Time management in simple terms. gamification
Productivity Motivation / / December 19, 2019
I do not want to write a report! I want to shoot birds at pigs!
Real life is difficult to compete with the games.
And now we are using all my willpower not to play. Or maybe it is not necessary to run the games? Can use the game to achieve something in the real world?
I do not want to write a report! I want to shoot birds at pigs!
Real life is difficult to compete with the games.
And now we are using all my willpower not to play. Or maybe it is not necessary to run the games? Can use the game to achieve something in the real world?
Gamification - this is not news.
Shops have long accustomed us to collect stickers and scores, gain new levels (platinum, gold, and so on. D.). Us to buy more and not go to a competitor.
Gamification has been used successfully in training:
- English (LinguaLeo et al.);
- programming (CodeCombat);
- speed reading (Reading Arena).
What attracts us to the games?
- Read a book - get +5 +1 knowledge and intuition instantly. And you can read 100 books and in real life, but did not understand exactly what you bought and how much.
- It is possible to surpass his or someone else's achievement (High Score).
- You can pump your character.
Proper gamification of life
Make life like a game, we need to:
- measure and record a variety of small parameters;
- set goals and assign remuneration;
- to sum up.
My first experience
In 20 years, I have led the plate with the objectives of health, learning, and so on. D. He sets himself marks from 1 to 10. At the end of the day, week, month summed up. The system works, but it has fallen off over time. I guess I'm just still not ready for serious work.
Now, 10 years later, I "play another game."
Pomodoro
time management system Pomodoro is very simple. I wrote about it in his article "A clever way to trick your laziness and start working as a hare-Energizer».
Let me remind you the essence:
- We define the problem.
- Put a timer for 25 minutes (one Pomidorka).
- We work without distractions.
- After 25 minutes, making 5-minute break, even if the task is not completed yet.
- Return to step 1 or 2.
- "Ate" four tomatoes? Makes a great break for 15-30 minutes.
- At the end of the day we count the number of tomatoes.
- Distracted by something? Pomidorka burns - start all over again!
The main advantages of the system:
- You will enhance the quality of work (you do not get distracted).
- You will not miss a period for rest (eye, back, brain).
Here are my "tomato beds" in the past two months:
Visible results of the day and the week.
The system is really motivated to work, 10% exactly))
In addition to that it shows how much you worked. Not "like a good idea", but the exact number.
The system is ideal for sedentary workers like me.
Reading books
In 2014, I read 55 books. If I continue at this pace, it will end the year at around 70 books. An excellent result. But the number 100 is so close! It motivates. Result: in the last few weeks I began to read more.
Yes, the desire for round values - is a mental trap. Yes, it is an artificial motivation. But it works the hell!
Calculation of income and expenses
Play a game of "economic strategy". You only need to record your income and expenses. I do this in the program Personal Finances Pro, although come down any other. Or even just a label in Excel.
Competing with themselves, reducing costs and increasing revenues.
any purpose
Almost any target can be set numerically, start tracking your progress, successes and failures.
Here, for example, a plate of one of my projects:
What is interesting in the end of the month to take stock?! Always I look forward to that day!
Sport
Layfhaker writes regularly about all the trackers of physical activity: running, walking, movements in general. They all geymifitsirovany.
Although gamification best in the sport - it's tennis, basketball, volleyball. And, of course, my passion - football!
Weight Loss
To lose weight was more interesting, buy a scale. Only weigh yourself always at the same time. For example, before breakfast.
remuneration
I do not use rewards and bonuses for successes. Hands do not reach. A theme is cool! Completed the task - get a bonus. It has not fulfilled - a new attempt will be next month.
The main thing - to be honest with yourself. Somehow, if we give the word to another, then we die, but keep it. And often we deceive ourselves ...
However, do not overdo it with the rewards. About the danger to go too far with bonuses he wrote in his book "Drive" Daniel Pink.
What could be a reward:
- chocolate;
- trips to Egypt;
- iPhone 6;
- massage.
for the lazy
If you are too lazy to draw, to invent - is already in full come "dostigatorskie" services.
For example, service HabitRPG:
Or here planner Todoist now it offers a built-in system of gamification:
Do things on time and get points for it to karma))
in total
Use gamification to motivate ourselves, our children and staff. That's cool. This is the future!
Plus gamification - it's timing. We begin to see our effectiveness and not just assume.
Write in the comments!
And you are using gamification? Reward yourself for achievements in the work?