Why Progress Feels Easier in Video Games Than Real Life

Progress feels amazing in video games... but frustrating in real life. Here is why.

In games, effort equals feedback. You complete a quest, you get XP.

You fail, the game tells you exactly why. Real life does not work like

that. You work for weeks and get silence. No level-up screen.

No progress bar. That does not mean you are failing. It means real

life has delayed feedback. Games motivate us because progress is visible.

Life tests us because progress is invisible. If life feels harder than games,

it is not because you are lazy. It is because you are playing