Comments on: Life as a Game http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:32:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Scott Young http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-553 Scott Young Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:55:04 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/#comment-553 Good thoughts Peter and J.S.A. Peter, Dualism is important but there is also an attitude considerations as well. I think it is possible to go through extreme pain and then not have any real happiness because you fail to communicate your life to yourself in a way that creates that. Similarly you could experience far less pain in comparison and enjoy far more happiness so long as you communicate your life to yourself in a positive way. That said, I think that pain can be the greatest and most common mechanism to create contrast for happiness. Good thoughts. Good thoughts Peter and J.S.A.

Peter,

Dualism is important but there is also an attitude considerations as well. I think it is possible to go through extreme pain and then not have any real happiness because you fail to communicate your life to yourself in a way that creates that. Similarly you could experience far less pain in comparison and enjoy far more happiness so long as you communicate your life to yourself in a positive way. That said, I think that pain can be the greatest and most common mechanism to create contrast for happiness.

Good thoughts.

]]> By: J.S.A. http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-523 J.S.A. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:06:04 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/#comment-523 For a fascinating angle on the game as metaphor, you might want to take a look at the book "Finite and Infinite Games" by James P. Carse http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345341848/sr=8-1/qid=1152569007/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6442342-2921508?ie=UTF8 In finite games, you play by the rules. In infinite games, you play WITH the rules. And that's one to grow on. For a fascinating angle on the game as metaphor, you might want to take a look at the book “Finite and Infinite Games” by James P. Carse
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345341848/sr=8-1/qid=1152569007/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-6442342-2921508?ie=UTF8

In finite games, you play by the rules. In infinite games, you play WITH the rules.

And that’s one to grow on.

]]> By: Peter Kua http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Peter Kua Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:47:15 +0000 http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2006/07/07/life-as-a-game/#comment-517 >> How often do you here someone gripe about how they could only be happy if they didn’t have all these problems. These people also fail to understand dualism - that they would never, ever know what happiness is unless they have experienced frustrations, sadness, etc. :) Enlightening article, Scott. >> How often do you here someone gripe about how they could only be happy if they didn’t have all these problems.

These people also fail to understand dualism – that they would never, ever know what happiness is unless they have experienced frustrations, sadness, etc. :) Enlightening article, Scott.

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