Tag Archives: SuperBetter

Slipping Past 600

Posted on June 16, 2020 by bullersbackporch

Oops. I had intended today’s entry to commemorate 600 blog posts here, but, you might say a funny thing happened on the way to the back porch. Last Friday, I published a draft of a piece I’ve been working on … Continue reading →

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Game Your Way to a Good Day

Posted on December 13, 2017 by bullersbackporch

Hearkening back to Jane McGonigal‘s SuperBetter, I decided to doodle out a map of her formula for a “Good Day” for a personal reminder. 3 Power-ups + 1 Bad Guy battled + 1 Quest completed = 1 Good Day My doodle-map … Continue reading →

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Made my Marathon-in-a-Month!

Posted on April 21, 2016 by bullersbackporch

Actually, I completed the 26.2 miles a couple of days ago. Yes, this was a marathon with multiple breaks for eating, sleeping, and everything else involved in a typical day, and it took me 19 days to complete it. I suppose … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: Million Mile Month & SuperBetter

Posted on April 8, 2016 by bullersbackporch

A week ago, I wrote of my goal as a participant for the Million Mile Month (April): to walk a marathon in a month — by walking a little bit each (or most days) to total the 26.2 miles. Well, one … Continue reading →

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Wanna Walk a Million Miles with Me?

Posted on March 30, 2016 by bullersbackporch

…along with a few thousand friends, that is? Join up for the Million Mile Month and help us walk, run, and bike a cumulative total of a million miles. Don’t worry, there’s going to be thousands of us walking, so you won’t … Continue reading →

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Scoring SuperBetter to Win Your Life

Posted on February 27, 2016 by bullersbackporch

Completing our series on getting superbetter — for now! In the last set of blog posts here, I’ve examined the 7 Gameful Rules of SuperBetter. Applying those rules to any struggle in life can help you develop the resiliency needed to rise up … Continue reading →

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SuperBetter ’16 — Rule #7: Go for an Epic Win!

Posted on February 22, 2016 by bullersbackporch

Gameful rule #7 in our series of  for getting SuperBetter I cannot adequately describe the elation I felt back in 2012 parking my old truck and walking in to meet my friend, James, for a beer. Shoulder surgery had left me completely unable to … Continue reading →

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SuperBetter ’16 — Rule #6: Adopt a Secret Identity

Posted on February 19, 2016 by bullersbackporch

Another in our series of gameful rules for getting SuperBetter Shhh! Don’t tell anyone, but I used to be Redwing Dreamseeker. I played my first round of SuperBetter 4 years ago after I had shoulder surgery to repair a major rotator cuff injury, and had months of … Continue reading →

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SuperBetter ’16 — Rule #5: Recruit Allies

Posted on February 16, 2016 by bullersbackporch

Another in our series of gameful rules for getting SuperBetter “Would you like to play a game?” Let’s face it: you’re going to need help in your push to get superbetter. Everybody needs help — I do, you do, everybody does. … Continue reading →

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SuperBetter ’16 — Rule #4: Seek Out and Complete Quests

Posted on February 15, 2016 by bullersbackporch

Continuing our series on getting superbetter… So far I’ve talked about the first 3 gameful rules Jane McGonigal gives us for playing SuperBetter: Challenge yourself. Find and activate Power-ups. Identify and battle the Bad Guys. Rule #4 starts to put it all together … Continue reading →

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