Life is a game, the first rule of which is that IT IS NOT A GAME.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life feels like a game but operates under its own serious rules beyond play.
- In plain terms
- Life is like a game, but rules are serious.
- What can you take from it?
- Take life seriously even if it seems playful.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you play life?
- What are the real rules?
Another view
Over- seriousness can kill joy.
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