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A good set of kill criteria means you can win by achieving a goal or by successfully following those kill criteria.
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When we worry that waiting means we’ve failed, what exactly are we failing at? If you quit something that’s no longer worth pursuing, that’s not a failure. That’s a success.
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…the right kind of failure feedback is a reward. It makes us more engaged and more optimistic about our odds of success.
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…hope of success is more exciting than success itself. Success is pleasurable, but it leaves us at a loss for something interesting to do. If we fail, and if we can try again, then we still have a mission.
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…when we can enjoy our own failure, we can spend more time suspended in a state of urgent optimism – the moment of hope just before our success is real, when we feel inspired to try our hardest and do our best.
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Flourishing isn’t about pleasure or satisfaction; it’s about living up to our fullest potential. And to truly flourish, we have to be optimistic about our own abilities and opportunities for success.
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…optimism about our own abilities not only makes us happier in the moment, it also increases our likelihood of success and feeling happier in the future.
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…studies show that when we’re in an optimistic state of mind, we pay more attention, think more clearly, and learn faster. Hope primes our minds for real success.
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Today’s best games help us realistically believe in our chances for success.
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Success, as they say, means nothing alone. For all the positive feedback that a game can give us, we crave the praise and admiration of our friends and family even more.
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