Emily Howitt

So I've been doing a lot of thinking lately, well, and also a lot of procrastinating (mainly because of the whole comfort zone thing, but that's another post), and I've been thinking that we should think of life as a video game. Not in the sense that we should go out and shoot people and steal their cars like in Grand Theft Auto, but by adopting the same mentality that you have when you play a video game, to other aspects in life. I am also not saying that you should not be aware of the consequences of your actions, as what you do in real life matters greatly, and what you do in a video game does not matter at all outside of the video game. What I'm saying is you should have the same approach to how you think about each situation. When you play a video game, you know that there is a way to beat the video game and win. Whether it is a role playing game, an arcade game, or an insanely evil game like Shift 2, you know that even if you don't know how to win, that ther...

Life is short. Or long. Depending on your outlook and how long you've been alive. But one thing everyone can agree on is they want to enjoy life, and not merely stay alive until they're the last of their friends to croak. And thus, I present to you some tips which I have learned from various sources, on how to enjoy life. Enjoy ;) Tip #1 Be Nice I know, ever since you were a little kid your parents or some other adult told you to "play nice". Whether or not you listened is debatable, but there is some truth in what they were saying. I want you to stop for a moment and think about what the world would be like if everyone was nice to each other. How would the world be different? Would you help people who needed it, even if it was out of your way? Would people be more trusting of people instead of thinking they're going to get ripped off somehow? I understand that you can't be nice all the time, but what you can do is make it a point to try to be nice more...