![]() If our Distractions become Habits, then we will become perpetually stuck at a level and not even be conscious of it. Since gaining Levels in Life requires solving problems, distracting ourselves from our problems guarantees that we will become stuck on the same Level. Solutions move us towards the next Level, Distractions keep us on the same Level. A player, once they’ve found a Solution to a Level, must employ that Solution enough times to make it a Habit, thus mastering that level and allowing them to move on to the next Level.Ĥ. Habits are necessary because they prevent you from falling back to previous Levels you’ve already conquered. Once a Solution or Distraction is unconscious and automatic, it becomes a Habit. The more often you use a Solution or Distraction, the easier it will be to use again, to the point where it will eventually become unconscious and automatic. The more each Solution or Distraction is used, the easier and more automatic it will be in the future. If players are just sick of Life’s shit, then they will likely pursue Distractions to help them pretend the problem isn’t actually there.ģ. If a Player feels they understand a problem and are capable of handling it, they will pursue a Solution. But it is because of this preparation that, by definition, the most difficult problems we experience in Life will be unexpected. Problems are what keep us occupied and give our lives meaning and are, therefore, necessary to conquer Levels 4 and 5 (give value and leave a legacy).Īs players, we spend most of our time preparing ourselves for problems that are expected. If at any point, Life runs out of problems to give us, then as players, we will unconsciously invent problems for ourselves. Life is a never-ending stream of problems that must be confronted, surmounted and/or solved. Life is designed to continually throw difficult and unexpected problems at you. It is guided by a few basic principles that are designed to give the player an experience of a large amount of randomness.ġ. Life’s game design is actually surprisingly simple. But nothing could be further from the truth. Level 3 means relationships, finding the right people to love and the right people who love you.īut because most people have trouble conceptualizing Life, they therefore assume that they have no control over Life. Getting past Level 2 requires finding a way to successfully remove yourself from these dangerous situations. Level 2 requires that you find a secure and stable home to base yourself out of. Level 2 gets a bit more complicated, because a lot of people do have a nice bed to sleep in every night, but they can’t sleep because of gunshots outside or bombs exploding over their city, or maybe Dad’s a drunk and keeps trying to set the house on fire. Chances are, if you’re stuck on Level 1, you aren’t even reading this right now. This is a prerequisite for just about everything else. ![]() Level 1 just means you’re not homeless and/or starving. Level 4 – Do something that’s important and valuable to both yourself and others.Level 1 – Find food find a bed to sleep in at night.And, in both worlds, she believes she’s found him. As the two alternate realities run their course, Maybe in Another Life raises questions about fate and true love: Is anything meant to be? How much in our life is determined by chance? And perhaps, most compellingly: Is there such a thing as a soul mate? Quickly, these parallel universes develop into radically different stories with large-scale consequences for Hannah, as well as the people around her. In concurrent story lines, Hannah lives out the effects of each decision. What happens if she leaves with Gabby? What happens if she leaves with Ethan? A moment later, Ethan offers to give her a ride later if she wants to stay. Just after midnight, Gabby asks Hannah if she’s ready to go. Shortly after getting back to town, Hannah goes out to a bar one night with Gabby and meets up with her high school boyfriend, Ethan. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the heels of leaving yet another city, Hannah moves back to her hometown of Los Angeles and takes up residence in her best friend Gabby’s guestroom. She has lived in six different cities and held countless meaningless jobs since graduating college. From the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold-with stunningly different results.Īt the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life. ![]()
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