Andrew Gamesmith

Thank someone

Write thank you notes/emails/tweets to people who don’t expect them.You’ll improve other people’s day. You’ll be more grateful, less inclined to miss the miracles around you, less likely to ignore the good in your life.Also, as a byproduct, you’ll get a constant stream of lovely messages back. Sometimes your heroes will write you back. Pretty …

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Some upsides of sticking when times are tough:

People will look to you when they’re going through tough times. They’ll ask for your help when they’re in crisis mode. They’ll ask for your advice. If you run, if you embrace avoidance when things are difficult, you’ll be happier short-term.Keep running, and you’ll be a disappointing 40-year-old. Keep running and you’ll be a sad …

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How to complete your game when life is busy and complicated.

Making games is hard. Finding time to make games is harder. If you’re working/married with kids like I am, you probably have wondered vaguely how anyone gets anything done. You have the ambition to make games, but time slips away and you’re no closer than you were one month ago. What gives? Are you just …

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