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15 Lessons About Life We Learn From Video Games
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Real Life Lessons From Videogames
- Difficulty increases as you progress.
- If there are no obstacles you’re going in the wrong direction.
- Look for secrets and do some side quests to get better fast.
- You have multiple lives, but don't waste them.
- Tutorials will save you later even if they don’t seem useful at first.
- Use the pause button. You'll feel better, with a clear mind.
- Don't be that player who only cares about themselves.
- Explore the map. Maybe something interesting will pop up.
- Offer help to those in need, but don't feel bad when they lack the drive to keep going.
- Help the less fortunate.
- Good things and bad things appear differently.
- Everyone wants to be a hero, even bad people.
- Let things go. Don’t forget, but don’t be burdened, either.
- There's a pattern to games, and to life.
- You're not alone.
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Mental and Creative Prowess
There are games designed to train and improve brain functionality, logical deduction, pattern recognition, memory, matching, and outside the box thinking.
The interactivity of games is one way to exercise your mind while having fun. That’s important because, like muscles, the brain will atrophy if you don’t work it.
Leadership and Socialization
It’s possible that gaming enables stereotypically introspective individuals to be more social, ultimately improving social skills.
In the earliest consoles, gaming with friends involved a physical gathering in front of a single TV. Even in today’s online multiplayers, gamers often form groups, communicate over voice and video chat, and can even help train leaders in the case of those who manage the groups.
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Nothing is too big to tackle
Determination is key
Whether it's powering through the many dungeons of Hyrule in a Legend of Zelda game or trying to complete an especially difficult assignment at work, you're not going to accomplish it all in one day.
The key to getting through it all is to remain steadfast and keep moving forward, no matter the difficulty. Procrastination certainly doesn't help; it'll still be waiting right where you left off.
Sometimes it takes teamwork
If Team Fortess 2 has anything to teach, it's that even the motliest of crews can win the day when they work together toward a common goal.
Sometimes the best teams come together from different walks of life, so don't be afraid to bring your cocky Scout and your experimental Medic even if it seems they won't work well together.
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Having A Good Laugh
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You’ll Find Valuables In The Strangest Of Places
Thinking for yourself and going outside your comfort zone might lead you to untold treasures.
Just as you will often find a rare and incredibly powerful item in a random closet, you can find a job or a new relationship in unexpected places. You’ll never know what you may find if you don’t go out there and explore.
Finding Shortcuts
There are rules to everything, and understanding the underlying system, makes it easy to find loopholes and exploit them.
In real life, there are many predictable situations and in most cases there is an easier way to overcome them if you know they are coming. You have to pay attention and exploit them within reason.