We can never assume that the destination nor the itinerary of our fellow travelers mirrors our own.
Boredom often draws me to "Words with Friends" just to have something to fill the time. Although I love Scrabble, I am not addicted to it; nor am I addicted to the thrill of out pacing my opponents. I am, however, addicted to competing with myself. I often create challenges for myself and then learn so much about human nature in the process.
Many times as I've played "Words with Friends", I find myself mildly curious, somewhat irritated and often disbelieving at some of the plays made by opponents. As the game became boring to me, I began finding ways to challenge myself. That's the great thing about the computer, it keeps statistics. For example, the game will tell you how many of the recognized 2-letter or 3-letter words you have played. It will also tell you what percentage of time you use the DL, TL, DW or TW spaces. Here is where my challenges to myself begin.
Having played 97% of the 2-letter words, I began playing only 3-letter words in an attempt to raise my meager 42%. Consequently, I am now losing several games. It's difficult to focus on more than 1 objective at a time.
Take that lesson - it is difficult to focus on more than 1 objective at a time - and apply that to life itself. Many words can be substituted for objective: priority, specialization, focus, ideal, plan, goal. Those times at the beginning of my fascination with "Words with Friends" when I marveled at the plays of others, I did not consider that the destination or itinerary of my opponent was not identical to my own - which was to win!! What I failed to recognize was that perhaps my opponents were on a journey very different than mine - we just happened to be on the same stretch of roadway together.
Because I do not like playing a game without a equally matched opponent, I wonder if my current opponents feel somewhat disappointed that the score is slowly growing wider and wider with each 3-letter word I play. Seriously? I think about these things.
Boredom often draws me to "Words with Friends" just to have something to fill the time. Although I love Scrabble, I am not addicted to it; nor am I addicted to the thrill of out pacing my opponents. I am, however, addicted to competing with myself. I often create challenges for myself and then learn so much about human nature in the process.
Many times as I've played "Words with Friends", I find myself mildly curious, somewhat irritated and often disbelieving at some of the plays made by opponents. As the game became boring to me, I began finding ways to challenge myself. That's the great thing about the computer, it keeps statistics. For example, the game will tell you how many of the recognized 2-letter or 3-letter words you have played. It will also tell you what percentage of time you use the DL, TL, DW or TW spaces. Here is where my challenges to myself begin.
Having played 97% of the 2-letter words, I began playing only 3-letter words in an attempt to raise my meager 42%. Consequently, I am now losing several games. It's difficult to focus on more than 1 objective at a time.
Take that lesson - it is difficult to focus on more than 1 objective at a time - and apply that to life itself. Many words can be substituted for objective: priority, specialization, focus, ideal, plan, goal. Those times at the beginning of my fascination with "Words with Friends" when I marveled at the plays of others, I did not consider that the destination or itinerary of my opponent was not identical to my own - which was to win!! What I failed to recognize was that perhaps my opponents were on a journey very different than mine - we just happened to be on the same stretch of roadway together.
Because I do not like playing a game without a equally matched opponent, I wonder if my current opponents feel somewhat disappointed that the score is slowly growing wider and wider with each 3-letter word I play. Seriously? I think about these things.
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