If only life had an XP bar

One of the reasons we struggle keeping up with good habits is that real life is terrible at giving us quick rewards. If most worthwhile things in life are straightforward in theory, why is it so much easier to grind repetitive tasks in a video game than to do the same kind of repetition in real life? This conversation lands on a very practical answer: games are built around immediate feedback, while real life usually makes you wait. The problem isn't that success is complicated A lot of the thin