Speaking of games---maybe I should open a new thread for this---I have the hardest time getting into games, because I figure why not spend brain power on something useful instead; that is, instead of memorizing opening moves in chess why not memorize something with money potential, like reading annual reports.
I find it hard to do things for their own sake anymore; a possible bad side-effect of ERE.
Cheap "intellectual" games
@jacob "I find it hard to do things for their own sake anymore; a possible bad side-effect of ERE."
This is actually a good side-effect of ERE and financial freedom. One of the lessons I learned in sales training a long time ago is the motivational slogan: I must do the most productive thing possible at every moment.
In my case, I gave up various distractions over the years (such as television, alcohol, and tobacco) that don't move me towards the goals I have set for myself.
When it comes to the Cashflow game, I always treated it as a financial freedom simulator. Sometimes I would be aggressive and other times conservative when I played. Sometimes I would get out of the rat race right away and sometimes it would take awhile.
By observing myself and others, I concluded that being aggressive generally resulted in getting out of the rat race sooner, but the risk of bankruptcy was higher. This may just be a financial freedom version of that old Wall Street saying: Bulls make money; bears make money; pigs get slaughtered; and chickens lose out to inflation.
This is actually a good side-effect of ERE and financial freedom. One of the lessons I learned in sales training a long time ago is the motivational slogan: I must do the most productive thing possible at every moment.
In my case, I gave up various distractions over the years (such as television, alcohol, and tobacco) that don't move me towards the goals I have set for myself.
When it comes to the Cashflow game, I always treated it as a financial freedom simulator. Sometimes I would be aggressive and other times conservative when I played. Sometimes I would get out of the rat race right away and sometimes it would take awhile.
By observing myself and others, I concluded that being aggressive generally resulted in getting out of the rat race sooner, but the risk of bankruptcy was higher. This may just be a financial freedom version of that old Wall Street saying: Bulls make money; bears make money; pigs get slaughtered; and chickens lose out to inflation.
I like the classics myself - Monopoly, Scrabble, Risk, Uno, Chess, Checkers...I learned Shogi too, but no-one to play with and now I forgot...
My mom and I have "heated" Scrabble duels - this last camping trip I won 5-1...my ex GF's mom and dad were both PHd's and would play all this two letter words that killed me, so that wasn't fair - gotta play at skill levels I guess...
TSD had a lot of good board game recommendations, and I am interested in a lot of the ones listed...
Someone should bring something to the meet-up too
My mom and I have "heated" Scrabble duels - this last camping trip I won 5-1...my ex GF's mom and dad were both PHd's and would play all this two letter words that killed me, so that wasn't fair - gotta play at skill levels I guess...
TSD had a lot of good board game recommendations, and I am interested in a lot of the ones listed...
Someone should bring something to the meet-up too
@jacob "...why not memorize something with money potential"
Because life's not all about making money? Otherwise might as well use your free brain power in a 9-5 job, right?
I find games are enjoyable for the challenge and the interaction with people. If you don't find them fun, then, yeah there's no reason not to go either do something productive or at least something which you do find enjoyable. Although on the financial angle, a few of my friends are in the game development field (board and video).
Because life's not all about making money? Otherwise might as well use your free brain power in a 9-5 job, right?
I find games are enjoyable for the challenge and the interaction with people. If you don't find them fun, then, yeah there's no reason not to go either do something productive or at least something which you do find enjoyable. Although on the financial angle, a few of my friends are in the game development field (board and video).