Reminiscing on my first ayahuasca experiences, I decided to randomly read two articles on Medium tonight.
Both authors went to the exact same retreat in Peru as I did.
Nothing’s random.
Synchronicities everywhere.
Whenever I see out of shape trainers giving advice to out of shape people on how to get in shape- I think:
“This is how most people get their business advice: poor people telling other people how to get rich.”
Most people lose because they play infinite games with a finite perspective.
In a finite game, there is a clearly defined end point. There are winners and losers.
In an infinite game, all parties work to keep playing. There are no winners or losers, only those that quit due to a lack of will or resources.
People treat their health like it’s a finite game. They try to “win” at health. “Get the body” “get the bikini” but the point isn’t to get it, but to keep it.
Not to get in shape but to stay in shape.
People treat marriage like they’re going to “win” at marriage. But you don’t win at marriage. The point is to stay married. To keep the game going.
And people misapply the same construct to business. They want to “win” at business. But there is no winning. There is no end. The point, like marriage and health, is to stay in business. To keep the game going.
That’s the most relevant frame shift I’ve experienced when it comes to applying game theory to everyday life.
There are no winners and losers in the big games of life:
…only players and quitters.
Imagine you see 3 arcade games. Each says they require 5 coins to play.
Game 1: you can win up to 50 coins
Game 2: you can win up to 500 coins
Game 3: you can win up to 5000 coins
Which do you play? Obv game 3.
But people don’t pick careers this way.
Play big win big.
It’s unlikely you’re gonna have this big passion that fuels you at the jump.
But you probably have plenty of pain right now.
Use it to get you out, and once you get your head above water, the passion will follow.