“People who use their willpower seem to run out of it. Smokers who go without a cigarette for twenty-four hours are more likely to binge on ice cream. Drinkers who resist their favorite cocktail become physically weaker on a test of endurance. Perhaps most disturbingly, people who are on a diet are more likely to cheat on their spouse.
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For the last fifteen years, he has been asking people to exert their willpower in the laboratory—turning down cookies, tuning out distractions, holding back their anger, and holding their arms in ice water. In study after study, no matter what task he used, people’s self-control deteriorated over time. A concentration task didn’t just lead to worse attention over time; it depleted physical strength. Controlling emotions didn’t just lead to emotional outbursts; it made people more willing to spend money on something they didn’t need. Resisting tempting sweets didn’t just trigger cravings for chocolate; it prompted procrastination.
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Self-control is an energy-expensive task for the brain [...] Low blood sugar levels turn out to predict a wide range of willpower failures, from giving up on a difficult test to lashing out at others when you’re angry. Gailliot, now a professor at Zirve University in Turkey, has found that people with low blood sugar are also more likely to rely on stereotypes and less likely to donate money to charity or help a stranger. It is as if running low on energy biases us to be the worst versions of ourselves. In contrast, giving participants a sugar boost turns them back into the best versions of themselves: more persistent and less impulsive; more thoughtful and less selfish.”
«On the day the wall came down, Taina was pushing her baby son in a buggy when she saw a couple of East German punks crawling through a hole in the wall. “Where’s the nearest record shop?” they asked her. “We want to buy punk records.” She replied: “There’s one very near, but I don’t think you have the money.” They asked her the price, and when she told them, their faces fell. Taina had almost no money at that time, but she opened her purse and gave them everything she had. “Hey, people,” she said. “Go. Go buy a punk record. »
虽然柏林墙倒塌的故事已经看过很多了,但故事好像还是讲不完,每一个小人物都有故事。
(PS 每次书里或者电影里提到德国我都会激动一下下,德国可能真的是我的精神故乡。)
在 #LostConnections 里读到一句土耳其谚语:if the baby doesn’t cry, it doesn’t get the nipple.
这不就是会哭的孩子有奶吃吗 ![]()
比起 3A 大作我真的喜欢 indie games 太多,都是些很小但是很妙的点子,规则简简单单但是玩起来非常丰富。
unrailed 我特别喜欢的一点就是多人模式的菜单选择,没有所谓的 host 决定一切,而是要整个队伍都移动自己的人物站到同一个选项上才会继续。单人模式的机器人也很可爱,不是单纯地玩家让干什么就干什么,而是会生气会思考会表达喜好的,好像有自己的人格。
unrailed 跟 overcooked 比较像的地方就是需要熟练度,虽然整个配合看起来很复杂很困难,但是搞熟了就会做了。overcooked 很头疼的地方就是每一关都有新东西要学,所以每一关的第一次都会玩得很烂,但是摸清了规则之后第二次就可以拿三星,才刚玩熟练马上又要学新东西,大脑始终紧张。unrailed 只有有限的 biome,玩熟了之后就清楚哪些点要时刻注意了,获得满足的成本会降低。不过我还有几个车厢没试过,大概还会继续玩 ![]()
一天之内又通关了 unrailed 简单和 extreme 模式,真的上瘾
我还以为 Indoor Astronaut GmbH 是德国的,原来是 ETH 一帮硕士生游戏编程课的项目
我在 gamescom 见到他们的时候他们还在忙期中考试
ETH 的 Spin-offs 也太多了