Today I wanted to talk a little bit about what I call Gamer Goals. These are goals that the gamers set for themselves to accomplish before they will allow themselves to quit the game for the night/day. I realized that goal setting is the easy part, accomplishing the goal is the hard part. In analyzing what it takes to do one more raid or PvP (Player verse Player) game is all about follow through.
If gamers all around the world are building at least one skill, it would be the skill of follow through. It takes a lot of discipline to keep going regardless of how many wipes it takes.
I believe that the skill can be applied to any game and life in general as long as the following principles are followed:
1. The end state must be ultra specific. It is not enough to say that we will play one more time. It must state a specific end result, such as; we will play one more time until we kill that one boss.
2. We enjoy what we are doing. We either enjoy the game itself, the work it takes to progress, or even the feeling we get in accomplishing a thing. The main point is that we find some pleasure in the activity.
So there you have it; have a ultra specific end state and find pleasure in the activity. Combines those two principles and we have what I call Gamer Goals.
If gamers all around the world are building at least one skill, it would be the skill of follow through. It takes a lot of discipline to keep going regardless of how many wipes it takes.
I believe that the skill can be applied to any game and life in general as long as the following principles are followed:
1. The end state must be ultra specific. It is not enough to say that we will play one more time. It must state a specific end result, such as; we will play one more time until we kill that one boss.
2. We enjoy what we are doing. We either enjoy the game itself, the work it takes to progress, or even the feeling we get in accomplishing a thing. The main point is that we find some pleasure in the activity.
So there you have it; have a ultra specific end state and find pleasure in the activity. Combines those two principles and we have what I call Gamer Goals.
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