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<itunes:subtitle>For less-than-average folks like me trying to understand people, including themselves. </itunes:subtitle>
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<itunes:subtitle>I ask my first question and comment on their quest list</itunes:subtitle>
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<p>My profile on Quora: <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Erik-Marty-van-Mechelen" rel="nofollow">https://www.quora.com/profile/Erik-Marty-van-Mechelen</a></p>

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<itunes:subtitle>What 'Your Move' Taught Me About Stealing New Players' Destinies</itunes:subtitle>
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<p>What 'Your Move' Taught Me About Stealing New Players' Destinies</p>

<p>'Your Move' by Jonathan Kay &amp; Joan Moriarity</p>

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<itunes:subtitle>Leaderboards show players status relative to others in a similar experience. </itunes:subtitle>
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<p>'Secrets Kept Hidden from the Foundations of the World' by Rene Girard</p>

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<itunes:duration>00:12:47</itunes:duration>
<itunes:subtitle>With an excerpt from Ch 1 of '12 Rules for Life'</itunes:subtitle>
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<p>Dr. Jordan Peterson's '12 Rules for Life'</p>

<h3>Your Homework:</h3>

<p>List several positive feedback loops that are having a <em>negative</em> impact on your life. Can you remove one of them? </p>

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