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What a Mobile Game Taught Me About Building Habit
Lessons learnt by a gamer who has never been absent for 5 consecutive years!
I’m not tempted by notifications.
Even if my Facebook has a hundred notifications, I never checked it out.
My Gmail has 500+ unread messages, and I don’t feel any rush to open it.
Quora notifs? Never feel FOMO.
But game? That’s another story.
Back in 2016, I installed and played a mobile game where I can play over 100 characters from Marvel Universe, including Deadpool.
The graphics were so detailed and accurate that it felt like watching a movie.
The game story is amazing and I can level up my rosters to get to the top of the leaderboard.
Being a Marvel moviegoer, I’m more than excited to play it.
What It Has to Do With Habit
Jerry Seinfeld, the famous comedian, has coined the “don’t break the chain” concept where you mark the x to your calendar each time you completed your goal.
Well, this game also applies the same principle!
Instead of showing you the x mark, they provide a nice reward daily if you check in…
