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Accepting that I’m a filthy casual has been lots of fun. I should probably use that time to practice guitar, but I like the change of pace.
"無効なURLです。 プログラム設定の反映待ちである可能性があります。 しばらく時間をおいて再度アクセスをお試しください。"
Translating to English gives me:
"Invalid URL. It is possible that the program settings are waiting to be reflected. Please try accessing again after a while."
HTTP works fine though.
One of my favorite things to do on HN is to read much older article from the authors/posters to see their change over time. Major props to the author, as they appear to have significantly improved their English over the last 8 yrs: http://plumshell.com/2015/03/01/why-nintendo-doesnt-release-...
Writing in another language is always a challenge. I learned Hungarian a decade ago, and I still struggle to write “natively.” Major props!
consider how the same sentiment sounds stated in the inverse. even the most generous formulations, something like: "not every day is enjoyable when I don't have a game to be into," could pass for the opening sentence of a dystopian novel. I'm reminded mostly of schopenhauer's remark that reading is simply the replaying of another's thoughts, and video games, especially scripted RPGs, extend this notion of "replaying"…
That seems like a more generous formulation.
That's Go for me and has been for the past 3-4 years (with varying intensity), recently got a Japanese floor goban, and it's just a pleasure to sit in front of it to study, understand the nuances, experience professional games bith new and old. What a beautiful game
I believe this can be more generic, having something you're into makes every day enjoyable. I had that realization a couple of years ago. Happiness for me is doing less things I don't enjoy and more of the things I do enjoy. Gaming is nice because there is little effort to start. Just sit in front of a PC and play. Something like surfing requires more effort, getting changed, getting to a beach with waves, etc. I hat…
I think exercise is pretty key and applying the philosophy above of doing the type of exercise you like and making it easy to do is very helpful.
That's Go for me and has been for the past 3-4 years (with varying intensity), recently got a Japanese floor goban, and it's just a pleasure to sit in front of it to study, understand the nuances, experience professional games bith new and old. What a beautiful game
you bought a floor goban? how many people can you play with IRL?
I have 5-6 people that I can play with
In addition to exploring why people love games and other high skill activities, it discusses the idea that we can learn how to turn every day tasks into activities that evoke the same reward centers. It doesn’t just dive into “people like games”, or “people like achieving hard things”, but it delves into why, and tries to explain some of the mechanisms.
It made me start to see daily mundane/boring tasks differently. They’re things I have to do anyway, so I can choose to approach them with a mindset that actually evokes enjoyment. Might as well.
Video games used to be my primary outlet. These days, it’s photography and writing. Over time, cooking/baking have transformed from tasks I begrudgingly did to tasks I find deeply rewarding. I still play video games and my point isn’t to disparage them, but the more things in my life that I can move into the “things I enjoy” category, the better my life has become, on average. And part of that had more to do with changing how I engaged with tasks than the specific tasks I was doing.
consider how the same sentiment sounds stated in the inverse. even the most generous formulations, something like: "not every day is enjoyable when I don't have a game to be into," could pass for the opening sentence of a dystopian novel. I'm reminded mostly of schopenhauer's remark that reading is simply the replaying of another's thoughts, and video games, especially scripted RPGs, extend this notion of "replaying"…
> reading is simply the replaying of another's thoughts And as it turns out, replaying someone else’s thoughts can be highly rewarding. It transmits ideas and satiates the brain’s need for new information. It helps ideas spread, and can fundamentally alter the direction of one’s life. Another way to look at this is that the words are a form of program that configures your brain. The act of reading changes the reader.…
https://la.utexas.edu/users/hcleaver/330T/350kPEESchopenRead...