{"id":670058,"date":"2026-09-01T15:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=670058"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T19:40:37","slug":"what-if-we-treated-life-like-a-not-too-serious-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/01\/what-if-we-treated-life-like-a-not-too-serious-game-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What if we treated life like a not too serious game?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesting idea I had the other night\u2026 What if we treated life like a not too serious game? Then perhaps, perhaps we could proceed through this life with more joy, fun, lightheartedness, ease and Presto? \ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why so serious?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Actually, if you look at it\u2026 To be too serious about things, is perhaps like some sort of thing we are taught and socialize to be? To become grown-up or \u201cadult\u201c, is, to become morose, \ufffc dark, emo, taking things and life too seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">study children, and kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you look at kids, they don\u2019t take anything too seriously. To them, life is simple, play, and opportunity! Even when kids get upset, they get upset for short periods of time, then quickly get over it, and it escapes their consciousness. It does not linger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">recovery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you think about games, like video games, points, etc.\u2026 If your character dies, or whatever, we don\u2019t take it too seriously, it might be a little bit, annoying that we sunk so much time into it, and that we have to start over again\u2026 But often, there is a simple joy to start a new character, a new class, a new something? \ufffc\ufffc\ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A game without points?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you think about Calvin and Hobbes, \u201cCalvin ball\u201d&#8211;&gt; the general idea is\u2026 The game in which we played\u2026 Not to keep track with points, or numbers or whatever\u2026 But just to simply enjoy the game?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The philosophy of creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of life to create?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The philosophy of wealth &amp; power?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wealth simply <em>as a means<\/em> to creation? And <strong>once you create something\u2026 You feel a surge of power?<\/strong> \ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Always make it ever more, even more extreme?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make it into its own character? Story telling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Scenarios<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bugatti.com\/en\/solitaire\/destrier\">The new Bugatti destrier&#8211;&gt; Bugatti or nothing &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever motivates you, irregardless of how strange, is good?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every day, try to save a little bit more time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s just part of the routine, the same old routine,,, is good&#8230; doesn\u2019t even matter the routine will always <em>be a little bit<\/em> different?\ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The invincible god<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After-thrusters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep practicing, never stop practicing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To simply create one thing a day and share it every day\u2026 Maybe this is the purpose of life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ufffc<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/start-here\/\">START HERE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/books\/\">BOOKS<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/newsletter\/\">NEWSLETTER<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/workshops\/\">WORKSHOPS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interesting idea I had the other night\u2026 What if we treated life like a not too serious game? 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