founder For Lifehack

If you've ever played any video game, you know how addictive they can be.

It's so easy to get lost in the virtual world for hours.

Even the simples games like Tetris could keep my attention for a better part of a day when I was younger.

Modern video games are probably even better.

But what about their effects?

Are they really THAT bad?

Or they have a positive side as well?

In my opinion, they do.

They teach us an important lesson about ourselves.

And they can help us design a better, more productive, and fulfilled life.

Because here's the thing...

Video games are developed by professionals to keep us motivated the whole time.

We love solving problems.

Especially if we get points for solving those problems.

And even more so if we can upgrade ourselves, progress to the next level – that's what video games can give us.

So, how do you use that in real life?

First, you should understand the concept of Progression Stairway.

The Progression Stairway is all about designing your goals so that you climb from smaller goals to bigger ones.

Let's say you want to run a marathon.

If you've never run a marathon before, you won't be able to do it on your first attempt.

But if you start small, you're much more likely to succeed.

You can run a mile today.

And keep adding a mile until you reach 26 miles in one run.

That's how you climb the Progression Stairway.

It's very similar to video games, isn't it?

Each new level is harder than the level before that... just like in video games.

You get a reward when you finish a level.

Then you move on to another one.

And you're more motivated than before.

If you design your goals like this, you'll become "addicted" to achievement.

That's the goal of this approach.

Also, you can add rewards to make the progression even more interesting.

For example, if you're training for a marathon, you can buy yourself new sneakers when you get to a certain level.

That's how you make rewards both exciting and useful.

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