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Your Life Is Tetris. Stop Playing It Like Chess

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Re: Your Life Is Tetris. Stop Playing It Like Chess

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Post by apricot »

SixSigma wrote: post #12
dimonomid wrote: post #2

Yeah, I've already heard something like: "Life is just like Tetris: there's no way to win, you can just stay alive for longer or shorter time" I enjoyed the read, thank you.

Or: your mistakes are always visible and your successes disappear.

Oh, I like this one.

Re: Your Life Is Tetris. Stop Playing It Like Chess

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Post by ericzawo »

I liked this but vehemently disagree based on a few of the reasons others have mentioned. I will say my old chess teacher had an excellent quote about life that also applies to Tetris. "There's only ever three moves, a good move, a bad move, and the right move." I still say that to myself all the time when things get hard.

Re: Your Life Is Tetris. Stop Playing It Like Chess

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Post by nashashmi »

This is the second time I am seeing and since the time I saw it first, I have begun thinking that life is an analogy to whatever game you make it, whether that be candy crush, bejeweled, chess, hearts, poker, ... tetris, etc.

My own view on chess and life is that you shouldn't play it by planning 10 steps to hit just one target, but as one of 10 targets. Transform that concept to whatever game you wish.

These statements serve as analogies we use to communicate what life is like or how we understand it. For that reason, I feel the title should have been "How life is a Tetris game and opponentless."

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