So below the cut is the general framework I followed to gamify my life that's been working (for the most part).
I hope to have my own system with (some of) its details up in the next few days as an example.
Please let me know if y'all need any kinda clarification or have any questions about the system - I'd be happy to share more!
Phase One - Assessment
1. Look over your current life and decide how/what you want to improve upon using this system - it could be large swaths of your life or smaller, more targeted areas.
2. Look at your overall life and divide it into general areas (I call them domains) and those general areas into sub-areas if needed (I call them sub-domains). Ex. Household into Chores and Maintenance. Household is the main life area, while Chores and Maintenance are the sub-areas.
3. Dream big about where you want to be and who you want to be in the future. This is a huge brainstorm of everything you can think of. It doesn't matter how large or how small.
4. Honestly decide how happy or fulfilled you are in each of your listed life areas (and sub-areas) using a list of your own objectives/questions specific to your end goals and ideal self. Ex. Finances - "I successfully budget my money" with a score of 4/10
Phase Two - Planning Systems
1. Look at your ideal future self and create a general plan/goals and list of milestones for a journey to get there.
2. Sort goals and milestones into life areas and sub-areas, along with prioritizing (or ordering) each of them.
3. For each life area (and sub-area), create or form Quests in the form of goals to advance yourself - the focus life areas are the larger goals and called Main Quests, the non-focus areas don't each need a goal, but if they do they're smaller and maybe more project focused and are called Side Quests.
4. Break down each of your brainstormed Main and Side Quests into actionable steps, projects, and/or milestones to take those bigger goals into manageable chunks.
5. Using the manageable chunks, break them down into XP values, gold rewards, and pick deadlines.
6. Create habits to surround and encourage your progress.
7. *Optional* Create a “shop” to give yourself rewards as you gain XP and Gold - as well as giving yourself breaks when needed.
8. Create a list of “Mandatory” tasks to be done every day - things that should be part of your routine already and need to be done daily. *Optional* Make each mandatory daily task worth 1 point, then multiply that by 2 weeks (14 days). That’s how much HP you should have for the month. Each month it resets to full HP.
9. *Optional* Plan for what happens if a “Player Death” occurs. Ex. For me it’s a shop close for 3 days and losing a randomized amount of loot and gold (decided by my husband).
Phase Three - Action
1. For each quarter or season, pick no more than 3 domains (maybe 4, depending) to focus on and advance the most.
2. Keep track of your HP and XP daily and your Gold weekly - however it works best for you.
3. Tweak your systems and assessments, and therefore your goals, as needed to get the best system for you. Originally, I didn’t have a gold/shop and an HP/”Player Death” system set up, but when I realized I needed a more immediate reward and punishment system they got added.
Notes
○ Always take what works for you and leave what doesn't - don't try to force things that don't work for you!
○ If this is popular, I can also create a pdf/document to share as well!
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I initially got a late start on my Feb spreads, but they're on their way to being done. Here's a sneak peak of what they're looking like so far!
Sorry for the light pencil lines, lol. I'm about halfway done with the month spreads being sketched out, then I'll be lining and coloring some! After the month spreads being done, the weekly and daily sections should be quick to get through!
Sorry for the late update, but here's an update post on my January spreads that I've been using in my planner! All hand drawn by me and inspired by one of my favorite video games, Ark Survival Ascended.
Though I didn't do super well on my habits this month so far, there's always room for improvement (including actually filling in the boxes when I do them). January has been a curve ball so far with my uni courses changing and my work schedules changing as well so I've been struggling a bit 😅😅
But, I've learned what I need to tweak (my habits are #1) and to actually create routines that are sustainable for me and a chaoticly busy life. I have a D&D campaign that is currently wrapping up Adventure 1 of 3 in the next two months, starting my husband's homebrew D&D adventure afterwards, and gearing up to finish my Bachelors this year while starting to apply for Masters Grad programs! Yay me!
My asks are open if anyone wants to ask away! Any and all comments are appreciated!
So, May spreads up the third day of the month lol. But it's up and done! I just gotta fill in all the information for the month and finish my next week's spread.
My Summer term spreads and my May spreads are all themed around Borderlands 2 for the colors and basic design choices.
Let me know if you have any questions about any of the spreads!
For the summer term, I'll be off of university and focusing on myself, creative projects, and the household. My Summer term spreads and my May spreads are all themed around Borderlands 2 for the colors and basic design choices.
Everything is still fairly empty, but I'll be filling everything up over the weekened!
Let me know if yall have any questions about the spreads.
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I focus on planning and goal-setting, with a hint of everyday magic and whimsy. I'm a huge fan of fantasy, video games, D&D books, and crafts - which are all huge parts of my planning system and spreads I'll be designing.
Stay tuned for:
-> My gamified life system inspired in part by video games and D&D
I'm about halfway through creating all of my April spreads, featured below the cut. I've been struggling some with time management because of mental health issues on my part. I've been working through it as much as I can, but it's been hard. Next week is Spring Break so I plan on catching up and finishing the rest of my April spreads.
Hey all! I've finally decided on my creative project for the year, going back to my main novel series that's been in the works for years (and years, lol). It is a huge, huge world of my own making in the modern fantasy genre. It's actually two series in this world, but one step at a time, lol.
So far, I've just been brainstorming and writing out all of my ideas that have just been festering in my head of the main character's long, storied history. Below is an image of how much I've written for that. I'll keep you all updated on how the writing is going on a week to week basis (that's the goal at least). If you want to know more about the series as I work on it, let me know!! I'd love to share about the world!