Jane is a genius.  I wish I was as focused on the idea of how games make us happier, because I think it’s definitely true.  She’s starting a book on games and is game-ifying the process of writing the book.

She’s starting with the easiest chapter in the spirit of it being “level 1″.  And is using Twitter to send out updates and excerpts in the hopes of getting some real-time feedback.  Being on the right difficulty level and having the right kind of feedback / reward system seems like a great way to take on large projects.

A simple way to game-ify life that I’ve found is to create a Weekly Review.  Each week, you report progress on any given number of short, medium, or long-term goals.  You get a point for each goal that you’ve made progress on.  You can add or remove goals each week, making sure that they are still current and valuable to you.

Something as simple as getting points every week triggers the game-instinct in me, and engages self-competition and a spirit of action and adventure and fun.  Which is what we want out of games and in our life, right?

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