The Surprising Truth That Life Strategies Are Similar to Video Games

Hello, this is Wataro.
Do you all like video games?

It is no exaggeration to say that I poured my youth into video games when I was a kid.

When I got home, I played games.
When I hung out with friends, we played games.

Along with the evolution of video games,
young Wataro grew up as well.

Now that I am an adult, I have realized that
video games and life are similar.

If you want to beat the game of life,
you should look to video games.

I am not saying this as a joke.
I am saying it seriously.

Events drive the story forward

Is your daily life boring?
Is it dull?

Days without change are peaceful, but
they feel somewhat unfulfilling, don't they?

Video games are the exact opposite.
Events occur one after another.

If you have played games, you know this.
Games have things called "events."

And it is precisely because there are events that
the story begins to move.

You move to a new town, or
you fight new enemies.

It might be alarming if it happened in real life, but
there are hints hidden here for improving your daily life.

Yes, events.

It is because of the change that events bring that
daily life becomes interesting.

To begin with, what would it be like if there were a game
where no events occurred?

✅ Just holding the stick clears the game
✅ No enemies or obstacles at all
✅ No goal for clearing the game at all

That would be boring in its own way.

Even small difficulties are interesting because they bring change.
This also applies to life.

If you want to make things interesting, go out and trigger events yourself.

If an event occurs, some kind of change is born.

So, the point is that we should
start creating these changes in our daily lives as well.

Whether in reality or in games, the mechanisms for
events to occur are mostly similar.

✅ Talking to people
✅ Going to meet someone
✅ Helping someone
✅ Fighting bad guys

Real-life events also mostly involve people.
And then, an event occurs.

In games, the "signs" that an event might occur are called
"flags."

It refers to a "flag," as in a banner.

By meeting people, "flags" are raised, and
they develop into events due to some trigger.

Doesn't that sound like real life?

Why do people have the power to trigger events?
It is because a "compelling force" is at work.

You can trigger events on your own, but
they tend to get put off.

"I'll do it later" or "I'll do it when I feel like it" are
classic examples.

When other people are involved, that's not the case.
It is truly a forced event.

Even if it's a bit pushy, change is bound to happen.
Life changes in that way, too.

Life is about raising flags everywhere.

If you are alive, there are signs of change.
In game terms, we are living by "raising flags."

People often say that to change your life, you must change the "people" and "environment" around you.
This is also what we call a sign of change.

✅ Meet many people
✅ Go to places you don't know
✅ Meet people you don't know

You never know what might develop
from this.

To be honest, even social media is like raising flags.

Honestly,
I didn't think my note would continue this long either.

If I had to say why I kept going, it might be because I was supported by people I met on note, or because writing articles is fun.

This is also a flag that was created by writing articles.

This is also a flag that was created by writing articles.

The trigger might be something small, but
it means that an unexpected trigger could potentially develop into an event, as they say in games.

Therefore, what we can do starting today,
is to "set as many flags as possible."

SNS posts, note posts, sending comments, and replies

These are also actions that create small triggers.

Change
cannot be born without a trigger.

And it would be difficult for it to come if you just wait.
That is why you should set the flags you can today

and enjoy a life full of events and changes,
just like in a game.