🎮 Impulse Control Games

Playful, structured activities designed to help children (and adults) practice the vital skill of pausing before acting on immediate urges.

Discipline Is Destiny

by Ryan Holiday • 2022

Ambition is celebrated. Self-control is ignored. The Stoics knew which one actually shapes a life.

4.25

24k+

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Self-Control ⚡ Impulse Control 💭 Modern Stoicism ⏳ Delayed Gratification

Discipline Is Destiny 87%

Ambition is celebrated. Self-control is ignored. The Stoics knew which one actually shapes a life.

by Ryan Holiday 2022

4.25

24k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Self-Control ⚡ Impulse Control 💭 Modern Stoicism ⏳ Delayed Gratification

The Marshmallow Test

by Walter Mischel • 2014

Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.

3.72

10k+

🍬 Delay Of Gratification 🧠 Self-Regulation ⚡ Impulse Control 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

The Marshmallow Test 87%

Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.

by Walter Mischel 2014

3.72

10k+ ratings

🍬 Delay Of Gratification 🧠 Self-Regulation ⚡ Impulse Control 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Play Anything

by Ian Bogost • 2016

Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.

3.17

572

🎲 Philosophy Of Games 🔗 Creative Constraints 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 😶 Critique Of Happiness 🔍 Deep Engagement

Play Anything 86%

Real fun needs rules, not freedom. The philosopher's case against chasing happiness.

by Ian Bogost 2016

3.17

572 ratings

🎲 Philosophy Of Games 🔗 Creative Constraints 🔄 Anti-Self-Help 😶 Critique Of Happiness 🔍 Deep Engagement

The Science of Self-Discipline

by Peter Hollins • 2017

Willpower runs out. The fix is designing a world where the easiest choice is the right one.

4.09

2k+

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🔄 Habit Formation 📊 Behavioral Economics 🧪 Willpower Research 🚫 Self-Sabotage Patterns

The Science of Self-Discipline 86%

Willpower runs out. The fix is designing a world where the easiest choice is the right one.

by Peter Hollins 2017

4.09

2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🔄 Habit Formation 📊 Behavioral Economics 🧪 Willpower Research 🚫 Self-Sabotage Patterns

Getting Gamers

by Jamie Madigan • 2015

The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.

4.01

489

🎮 Gaming Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🌐 Online Communities 🪪 Social Identity

Getting Gamers 86%

The psychology that turns play into obsession, strangers into teammates, and pixels into identity.

by Jamie Madigan 2015

4.01

489 ratings

🎮 Gaming Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Psychology 🔍 Cognitive Biases 🌐 Online Communities 🪪 Social Identity

A Theory Of Fun For Game Design

by Ralph Koster • 2004

Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.

3.90

3k+

🎮 Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Learning Through Games ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Player Psychology

A Theory Of Fun For Game Design 86%

Games tap into your brain's learning circuits. The rush of fun is the moment something clicks.

by Ralph Koster 2004

3.90

3k+ ratings

🎮 Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Learning Through Games ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Player Psychology

Gamification by Design

by Gabe Zichermann • 2011

Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.

3.65

490

🎮 Gamification ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧠 Player Motivation 🔬 Behavioral Design 🌊 Flow Psychology

Gamification by Design 86%

Why most badges fail: the motivation design that turns app users into players.

by Gabe Zichermann 2011

3.65

490 ratings

🎮 Gamification ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧠 Player Motivation 🔬 Behavioral Design 🌊 Flow Psychology

Walden and Other Writings

by Henry David Thoreau • 1854

How to design tabletop games that feel intuitive, balance hope, and keep every player at the table.

3.95

5k+

🧩 Game Design 🎲 Tabletop Games 🧠 Player Psychology 💡 Intuitive Design ⏳ Game Pacing

Walden and Other Writings 86%

How to design tabletop games that feel intuitive, balance hope, and keep every player at the table.

by Henry David Thoreau 1854

3.95

5k+ ratings

🧩 Game Design 🎲 Tabletop Games 🧠 Player Psychology 💡 Intuitive Design ⏳ Game Pacing

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer

by Alok Kanojia • 2024

Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.

4.13

1k+

🎮 Gaming Culture 📱 Digital Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🤝 Alliance Parenting

How to Raise a Healthy Gamer 86%

Video games meet real psychological needs. A clinical guide to replacing screen battles with trust.

by Alok Kanojia 2024

4.13

1k+ ratings

🎮 Gaming Culture 📱 Digital Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🎰 Behavioral Addiction 🤝 Alliance Parenting

Lost in a Good Game

by Pete Etchells • 2019

The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.

3.72

752

🎮 Video Game Psychology ⏳ Screen Time Research 🌐 Digital Culture 🧩 Gaming Motivation 🧠 Gaming And Cognition

Lost in a Good Game 85%

The research that clears video games of harm, and the surprising ways they improve our lives.

by Pete Etchells 2019

3.72

752 ratings

🎮 Video Game Psychology ⏳ Screen Time Research 🌐 Digital Culture 🧩 Gaming Motivation 🧠 Gaming And Cognition

Control Unleashed

by Leslie McDevitt • 2007

Your dog lunges, barks, or tunes out. The game-based protocol that fixes the emotion first.

4.39

778

🐕 Dog Training 🚨 Reactive Dogs 🥕 Positive Reinforcement 🧘 Arousal Regulation 🏃 Agility Training

Control Unleashed 85%

Your dog lunges, barks, or tunes out. The game-based protocol that fixes the emotion first.

by Leslie McDevitt 2007

4.39

778 ratings

🐕 Dog Training 🚨 Reactive Dogs 🥕 Positive Reinforcement 🧘 Arousal Regulation 🏃 Agility Training

The Gamer's Brain

by Celia Hodent • 2017

Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.

4.29

231

🎮 Game Ux 🧠 Player Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Load 💎 Intrinsic Motivation 🔬 User Research

The Gamer's Brain 85%

Your player's brain is a flawed, distracted survival machine. Good UX starts there.

by Celia Hodent 2017

4.29

231 ratings

🎮 Game Ux 🧠 Player Psychology 🧩 Cognitive Load 💎 Intrinsic Motivation 🔬 User Research

Glued to Games

by Scott Rigby • 2011

Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.

4.00

111

🎮 Video Game Psychology 🕹️ Game Design Theory 🧠 Player Motivation 📚 Self-Determination Theory ⚠️ Game Addiction

Glued to Games 85%

Games grip you longer than movies because they feed deep needs that daily life starves.

by Scott Rigby 2011

4.00

111 ratings

🎮 Video Game Psychology 🕹️ Game Design Theory 🧠 Player Motivation 📚 Self-Determination Theory ⚠️ Game Addiction

The Chimp Paradox

by Steve Peters • 2012

The three-part mental model that puts your rational brain back in charge when emotions take over.

3.99

24k+

🧠 Emotional Regulation 🏅 Sports Psychology ⚡ Impulse Control 😌 Stress Management 🐒 Inner Critic

The Chimp Paradox 85%

The three-part mental model that puts your rational brain back in charge when emotions take over.

by Steve Peters 2012

3.99

24k+ ratings

🧠 Emotional Regulation 🏅 Sports Psychology ⚡ Impulse Control 😌 Stress Management 🐒 Inner Critic

A Game Design Vocabulary

by Anna Anthropy • 2013

The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.

3.94

134

📗 Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Game Systems 🧠 Player Experience 📖 Emergent Narrative

A Game Design Vocabulary 85%

The grammar of game design: how to script a back-and-forth that players lose themselves in.

by Anna Anthropy 2013

3.94

134 ratings

📗 Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧩 Game Systems 🧠 Player Experience 📖 Emergent Narrative

Willpower

by Roy F. Baumeister • 2011

Willpower depletes with every decision, runs on glucose, and strengthens with practice.

3.95

21k+

🧠 Self-Regulation 😵 Decision Fatigue 🔄 Habit Formation ⏳ Delayed Gratification 💰 Behavioral Economics

Willpower 85%

Willpower depletes with every decision, runs on glucose, and strengthens with practice.

by Roy F. Baumeister 2011

3.95

21k+ ratings

🧠 Self-Regulation 😵 Decision Fatigue 🔄 Habit Formation ⏳ Delayed Gratification 💰 Behavioral Economics

Get It Done

by Ayelet Fishbach • 2022

Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.

3.55

1k+

🧪 Behavioral Science 🧠 Motivation Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Control 🎯 Goal Setting

Get It Done 85%

Your goals fail in the middle, not at the start. The science that fixes the slump.

by Ayelet Fishbach 2022

3.55

1k+ ratings

🧪 Behavioral Science 🧠 Motivation Psychology 💡 Intrinsic Motivation 🛡️ Self-Control 🎯 Goal Setting

Unboxed

by Gordon Calleja • 2022

Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.

3.46

🎲 Board Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Play Theory 📖 Analog Revival 🔍 Phenomenology

Unboxed 85%

Board games succeed or fail on six forms of involvement. Most designers only account for one.

by Gordon Calleja 2022

3.46

13 ratings

🎲 Board Game Design 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Play Theory 📖 Analog Revival 🔍 Phenomenology

Reality Is Broken

by Jane McGonigal • 2010

Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.

3.79

8k+

🎮 Game Design 🕹️ Gamification 🌞 Positive Psychology 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🌊 Flow Psychology

Reality Is Broken 85%

Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.

by Jane McGonigal 2010

3.79

8k+ ratings

🎮 Game Design 🕹️ Gamification 🌞 Positive Psychology 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🌊 Flow Psychology

Neuro-Discipline

by Peter Hollins • 2019

Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.

4.13

469

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 💪 Self-Discipline 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Procrastination ⚙️ Productivity Systems

Neuro-Discipline 85%

Your brain defaults to comfort and impulse. Ten research-backed ways to redesign the choice.

by Peter Hollins 2019

4.13

469 ratings

🧠 Behavioral Psychology 💪 Self-Discipline 🔄 Habit Design ⏰ Procrastination ⚙️ Productivity Systems

Your Move

by Jonathan Kay • 2019

Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.

3.57

324

🎲 Game Studies 🧩 Board Game Design 💰 Behavioral Economics 👥 Group Dynamics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

Your Move 85%

Board games expose the spite, irrationality, and self-deception economics ignores.

by Jonathan Kay 2019

3.57

324 ratings

🎲 Game Studies 🧩 Board Game Design 💰 Behavioral Economics 👥 Group Dynamics 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology

Find Your Focus Zone

by Lucy Jo Palladino • 2007

Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.

3.91

428

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ❤️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Adhd Management

Find Your Focus Zone 85%

Boredom and frenzy both kill focus. Train your brain to find the sweet spot between them.

by Lucy Jo Palladino 2007

3.91

428 ratings

🧠 Attention Management 📱 Digital Distraction ❤️ Emotional Regulation 🔄 Habit Formation ⚡ Adhd Management

Concentration

by Kam Knight • 2020

Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.

4.00

116

🧠 Attention Training ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔇 Internal Distractions 🛑 Impulse Control 🌊 Flow State

Concentration 85%

Five hours of unbroken focus begins with exercises most productivity books skip: the internal ones.

by Kam Knight 2020

4.00

116 ratings

🧠 Attention Training ⚡ Cognitive Performance 🔇 Internal Distractions 🛑 Impulse Control 🌊 Flow State

Brain Hacks

by Lara Honos-Webb • 2018

Focus, planning, impulse control: these brain skills can be built with simple daily exercises.

3.78

426

🧭 Executive Function 🔍 Attention Management 😌 Emotional Regulation 🛑 Impulse Control 🤔 Metacognition

Brain Hacks 85%

Focus, planning, impulse control: these brain skills can be built with simple daily exercises.

by Lara Honos-Webb 2018

3.78

426 ratings

🧭 Executive Function 🔍 Attention Management 😌 Emotional Regulation 🛑 Impulse Control 🤔 Metacognition

The Invisible Game

by Zoltan Andrejkovics • 2016

Your team grinds mechanics all day and still cracks under pressure. The missing half is trainable.

4.33

228

🧠 Sports Psychology 🤝 Team Dynamics 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🌊 Flow States 🫀 Emotional Regulation

The Invisible Game 85%

Your team grinds mechanics all day and still cracks under pressure. The missing half is trainable.

by Zoltan Andrejkovics 2016

4.33

228 ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology 🤝 Team Dynamics 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🌊 Flow States 🫀 Emotional Regulation

For the Win

by Kevin Werbach • 2012

Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.

3.75

1k+

🎮 Gamification Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧠 Motivation Psychology 🔬 Self-Determination Theory 💰 Behavioral Economics

For the Win 85%

Why leaderboards backfire and points stop working: designing motivation that comes from within.

by Kevin Werbach 2012

3.75

1k+ ratings

🎮 Gamification Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🧠 Motivation Psychology 🔬 Self-Determination Theory 💰 Behavioral Economics

Mindful Self-Discipline

by Giovanni Dienstmann • 2021

Why willpower alone fails, and what to do instead: a discipline system built on awareness.

4.29

313

🎯 Self-Discipline Methods 🧱 Habit Design 🧘 Meditation Practice 👁️ Attention Management 💪 Willpower Training

Mindful Self-Discipline 85%

Why willpower alone fails, and what to do instead: a discipline system built on awareness.

by Giovanni Dienstmann 2021

4.29

313 ratings

🎯 Self-Discipline Methods 🧱 Habit Design 🧘 Meditation Practice 👁️ Attention Management 💪 Willpower Training

The Working Memory Advantage

by Tracy Packiam Alloway • 2013

Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.

3.37

144

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🧩 Executive Function 🏋️ Brain Training 📈 Memory Improvement 🎯 Self-Control

The Working Memory Advantage 85%

Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.

by Tracy Packiam Alloway 2013

3.37

144 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Psychology 🧩 Executive Function 🏋️ Brain Training 📈 Memory Improvement 🎯 Self-Control

Educational Game Design Fundamentals

by George Kalmpourtzis • 2018

Most educational games fail because they forget the play. The design framework that fixes that.

4.31

🎮 Game Design 🎓 Educational Games 🧲 Intrinsic Motivation 🧠 Learning Theory 🌊 Flow State

Educational Game Design Fundamentals Summary

Educational Game Design Fundamentals 85%

Most educational games fail because they forget the play. The design framework that fixes that.

by George Kalmpourtzis 2018

4.31

45 ratings

🎮 Game Design 🎓 Educational Games 🧲 Intrinsic Motivation 🧠 Learning Theory 🌊 Flow State

Assassination Generation

by Dave Grossman • 2016

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

3.71

351

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology 😡 Aggression Studies 📺 Media Criticism

Assassination Generation 85%

Your child's favorite game uses the same conditioning that trains soldiers to kill.

by Dave Grossman 2016

3.71

351 ratings

🎮 Media Violence 📱 Digital Parenting 🪖 Military Psychology 😡 Aggression Studies 📺 Media Criticism

Designing Games

by Tynan Sylvester • 2013

Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.

4.47

517

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🔗 Systems Thinking 📖 Narrative Design

Designing Games 85%

Build games as emotion machines: a systems guide to rules, choices, and difficulty.

by Tynan Sylvester 2013

4.47

517 ratings

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🔗 Systems Thinking 📖 Narrative Design

The Science of Sin

by Jack Lewis • 2018

Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.

3.60

230

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🚦 Impulse Control 🧘 Emotional Regulation 📱 Modern Temptations

The Science of Sin 85%

Lust, greed, and wrath are not moral failures. They're brain states, and that changes everything.

by Jack Lewis 2018

3.60

230 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🚦 Impulse Control 🧘 Emotional Regulation 📱 Modern Temptations

Game Design Workshop

by Tracy Fullerton • 2008

The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.

4.11

513

🎮 Game Design 📐 Rapid Prototyping 🔄 Iterative Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🌱 Emergent Gameplay

Game Design Workshop 85%

The prototyping-first method that catches design disasters before you write a single line of code.

by Tracy Fullerton 2008

4.11

513 ratings

🎮 Game Design 📐 Rapid Prototyping 🔄 Iterative Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🌱 Emergent Gameplay

The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success

by Peg Dawson • 2016

Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.

4.10

729

🧠 Executive Function 🏋️ Cognitive Skill Building 🏠 Environmental Design ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Attention Management

The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success Summary

The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success 85%

Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.

by Peg Dawson 2016

4.10

729 ratings

🧠 Executive Function 🏋️ Cognitive Skill Building 🏠 Environmental Design ⏰ Time Management 🎯 Attention Management

3 Seconds

by Les Parrott III • 2007

Your first impulse is rarely your best. The three-second rule for choosing a second one.

3.80

382

🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⏸️ Impulse Control 🔑 Ownership Mindset ⏳ Procrastination 🎯 Goal Setting

3 Seconds 84%

Your first impulse is rarely your best. The three-second rule for choosing a second one.

by Les Parrott III 2007

3.80

382 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Reframing ⏸️ Impulse Control 🔑 Ownership Mindset ⏳ Procrastination 🎯 Goal Setting

Science of Consequences

by Susan M. Schneider • 2012

Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.

4.02

280

🧠 Behaviorism 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🐕 Animal Training 🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis

Science of Consequences 84%

Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.

by Susan M. Schneider 2012

4.02

280 ratings

🧠 Behaviorism 🧬 Behavioral Genetics 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🐕 Animal Training 🧩 Applied Behavior Analysis

The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design

by Mike Selinker • 2011

Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.

4.06

645

🎲 Board Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🔬 Playtesting 🧠 Player Psychology 🛠️ Prototyping

The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design Summary

The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design 84%

Designing a board game is designing an emotion. The craft of mechanics, pacing, and playtesting.

by Mike Selinker 2011

4.06

645 ratings

🎲 Board Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics 🔬 Playtesting 🧠 Player Psychology 🛠️ Prototyping

Silent Hill

by Bernard Perron • 2006

Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.

3.65

253

🎮 Survival Horror Games 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Psychological Horror 👹 Monster Symbolism 🔊 Game Sound Design

Silent Hill 84%

Fog, radio static, broken controls: Silent Hill made your own mind the real horror.

by Bernard Perron 2006

3.65

253 ratings

🎮 Survival Horror Games 📚 Game Studies 🧠 Psychological Horror 👹 Monster Symbolism 🔊 Game Sound Design

The Motivation Hacker

by Nick Winter • 2013

You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.

3.73

2k+

⚙️ Productivity Systems 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔒 Commitment Devices 🎯 Goal Setting 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

The Motivation Hacker 84%

You do not need to feel motivated. You need to manipulate the four variables that produce action.

by Nick Winter 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

⚙️ Productivity Systems 📊 Behavioral Economics 🔒 Commitment Devices 🎯 Goal Setting 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Press Start

by Daniel Griffin • 2019

Forget points and badges. The marketing power of games is in solving problems people actually have.

3.80

🎮 Gamification 🎯 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Design 🌊 Flow State 🔬 Motivation Science

Press Start 84%

Forget points and badges. The marketing power of games is in solving problems people actually have.

by Daniel Griffin 2019

3.80

10 ratings

🎮 Gamification 🎯 Marketing Strategy 🧠 Behavioral Design 🌊 Flow State 🔬 Motivation Science

The Mental Game of Poker

by Jared Tendler • 2011

Poker's final edge: a mind that doesn't crack. A clinical system for tilt, fear, and confidence.

4.22

1k+

🧠 Sports Psychology ♠️ Poker 🎢 Emotional Regulation 😤 Tilt Management 💪 Performance Confidence

The Mental Game of Poker 84%

Poker's final edge: a mind that doesn't crack. A clinical system for tilt, fear, and confidence.

by Jared Tendler 2011

4.22

1k+ ratings

🧠 Sports Psychology ♠️ Poker 🎢 Emotional Regulation 😤 Tilt Management 💪 Performance Confidence

Your Future Self Will Thank You

by Drew Dyck • 2019

Why willpower alone fails: how to build self-control with grace, habits, and brain science.

4.28

2k+

🧠 Self-Control 🔁 Habit Formation 📱 Digital Discipline 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Sanctification

Your Future Self Will Thank You 84%

Why willpower alone fails: how to build self-control with grace, habits, and brain science.

by Drew Dyck 2019

4.28

2k+ ratings

🧠 Self-Control 🔁 Habit Formation 📱 Digital Discipline 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Sanctification

The Art of Game Design

by Jesse Schell • 2008

Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.

4.39

3k+

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🌊 Flow Theory 🌍 World-Building

The Art of Game Design 84%

Players feel your work, they don't read it. A hundred ways to design what they feel.

by Jesse Schell 2008

4.39

3k+ ratings

🎮 Game Design 🧠 Player Psychology 🔄 Iterative Design 🌊 Flow Theory 🌍 World-Building

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction

by Karl M. Kapp • 2012

Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.

3.83

305

🧱 Instructional Design 🎮 Game-Based Learning 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Experiential Learning 🔬 Self-Determination Theory

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Summary

The Gamification of Learning and Instruction 84%

Points and badges alone fail. Design learning that motivates like a game, tailored to player types.

by Karl M. Kapp 2012

3.83

305 ratings

🧱 Instructional Design 🎮 Game-Based Learning 🧠 Intrinsic Motivation 🎓 Experiential Learning 🔬 Self-Determination Theory

Quit Porn and Get Rich

by Martin Prescott • 2018

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

3.76

168

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training 👤 Men's Self-Improvement 🔨 Habit Breaking

Quit Porn and Get Rich 84%

The neuroscience of why porn kills ambition, and a plan to get your drive back.

by Martin Prescott 2018

3.76

168 ratings

🔒 Porn Addiction Recovery 🧪 Dopamine Detox 💪 Self-Control Training 👤 Men's Self-Improvement 🔨 Habit Breaking

The Board Game Designer's Guide

by Joe Slack • 2017

Design the feeling first. A four-step cycle that turns a rough prototype into a hit.

3.71

🎲 Board Game Design 🔄 Iterative Design 😄 Player Experience ✂️ Prototyping 🧪 Playtesting

The Board Game Designer's Guide 84%

Design the feeling first. A four-step cycle that turns a rough prototype into a hit.

by Joe Slack 2017

3.71

82 ratings

🎲 Board Game Design 🔄 Iterative Design 😄 Player Experience ✂️ Prototyping 🧪 Playtesting

Get Your Sh*t Together

by Sarah Knight • 2016

A system for dumping mental clutter, ignoring what you should do, and doing what you want.

3.56

20k+

🧠 Mental Decluttering 😈 Anti-Self-Help ☝️ Task Prioritization 📥 Digital Overwhelm 🛠️ Practical Psychology

Get Your Sh*t Together 84%

A system for dumping mental clutter, ignoring what you should do, and doing what you want.

by Sarah Knight 2016

3.56

20k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Decluttering 😈 Anti-Self-Help ☝️ Task Prioritization 📥 Digital Overwhelm 🛠️ Practical Psychology

Moral Combat

by Patrick M. Markey • 2017

Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.

4.18

173

😱 Media Moral Panics 🎮 Video Game Studies 🔫 Violence And Media 🧠 Gaming Benefits 👴 Generational Divides

Moral Combat 84%

Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.

by Patrick M. Markey 2017

4.18

173 ratings

😱 Media Moral Panics 🎮 Video Game Studies 🔫 Violence And Media 🧠 Gaming Benefits 👴 Generational Divides

The Procrastinator's Digest

by Timothy A. Pychyl • 2010

Procrastination is emotional, not logistical. The fix: five minutes, zero motivation required.

3.94

157

🔬 Productivity Psychology 🚫 Task Avoidance 🧠 Self-Regulation 💭 Emotion Regulation 📱 Distraction Management

The Procrastinator's Digest 84%

Procrastination is emotional, not logistical. The fix: five minutes, zero motivation required.

by Timothy A. Pychyl 2010

3.94

157 ratings

🔬 Productivity Psychology 🚫 Task Avoidance 🧠 Self-Regulation 💭 Emotion Regulation 📱 Distraction Management

Coercion and Its Fallout

by Murray Sidman • 1989

Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.

4.44

124

🧠 Behavior Analysis 👥 Social Control ➕ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Modification 🏫 Classroom Management

Coercion and Its Fallout 84%

Why punishment breeds more of the very behavior it tries to stop: behavior analyst explains.

by Murray Sidman 1989

4.44

124 ratings

🧠 Behavior Analysis 👥 Social Control ➕ Positive Reinforcement 🔄 Behavior Modification 🏫 Classroom Management

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