8/14/2023 0 Comments I wanna go deeper game![]() That's one kind of a game, but can we play another kind of a game? And maybe this is not the kind of game that gets talked about in the media, but perhaps there is something else to explore. So I'm sort of feeling special at your cost. But that just means that so many others didn't. ![]() And it feels good to be number one, but when you get there and if you have a heart, you're like, "Oh, I won." Maybe I'm the smartest in the class, or maybe I'm the most athletic in the school, or maybe I got the most awards. If you're number one in anything, that means everyone else is not number one. He was writing about games, but it's actually kind of deep if you think about it, because if you're, if you're playing a game that continues life, if that's the purpose, it's very different than playing a game to win. You play a finite game for the purpose of winning, but you'll play an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play. One is a finite game, where there's a winner and a loser. He was a NYU history professor, who wrote a book titled Finite and Infinite Games. On my plane ride here, I was reading this book by James Carse. Today, I wanna offer a challenge - of playing an infinite game. We all get a high from rising to the occasion, but which challenge are we gonna pick? ![]() You reach the destination, and it's not quite what you thought it was going to be. A bit later, though, I realized that we are programmed to climb up ladders, but then you realize sometimes the ladder's up against the wrong wall. I remember when I was younger, I would love challenges. Let me start with that notion of challenges. I'm a light sleeper, so I had 4AM to 6AM sleep - and I'm thinking I'm getting my YJA all-nighter experience. :) But you know, what was truly epic was that whoever was next door, they actually set an alarm for six o'clock! That is some solid amibition, to go late night and still aim to make the early morning sessions. ![]() Last night, I was sharing a wall with couple of you who were playing music till 4:00 AM - and I would've complained, except it was good music. Below is a talk shared in July 2022, at YJA convention in Dallas, Texas. ![]()
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