Visakan Veerasamy

They've The game has done the hard work of project managing your tasks for you. So you go in there and you have a good manager in the game and it's shiny and colorful and whatever. But you can do the same in your own life with your own projects. So it's like if you're practicing guitar or whatever, how much are you practicing? What specific thing are you trying to do?

what progress what's the reward like what song do you want to be able to play and when you make that progress progress feels good and what's interesting is that i think people don't even feel that they deserve the right to feel good making progress on their work that's the real painful thing they feel that work should be miserable and difficult puritan work ethic

what progress what's the reward like what song do you want to be able to play and when you make that progress progress feels good and what's interesting is that i think people don't even feel that they deserve the right to feel good making progress on their work that's the real painful thing they feel that work should be miserable and difficult puritan work ethic

what progress what's the reward like what song do you want to be able to play and when you make that progress progress feels good and what's interesting is that i think people don't even feel that they deserve the right to feel good making progress on their work that's the real painful thing they feel that work should be miserable and difficult puritan work ethic

Yes, and that's what really... And they have that, which is like, imagine a boss saying, oh, you're all going to have to grind, grind every weekend, every night. And the employee's like, yeah, sure. And then they just... Their heart's not in it. And then... So then you get this conflict, this... the person becomes unintegrated. They get split selves.

Yes, and that's what really... And they have that, which is like, imagine a boss saying, oh, you're all going to have to grind, grind every weekend, every night. And the employee's like, yeah, sure. And then they just... Their heart's not in it. And then... So then you get this conflict, this... the person becomes unintegrated. They get split selves.

Yes, and that's what really... And they have that, which is like, imagine a boss saying, oh, you're all going to have to grind, grind every weekend, every night. And the employee's like, yeah, sure. And then they just... Their heart's not in it. And then... So then you get this conflict, this... the person becomes unintegrated. They get split selves.

And you have these phrases like revenge, bedtime, procrastination, where basically, like your, you know, and so it's your prefrontal cortex that's making all the plans. It's like the manager is a shitty guy. It's like, you know, in Lord of the Rings, there's King Theoden and then there's the worm tongue whispering poison in his ear. It's like a lot of people's prefrontal cortex is worm tongue.

And you have these phrases like revenge, bedtime, procrastination, where basically, like your, you know, and so it's your prefrontal cortex that's making all the plans. It's like the manager is a shitty guy. It's like, you know, in Lord of the Rings, there's King Theoden and then there's the worm tongue whispering poison in his ear. It's like a lot of people's prefrontal cortex is worm tongue.

And you have these phrases like revenge, bedtime, procrastination, where basically, like your, you know, and so it's your prefrontal cortex that's making all the plans. It's like the manager is a shitty guy. It's like, you know, in Lord of the Rings, there's King Theoden and then there's the worm tongue whispering poison in his ear. It's like a lot of people's prefrontal cortex is worm tongue.

it's when you see it as that and then you're like and I have this whole analogy with well Gandalf is a friend who sees what's best in you and encourages you to grasp your sword of agency and do what you actually want to do and um Yeah. And when you get tired, your prefrontal cortex shuts down. It's like the boss leaves the office. And then what people do, they're going to goof off.

it's when you see it as that and then you're like and I have this whole analogy with well Gandalf is a friend who sees what's best in you and encourages you to grasp your sword of agency and do what you actually want to do and um Yeah. And when you get tired, your prefrontal cortex shuts down. It's like the boss leaves the office. And then what people do, they're going to goof off.

it's when you see it as that and then you're like and I have this whole analogy with well Gandalf is a friend who sees what's best in you and encourages you to grasp your sword of agency and do what you actually want to do and um Yeah. And when you get tired, your prefrontal cortex shuts down. It's like the boss leaves the office. And then what people do, they're going to goof off.

They're like, we've been grinding on this thing that doesn't make any sense. We need to have fun too. And at that point, you feel like you're burnt out, you're tired, and you feel you have no choice but to go along with the thing. Next thing you know, you're on a bender. It's 3 a.m. And then you feel bad about that. And then you feel bad about that. And you justify, I should be harsher on myself.

They're like, we've been grinding on this thing that doesn't make any sense. We need to have fun too. And at that point, you feel like you're burnt out, you're tired, and you feel you have no choice but to go along with the thing. Next thing you know, you're on a bender. It's 3 a.m. And then you feel bad about that. And then you feel bad about that. And you justify, I should be harsher on myself.

They're like, we've been grinding on this thing that doesn't make any sense. We need to have fun too. And at that point, you feel like you're burnt out, you're tired, and you feel you have no choice but to go along with the thing. Next thing you know, you're on a bender. It's 3 a.m. And then you feel bad about that. And then you feel bad about that. And you justify, I should be harsher on myself.

Yeah. I have a tweet like that and it's, um, goo for my prickly friends and prickles for my gooey friends. And there's a whole, there's a whole bunch of things like that, which is like, yeah, everybody over extends the mode that they are good at. And again, it's like coping mechanisms, right? And it's like, um,

Yeah. I have a tweet like that and it's, um, goo for my prickly friends and prickles for my gooey friends. And there's a whole, there's a whole bunch of things like that, which is like, yeah, everybody over extends the mode that they are good at. And again, it's like coping mechanisms, right? And it's like, um,

Yeah. I have a tweet like that and it's, um, goo for my prickly friends and prickles for my gooey friends. And there's a whole, there's a whole bunch of things like that, which is like, yeah, everybody over extends the mode that they are good at. And again, it's like coping mechanisms, right? And it's like, um,

in like D&D and video games is this concept of a glass cannon which is like a character who can do a lot of damage but like dies very easily and you think oh why is he like that and it's like oh he's because he dies very easily he has learned to do a lot of damage and so he takes pride in that and that his identity becomes tied up in that and it's just you know it's that yeah Yeah, it's a lot.