Author: Yu-kai Chou
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New Model: The Self-Pity Pyramid by Yu-kai Chou
Self-Pity at its Finest This is the latest model I’ve created for fun, which surprisingly ended up becoming very valuable for me: The Self-Pity Pyramid. The Self-Pity Pyramid categorizes life events into 21 tiers, ranging from the least deserving to the most deserving of self-pity. It offers a slightly more objective way to determine how…
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The Convergence of Ecommerce & Web3 Gaming: BLOOM
The Digital Convergence Model The Digital Convergence Model is one of my highest level frameworks that I first presented at the HarvardXR 2023 conference, and later prepared it for the President of Kazakhstan. Within it has three pillars and one roof: Gamification, which stands for Engagement; Metaverse, which stands for Immersion; Web3, which stands for…
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The Power of Roleplaying in Children
(Below is a manuscript snippet that was cut from my second book, “10,000 Hours of Play.” If you like this post, you’ll love my book.) Our Identity Role is a set of beliefs about ourselves that significantly influences our behavior across various environments. This concept holds true even in the realm of fictional roleplay. A…
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Your Game of Life: Explore What You “Want to Want.”
Below is a manuscript snippet that was cut from my second book, “10,000 Hours of Play.” If you like this post, you’ll love my book. Sometimes, people are too afraid to dream big. We are often limited by our conditioning, upbringing, social circles, and sometimes, even by laziness, to pursue the life we truly desire.…
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Thornbush Weakness (game design technique #125)
Today, we’re going to talk about a new game design technique. I call it the Thornbush Weakness, which is Game Design Technique #125. It’s a somewhat complex concept. The definition of a Thornbush Weakness is: “Positioning a weakness that can become a strength.” First, let me tell you a little allegory I heard when I…
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Does being polite to ChatGPT AI yield batter answers? Prompt engineering Techniques
I was curious about if being polite to an AI actually yields better, or at least different, answers. I made an experiment below of Prompt engineering. What do you think? Experiment #1 Version 1: UserFor this valentines day, what is something sweet I could do for my wife Angel? Can you include a romantic poem…
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Why Miles Dyson from Terminator 2 is my Role Model -Chou Musings
(This blogpost has been updated 13 years after the original posting to become part of the manuscript of my 2nd book, “10,000 Hours of Play.” If you like this post, you’ll love my book.) Myles Bennett Dyson is my Hero One of my own fictional Role Models is from the popular classic movie *Terminator 2*.…