Life is a game, this is your strategy guide (2014)
This is terrible advice and analysis - but let&#x27;s just run with it.  If life is a game and dying with the most money and&#x2F;or children is the optional end state, well, here are some considerations:<p>1) The accident of birth is the greatest uncontrolled variable that affects long-term outcome. If you enter the game as the child of wealthy parents in a wealthy society, your chances of &#x27;winning&#x27; are probably about 100X higher than if born to poor parents in a poor society.  There are a range of other possibilities, of course - poor parents in a wealthy society (more opportunities), wealthy parents in a poor society (more risks), etc.  If it&#x27;s a game, it&#x27;s hardly a level playing field.  Then there&#x27;s genetics to consider, which nobody really understands that well, though most seem to claim to.<p>2) As you move over the playing board, luck will play a huge role in the outcomes, certainly as much as skill will.  The ability to discern between people that you should affiliate with and those you should not is certainly among the most important skills to develop.  Another one is self-discipline - even if you happen to have above-average intelligence it won&#x27;t count for much if you don&#x27;t steadily apply it (though burnout followed by crash is the other side of that coin).  Recommend listening to Carl Orloff&#x27;s O Fortuna at this point (English &amp; Latin):<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;O5b7tgkdFH0" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;O5b7tgkdFH0</a><p>3. As far as having lots of children, and winning the genetic population dynamics part of the game, those fertility doctors who replaced all their client&#x27;s sperm with their own come to mind.  Donald Cline is the most notorious, but there are several others.  Cheat codes?  Seems to be some pathology in this &#x27;life is a game&#x27; outlook.<p>Life isn&#x27;t really a game, a game is an entertaining diversion that can sometimes help develop one&#x27;s skills.  See &#x27;the importance of play in childhood development&#x27;.  Some people never exit this state, and we we have lots of overgrown children running around these days, starting wars and playing boardroom dominance games and cheating on their partners and so on.  The transition from childhood to adult is not very well-managed in modern society.<p>As far as practical advice, training and developing your mind and body is never a bad idea.  Regardless, all roads lead to the grave - what kind of game is that? Life is a mystery, that&#x27;s a better view IMO.