Compared with games, reality is disconnected.

What's really amazing about games is how they change our emotional response to challenges

Reality is broken and we need to make it work more like a game.

You need to develop mental habits that allow you to activate the same brain patterns we activate during gameplay.

Scientists have demonstrated that dramatic, positive changes can occur in our lives as a direct result of facing an extreme challenge - whether it's coping with a serious illness, daring to quit smoking, or dealing with depression. Researchers call this 'post-traumatic growth.'

Compared with games, reality is disconnected.

The real world just doesn’t offer up as easily the carefully designed pleasures, the thrilling challenges, and the powerful social bonding afforded by virtual environments. Reality doesn’t motivate us as effectively. Reality isn’t engineered to maximize our potential. Reality wasn’t designed from the bottom up to make us happy.