Watching others fight monsters gives no experience
Part of Player Mindset Collection
Approach life like a game to make growth more engaging and strategic.
In games
In games, watching others fight monsters gives no rewards.
The experience points and loot aren’t yours.
Watch someone beat a boss a hundred times, and your experience bar won’t budge.
The system only recognizes one thing: Did you fight the monster?
No? Then no experience points.
In real life
In real life, we’re all watching others fight monsters.
- Reading startup stories in the news
- Watching workout videos on YouTube
- Watching others play games on Twitch
- Watching protagonists struggle in movies
- Watching teenagers grow in anime
After watching “Got abs in 30 days,” it feels like you exercised too.
After watching “The boy finally got stronger,” you feel like you’re about to succeed too.
After watching “How the hero overcame adversity,” it feels like you’ve been through a battle too.
But in reality, you’ve done nothing.
Watching others fight is obviously easier than fighting yourself. No risk of failure, no pain from setbacks, no exhaustion from trying again. As a spectator, you’re always safe.
Watch too much and you get used to only watching, never doing.
Someone else’s muscles won’t grow on your body.
Someone else’s success story won’t become your resume.
Someone else’s money won’t become your wealth.
You can learn techniques from watching pros, but knowledge isn’t experience. Knowing how to dodge and actually dodging are very different.
Stop being just a spectator. If you have time, go fight your own monsters.
It’s okay to fight poorly. You only get experience points from fighting your own battles.