User blog:The Shiv/Why I RPG



Although much of the start to all this for me is in my Profile, I have since made some significant shifts in my life that I owe to HabitRPG. Everything started because I wanted some external motivation to log my hours at work, but the more I used and explored the game the more I saw how I could use it to better myself. Here is one of the biggest changes in my life:

I live in a house with 7 other people (big house) and they are not always the best at cleaning up after themselves in the kitchen (our shared space.) So I used to get angry or on to them when ever there was a mess in the sink or dishes not put away or trash compacted just so they wouldn't have to take it out. But now, each of those things is a habit or a daily! Every night I am almost excited to find dishes in the sink or the dishwasher full of clean dishes ready for me to put away, or BOTH! Trash is full? I enjoy taking it out becaue I know I get to check off that habit. I even set up a minus for stuffing the trash down myself to help break my own bad habit. And the best part now that I have been doing this for 2-3 weeks? They are picking up on it! The last few days someone has emptied the dishwasher, twice! Someone took out the trash! And although I don't get to check off as much, knowing that my feelings about these dirty things and others habits are changing is what makes it all worth it.

To make a generic daily for 'Be of Service' was a great way for me to ensure that I spread the love and did something for someone else, everyday. Would I still do these things without HabitRPG? Maybe, but for now I can at least know that my little character is growing and learning to carry these good habits forward in life.