Be A Metagamer
Metagamer "... [P]layers using meta knowledge to grant themselves an unfair advantage (such as a piece of info that the player heard but their character would not know, etc.) ..." - J. Lilley This is a deadly sin of table top role playing. It's breaking the rules, using external factors to influence adventures. Metagaming destroys games, groups, even friendships! So why the title? Well just as your character could benefit from outside knowledge. So could you. Wouldn't you like an unfair advantage in life? But how do you metagame your life? How do you see your situations from outside yourself? Try a time shift strategy. Picture yourself one year from now, beyond your current struggles. What do you look like a year from now, after overcoming your obstacles? Picture yourself in the past, before you've overcome other obstacles. You're still alive and stronger and more equipped from them, right? Sure, some may of sc...