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In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a profession, contribute to a fair and just society, detect nonsense, and influence others. Citing examples ranging from Hammurabi to Seneca, Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows how the willingness to accept one's own risks is an essential attribute of heroes, saints, and flourishing people in all walks of life.

Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games.

In Götterspiel wird in Versform der Sinn des Daseins selbst hinterfragt und beschrieben, wie Götter aus Langeweile einen der Ihren auf die Erde schicken, woselbst Dieser in "Germanischer Zeit" ohne Erinnerung an sein göttliches Dasein seine Aufgabe erfüllen muss. Verlust all seiner Lieben und weitere "Schicksalsschläge" lassen den einstigen "Gott" mit sich und den Göttern hadern, bis er endlich doch durch Lebenserfahrung dem Sinn des Daseins nahe kommt. Versmaß: 9 : 8 - 9 : 8

This book adopts some of the basic rules of golf as a metaphor for life and argues that life is a game that can be played successfully. The work then enumerates some basic rules of life (21 in total) and shows how others have followed and violated these rules to their ultimate victory or defeat. Many references are culled from popular culture both here in North America and abroad. There are autobiographical snippets along the way to add authenticity to the project.