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My friend Mark Schnitzius, who by the way is a contributor to Mind Performance Hacks, plays a game I will call The New Game. The first rule is:
Try something new every day.
He continues,
I've gradually evolved rules to the game, as to what counts and what doesn't, and since these rules are my own, they only really have to make sense to me. Seeing a new movie counts, but not a new TV show. Finishing a book I've never read counts, but not starting one, or finishing one I've already read. New restaurants always count, and even new dishes at familiar restaurants. What's best is things I've always been a little leery about trying (such as the Turkish delight I tried for the first time a few weeks back). Checking out new neighborhoods or new routes to get from point A to point B also count. Newness created is as good as newness discovered, so doing any sort of creative work counts.
The New Game is a good example of the Ludist idea of a positive life game. I'll be trying it myself starting today (Halloween/Samhain) and continuing through November. If I find it fun and useful, I'll keep playing.
Of course, I'll have my own rules about what counts as novelty, and I probably won't report every day on my blog the way Mark plans to, but you may hear from me once in a while.
Yours in neophilia,
Ron
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