Buffet of Bad Habits: Why I Stopped Putting ‘Skip Work’ on the Menu

Every habit I wanted to break—snacking when I wasn’t hungry, doom-scrolling instead of sleeping, putting off that creative project “until I felt inspired”—all of them lived in this mental buffet of options, and I was out here loading my plate with stuff I didn’t even like.

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From Zero to Hero: How RPGs Let Us Speedrun the Hero’s Journey

Every RPG starts with the Call to Adventure. Whether it’s the courier delivering the fateful letter in Skyrim, waking up in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of Fallout, or receiving your first Pokémon from Professor Oak, the journey kicks off with a disruption of the ordinary world.

In real life, change is scary. But in a game? It’s exhilarating. RPGs train us to embrace the unknown and dive into challenges, reinforcing the idea that stepping outside our comfort zone can lead to epic rewards.

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Life Coaching for Gamers: Planning Your Next Adventure

We gamers know all about progression. You grind, you gain XP, you unlock new abilities. But in real life? Sometimes it feels like you’ve hit the level cap with no expansion pack in sight. Maybe you’ve crushed your career goals, raised an entire party (aka a family), or finished that long-term achievement that once seemed impossible. And now? It’s like wandering around the game world, waiting for something cool to happen.

That’s where life coaching comes in—helping you find and shape your next epic ques

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