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Thought Experiments in Game Analogy

Helping the Navajo Scorpion . A turtle is about to cross a river, when the scorpion asks if he could please ride on the back of the turtle to get to the other side as well.  The turtle says "No, you'll sting me."  The scorpion points out that if he does so, they will both drown.  This convinces the turtle that he'll be safe, so he lets the scorpion on his back and begins crossing.  Halfway across, the scorpion stings the turtle.  The turtle then asks why, because now they will both drown.  The scorpion simply says "I can't help it.  It's my nature."  . And that's the story of the Navajo Scorpion. . If the turtle were using Game Analogy, how would he have handled this situation?  . The first and third element compel the turtle to find some way to help.  The second element requires that he consider all possibilities.  The fourth element tells him to consider what game the scorpion is playing, and the fifth element says to know oneself...
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Game Analogy

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The audio book can seen here: . Game Analogy Audiobook . In case that link doesn't work, the URL is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0W_jEu986I . If anyone has questions, or wants to engage on the subject, you can email me at kvidian.affairs@gmail.com  . Chapter 1 Introduction . Life is a game in a series of games.  Each thing a person wishes to do in life involves an objective goal or outcome with challenges that stand in the way of that goal and options to face those challenges which usually involve strategy, skill and roles that the person must fill. While comparing life situations to games is nothing new, this analogy will be expanded upon and reworked here into an entire life system that you can use on a daily basis in all your interactions, be it business, personal or otherwise. " . This philosophy is called Game Analogy . . The name is similar to Plato's cave analogy where ...
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