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Huw Tomos-Griffiths's avatar

Agree with all that. Rather than gamify education, make it explicit that there is reward and compound interest in the slower and more labour intensive work. That a slower, more patient and deeper gain is better that the short, sharp and shallow intensity of instant gratification.

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Markus Schwartz's avatar

What an excellent post Felix, it really touched upon something which has alluded me in description for some time. All around me, for seemingly as long as I can remember, I see people get stuck working a 9-5 job they feel no connection to and then go home afterwords to play video games or nod off after consuming their drug of choice. They say they're unhappy, and it’s not surprising. People are so detached from ‘living’, substituting leisure with useless pleasure, and meaning with pointless, “tedious” work which, as you pointed out, they do mindlessly.

Thanks Felix, looking forward to the next post!

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