7 Reasons Why You Should Turn Your Life Into a Video Game

Do you think self-improvement is too hard? Too boring?

I know how you feel.

Self-improvement can feel like it’s a grind. Especially when you’re just starting out on your self-improvement journey.

But it doesn’t need to be this way.

Self-improvement is fun! You just need to know how to make it fun.

Today, we’ll be diving how to make your life fun by turning it into a video game.

Why turn life into a video game, you ask?

Well, here are 7 reasons why:

1. Video games are fun. Life should be too.

There's a big reason why video games are so popular: They are FUN.

Who doesn't want to have fun?

If you aren't having fun, then you won't stick with your self-improvement habits.

Making your habits fun makes you stick with them.

2. Video games are addicting. Self-improvement is too.

Ever played a video game and just couldn't put the controller down?

"Just 5 more minutes," you tell yourself.

We both know you didn't spend "Just 5 more minutes..."

It's hard to put the controller down.

What if you could have the same effect on your self-improvement habits?

It can happen to you.

Self-improvement can be every bit as addicting as video games.

This addiction creates momentum.

Do you know what momentum builds?

Consistency.

3. Leveling up

Video games have levels.

For each level, there's a new quest to do. A new boss to fight.

Your character ranks up. They become a higher status within the game's world. Or they gain new equipment or special abilities.

The same concept applies to self-improvement.

Each habit you build provides these new adventures or higher rankings.

Take walking for example. When you increase your walking distance, you unlock access to new parts of the map (your surrounding neighborhoods/ where you walk).

You're also building your exploration skills. A 2-for-1 benefit. This is a skill that not many adults take advantage of in these modern times.

With journaling, you rank up your mental clarity, self-awareness, gratitude, and more.

Each skill you level up builds your character.

4. Incentives

Video games give you rewards for leveling up.

This includes new equipment, characters, XP, etc.

These rewards motivate you to continue playing the game.

They are the reason why you grind the game, even when you know you should be doing productive things.

Rewards should be a part of your journey.

They motivate you to work harder. Sometimes the rewards of meditation (or insert other habit) just aren't enough motivation.

You want that new shirt, new video game, and so on.

Use your desire for more stuff to your advantage here.

Create a system that rewards you each time you level up in your life.

5. Adventure

Video games are adventures. Especially for story-based games. The adventure is the whole point of the game.

You're exploring the world your character is in. You're leveling your character up.

All while striving towards a goal: To defeat the bad guy.

You can make your life an adventure by following the blueprint of video games.

Explore the world around you... Go outside.

Level up yourself: Lift, meditate, journal, start a business, etc.

Strive towards your goal: Living your best life

6. Side quests

The side quests in video games are fun little adventures that provide a break from the main mission.

These side quests are often crucial moments in the plot or character development within the game.

Side quests keep the game fresh.

They keep your self-improvement routine fresh, too.

For instance, you could take a short hiatus from meditating to go on a special meditation retreat. Or change up your routine by trying walking for that week instead.

Side quests are a built-in way to explore and try new things.

They help you see if there is a better self-improvement tool to use.

And you can learn a lot from these explorations, too.

7. You're the main character

Tired of feeling like an NPC?

Quit consuming and start living.

You are the main character in your life.

So, act like it.

Quit focusing all of your attention on what others are doing.

Instead, focus on your own missions and journey.

Final thoughts

Life should be fun. Self-improvement is supposed to enhance your life, not imprison it.

Keep this in mind when working on your self-improvement habits.

If your self-improvement routine isn’t making your life more enjoyable and rewarding, then it’s a sign that something needs to change.

This blog post is your call to change if your routine is sucking the life out of you.