> in video games you don't see people selling their souls, instead they do what they find fun and fulfilling. those people had all the money and "external" metrics come as a byproduct of flow and meaning I was always competitively playing games to min-max them: - Richest person in a minecraft prison server - Optimizing things in stardew valley, minecraft, terraria, etc by reading wikis and watching tutorials to min/max - LEM in CSGO, diamond in R6 + competitive player, immortal in VALORANT - My fair share of competitive teams throughout I'm pretty sure this obsession during each game and associated phase is what helped me start self-improvement and productivity with a high rate of obsession and growth. I was already familiar with achieving goals and constant improvement through [[Purposeful practice]], but I just had to transfer it to a new medium with motivation as my biggest bottleneck. This ties back to how [[I'm your average Gen Z working towards enlightenment]]. ## Benefits The qualities of competitive games are powerful in the [[Complex environment]] of a modern world: - The meta always changing forces you to adapt in a [[Complex environment]] - To consistently be at the top, you need to have the capacity to improve - ![[Range Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World#^8dpcpu]] - Fosters a [[Growth Mindset]] - eSports - Appreciating [[My Resources/My MOCs/Mastery|Mastery]] - watching how pros play - [[Observational learning]] - Improving aim and watching guides - [[Deliberate Practice]] - Willing to put in the reps to achieve a goal - Improving on our weaknesses - Focus and obsession - Most prone to [[Flow State]] - Deeply empowered by [[Gamification]] ## My FPS Percentiles - https://konect.gg/ransurf - LEM in CSGO (don't remember percentile) - Immortal 3 in VALORANT (top 0.2% at the time) - Aiming - Top 0.0046% Kovaaks 1 wall 6 targets small (#746/162620) https://youtu.be/k5B0xzkn0Po?si=dxErdn9y8GinFphf&t=356 - Was #2 in a certain scenario, think it was 1 wall 2 targets xsmall, only behind one of the best aimers at the time, Zeeq - Diamond in Rainbow Six Siege (top 1%)