Geek Psychology: Play Life Better

Send me a text Spiderman's story, personality type, and powers are full of lessons for everyone: whether you're a kid, a teen, or an adult, you can learn a lot from how he deals with the challenges in his life. Have you ever had a feeling about something before it even happened? Good or bad. Maybe you felt like you were going to get a phone call from someone-and then you did. Maybe you f...

Send me a text This episode talks about how years of gaming can teach us to live a better life.  Games are so often seen as a waste of time - something you do to escape the real world, or otherwise a childish hobby. But what if games have more to offer? In this video, I explore how years of playing video games can teach you some surprisingly valuable life lessons about personal growth and change,...

Send me a text Getting started in personal development has been the best decision in my life. Being able to take the struggles, challenge myself, feel like I'm leveling up - and actually begin making an impact on the world. No more anxiety, no more fear, no more shame. I finally started living in more alignment with \"me\". So if that sounds like you, then don't just sit there! Get start...

Send me a text Do you know what the worst thing is about being afraid of failure? It's not that you might fail. It's not even that people might laugh at you. The worst thing about being afraid to fail is that, in trying to avoid failing, you stop growing. Because when you're afraid to try something new, and you're afraid to step outside your comfort zone, then you're never...

Send me a text Don't let the trolls win. Trolls will always be there. They intentionally try to break the game. Don't let them dissuade you from doing the stuff they're afraid of putting effort towards. But you know what? That doesn't mean we should let them win. It doesn't mean we should sit back and let them distract us from the things we want to do and the goals we want...

Send me a text I've done a few videos on this, and it still fascinates me and so I decided to go deeper in the Hero's Journey, explained with personality type as the base. If you don't know your Myers-Briggs (MBTI) type and the \"cognitive function stack\", this video will be a bit heavy for you. Please learn that first as it's used in this video. This model I use is not Joseph...

Send me a text I kept getting asked about a guided meditation or ASMR session. This is something I recorded many years ago now that's been sitting as an \"unlisted\" video. Given the current state of the world and my goals of trying more things to stretch me out of my comfort zone, I figured I should FINALLY share it and hopefully it'll bring you peace and lead you more effortlessly towa...

Send me a text TVtropes.org has a great source of \"RPG elements\" that I decided to convert into a way to gamify self-development - personal development for gamers ;). This one is called \"Arbitrary Headcount Limit\" and we're talking about a neuro-linguistic programming technique called \"Perceptual Positions\". The actual trope is about how for whatever reason - story, technology limitatio...

Send me a text This is for everyone who's ever felt discouraged on their goals. I was looking through some forums and saw a lot of comments about people being discouraged with what their doing and their progress in life. In this video, I share with you guys my three techniques to and some motivation when you ask yourself \"What do I do when I'm discouraged?\" Of course I bring in a bit o...

Send me a text Here's one of my simple life hacks for gamers that I often use to get out of a bad state and re-focus on the good things and projects in my life. If you're a gamer, geek, or creative, I suggest trying this out! It's your duty to use the things you love to improve your life. Think of it as a call to adventure - one of those moments where life is constantly whispering f...

Send me a text Need help dealing with confrontation? Want to use your personality type and the 8 cognitive functions? In this video I explain how you can deal with confrontational behavior and have an array of different strategies to deal with (and diffuse) difficult situations.  It's not that hard because, fortunately, I've used the RPG model to combine Carl Jung's cognitive functi...

Send me a text There are a lot of myths out there about personality typing. Most people will tell you that no, it can't change, you're stuck with it for the rest of your life. But what if you really feel like your type changed from introverted to extraverted? In this video, I give an example of how aspects of your type might be changing and what that means for your personality type. I&ap...

Send me a text TVtropes.org has a great source of \"RPG elements\" that I decided to convert into a way to gamify self development - personal development for gamers ;). This one is called \"All Swords Are the Same\" and the actual trope is about how your character picks up a weapon that should look different or require different behaviors, but when equipped, appears to be the same as the last one...

Send me a text TVtropes.org has a great source of \"RPG elements\" that I decided to convert into a way to gamify self-development. This real-life game mechanic will help you on your personal growth journey when you get overwhelmed. \"Actually Four Mooks\" is when \"An enemy appears as a single sprite, but turns out to be a whole party of baddies in actual combat.\" But it's more than that! I...

Send me a text In Batman, The Dark Knight, Bruce Wayne said \"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I can do those things because I'm not a hero, not like Dent. I killed those people. That's what I can be... I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be. Call it in.\" The quote above gives us can be converted into a powerful life lesson from Batman, the...

Send me a text Play is the highest form of research. It's where you experiment with your identity, take on a persona, and engage other players. As with all games, there are rules. There is conflict and drama. There are friendships to be made and rivalries to be discovered. Everything a successful entrepreneur needs to succeed in a competitive business—and everything that makes you an interest...

Send me a text Looking for INFP productivity tips? Or are you an ISFP trying to be more productive? Well, either way, we're talking about struggles that people with inferior extraverted Thinking (Te) deal with. It's hard to achieve goals. These 3 tips will help you be more productive - even when you don't feel like it. ;) I hope it helps! ***Connect and Support Geek Psychology #geek...

Send me a text With the unique combination of skills for the INFJ, they can look into a person and see through all the layers of complexity with little effort. To an untrained eye it may seem magical, or even otherworldly- like they have the ability to read minds. Heck, I even call them Unifying Mystics. So today, I'm going to talk about whether or not INFJs can read minds and how their power...

Send me a text Feeling lost and confused, like you're on the wrong path, like part of you wants to give up because everything seems so hopeless? Having trouble deciding which path to take or how to move forward in life? You know something is missing in your life but you can't quite put your finger on it. Maybe you start overanalyzing everything because you feel lost and don't know w...

Send me a text Sometimes setting goals feels hard for gamers. We're used to aiming at targets inches wide or playing competitive games where we have to manage gold, population, and unit types. And yet when things get real in everyday life people feel like they don't have any skills or tools to help them. I know that's how I felt! So I made something to help you conquer your goals an...

Send me a text Discipline and focus can be some of the hardest things to call on, in moments when you need them most. But having a short set of guiding principles to work by can go a long way to keep you building momentum. In this episode, I'm sharing my own personal rules for being disciplined and focused. These are guidelines I use every day to keep me moving forward towards my goals. I hel...

Send me a text So, I know everyone's been trying to find the cure to help you overcome perfectionism. I think I found it. :) Here are a series of questions and mindsets that I use to help me get out of the perfectionism loop and start taking more action. Because really, taking action will help you with the procrastination and overthinking that stems from perfectionism. It's funny watchin...

Send me a text If you want to be successful and take the first step towards some aim or goal you have, there are five willpower hacks that work. These 5 willpower and life \"hacks\" are to help motivate you to do anything. If you find yourself lacking motivation, these techniques can lift you up and get you through. I personally use these strategies to wake up early in the morning every day, to st...

Send me a text What does it mean to find yourself? If you need help finding yourself, then maybe you're looking at it wrong. Find Your Purpose through Personality Type https://youtu.be/KaU-e63eJz0 I hope it helps! ***Connect and Support Geek Psychology #geekpsychology *** Geek Psychology Website: www.geekpsychology.com   for courses, quests and much more! Join the community of like-minded gee...

Send me a text I know 2020 has been a rough year for most of us, so I wanted to give a little love and encouragement to take note of, and seek, growth through adversity and struggle that you had in 2020. Bring a mindset into 2021 and know that there are new triumphs to be had. Expecting to create growth through pain in the moment is hard, but through reflection, you can find powerful lessons and r...