Lessons from Candy Crush

Simple everyday activities are full of valuable lessons if you pay attention. Here are nine lessons that I found in the game of Candy Crush. I am sure that as I continue to play the game, more lessons will appear.

Those who play this game will recognize the lessons. Those who don't play it should start playing.

   

1.     There is no problem without a solution. The solution is always there. You’ve got to keep looking.

2.     A solution will often present itself at an unexpected time and place. BUT you’ve got to keep looking for it.

3.     There are diversions and you have to pay attention to some of them. But you cannot afford to lose sight of the goal. Managing your attention is very important.

4.     Often the best solution is hidden right in front of you, in plain sight. We miss it because we are often taken in by the optics of something that looks better.

5.     What works in one situation many not work in another. Do not go for something just because it looks spectacular. Ask yourself, “What will work here?”

6.     At times, it looks like things are stuck and there is no moving forward. But when things start moving, they move so fast that the speed surprises you. Then, just when you are enjoying the speed you are likely to get stuck again. That’s life. Get used to it.

7.     There are resources available for you to do your task. They are there most of the time. We cannot use them because either we are not aware of their presence or do not know how to use them. As a result, we keep working hard instead of working smart. So, know what your resources are and how to use them.

8.     Miracles happen. They happen when all hope seems to be lost. They happen when you least expect them. Sometimes you need to do a small thing to make a miracle happen. But they happen.    

9.     Some questions seem to be very big. But when you begin taking them head on, they start answering themselves. It is the same with problems.