Finite and Infinite Games a Vision of Life as Play and Possibility

Ranked #9 in Infinity, Ranked #10 in Game Theorysee more rankings.

A fascinating meditation on life as a contest of games to be completed and games to be continued--and on what lies beyond winning and losing. less

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Kevin Kelly Gave me a mathematical framework for my own spirituality. (Source)

Jane McGonigal It’s basically a book about games, but then it turns out it’s about the meaning of life. (Source)

Tom Critchlow @fkpxls Also it made me think of analogies to finite and infinite games. Have you read that book? If not you might enjoy it! (Source)

Andra Zaharia While I was thinking of the best books to add to this short list, I realized that not even half of them are directly related to digital marketing. This is because I believe that the best marketers are people who understand human nature deeply and aim to bring out the best in it. Call me naive, but that’s how I see it. If I were to want to pursue a career in marketing, I’d read [...] Finite and Infinite Games. (Source)

Ashley Hathaway I’d say Finite & Infinite games was my favorite & quite impactful. They were all impactful, actually. I read my altMBA books on a beach in Kauai (highly recommended). It was odd though because I was by myself and it was just- total knowledge bombs all over the place. Reading the altMBA books in rapid succession like that took a few months to digest honestly. (Source)

Venkatesh Rao This book is almost like poetry. (Source)

Graham Duncan I like [this book] which has been going around a lot. (Source)

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