Mentor Models
Running a game as a GM, especially with smarter-than-average characters, is a fascinating exercise in thinking about what intelligence really is. It’s almost like hacking your own empathy—pretending to be…
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Gaming and Visualization
There is a study about Visualization and Learning [1] and Mindfulness Meditation [2] that seems to a pretty good mental tool for learning and mental exercise (I’m listing the sources, the MM…
Read more →Sunk Cost Effect and Benchmarks
Observing my players, myself, everyone I play with is one of my favorite parts of RPGaming. I admire those players who really RP their decision making and really taking on…
Read more →Framing makes you Win!
Framing Framing is so freaking powerful as a life skill but as a Game skill. Framing as a powerful Coping mechanism. It allows you to ignore the Cognitive Bias of…
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