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Finite and Infinite Games: Two Ways to Play the Game of Life - Farnam Street

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If life is a game, how do you play it? The answer will have a huge impact on your choices, your satisfaction, and how you achieve success.

If life is a game, how do you play it? The answer will have a huge impact on your choices, your satisfaction, and how you achieve success. *** James Carse, the Director of Religious Studies at New York University, wrote a book, Finite and Infinite Games, that explores the difference between approaching life as a game with an end, or a game that goes on forever. According to Carse, playing to win isn’t nearly as satisfying as playing to keep the game going. For starters, what do you do after you win a finite game? You have to sign yourself up for another one, and you must find a way to…

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