that connects high-performing people across industries, and I think it can help you shift your mindset, too.

They don’t just work harder. They play smarter. They treat life like a game.

Like Naval Ravikant once said, “Play long-term games with long-term people.”

The smartest ones gamify the journey. They track progress, build feedback loops, and reward themselves along the way.

It’s subtle. But powerful.
And it might change the way you approach your own path.

High performers create games around them.

They track progress like XP.
Set challenges.
Build in rewards.
And they make it hard to lose momentum.

Gamifying your life isn’t childish.
It’s how you stay consistent without burning out.

I’ve been asked a lot lately how I manage to show up at the gym every single day.

The truth? Yes, I love it with all my heart. I genuinely can’t imagine doing anything else. But there’s something more:

I gamified it.

That shift from obligation to mission kept me hooked.
Eventually, I didn’t even need the external rewards.
The feeling of leveling up was enough.

That’s the magic of gamification. You stop forcing. You start playing.

Try these:

If it sounds silly, good.
Games are silly. But they work.

Every Amazon employee used to get a desk made from a cheap wooden door.

Why?

Because it was a symbol, Level 1 frugality.

Frugality wasn’t a value written on a wall.
It was a rule of the game.

Want a nicer desk?
Earn it.

By gamifying company culture, Amazon didn’t need to preach values.
They designed behaviors.

This isn’t about tricking yourself.
It’s about caring enough to make the journey enjoyable.

Pick one area of your life.
Redesign it like a game.

Add feedback. Add rewards. Add rules.

Then play.
And don’t stop until you reach Level 10.

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