Huh? What’s this? Myepiclife is awakening from hypersleep! For a quick announcement… As you might know, this blog has been asleep for over a year now. Story goes, I just didn’t have the time or passion to keep it up any longer, and had to focus on other stuff. What stuff, you ask? Oh, this and that. Starting new businesses.…
Read More Wondering if I still write? I do! Over at this other blog…
“Make it so.” – Captain Picard Goal setting is probably the most crucial part of successful life-improvement. Without clear goals, it’s just very difficult to get any sense of direction and motivation in life. And the more structured and detailed your goals are, the higher the likelihood that you’ll actually achieve them. Defining goals the “right” way is not easy,…
How do most role playing games start? With choosing an avatar, right? The process of real life character creation might be a bit different from how it is in games, but it’s really a great way to re-assess yourself and get a new perspective on life. In this first part of my Gamify your life-series, we’ll look at the character…
As gamers, we are so used to possessing super powers that real life can sometimes give us phantom limb syndrome. In the games we play, we can double jump three stories high, lift heavy objects and portal gun across different platforms. When we step out our front door, reality hits us in the face. We move slowly. Our legs get…
Read More Gamify your life: A crash course in personal gamification
A while ago, I asked you to vote for what kind of thing you wanted me to create for you. Guess what? The votes are in… The winner, receiving 24,5% av the votes, is: Level Up Your Willpower: The Nerd’s Guide To Better Discipline, Self-Control And Motivation Wow! Turns out, your favorite subject is also my favorite subject. The quest for…
Ever feel like you’re compulsively interested in just about everything? Are you torn between all the things you want to do and desperately trying to focus? Don’t worry, you’re not a scatter brain or a schizophrenic. You are a polymath, or in geek-speak: a multi-class person. You’re creating a new character in a role playing game and you’re staring at the dreaded class…
Hey guys, I was thinking I’d create something extra big and extra awesome for you during the next month. Problem is, I don’t know what idea to go for. Can you please tell me which of my 6 ideas you’d prefer? All of these options will include an E-book Guide, a printable step-by-step Level Up-plan, and a Resource Collection designed…
Progress bars. Neat things, right? Too bad they’re so hard to come by, in a nice and customizable format. I did however stumble upon this Chrome app, and thought I might recommend it for you other progress-fond friends. “What will I do with a progress bar app”, you ask? Well let me tell you… A progress bar is a way…
Read More App: Progress Bar Timer! Keep track of that New Year’s resolution…
Life in the flesh can be spectacular. All that walking around, eating food, having sex and feeling the wind in our face. Is there really any substitute for physical existence? Are we wasting our lives playing video games? Are we missing out? They say that if you hear a lie enough times, you’ll start believing it. Well I never started believing…
Read More Real Life vs. Games: Why mining ore in a MMORPG is more enjoyable than a paying job
I feel so ashamed for not having discovered this earlier. Apparently this guy named Tyler Renelle has made a web-based game called HabitRPG. Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a habit reinforcing app with classic role-playing game design. *drool* The best argument for personal gamification is probably the classic quote: “What gets measured gets improved”. Because at the base…
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