Have you ever played a video game that didn't have escalating levels of difficulty? Well, life can feel like play, too, when we purposefully engage in activities that demand we test and develop our skills.

I'm a video game buff.

I'm a big video game fan.

I used to be a video game freak, but I've kind of like eased back.

To inspire a singularity of focus, a challenge must be important to you and it must be something you feel you should do now in this moment. If it's trivial or not time-bound, you won't engage. So in selecting your next challenge in life, choose one that is meaningful and will demand your complete concentration.

Sometimes, when you watch people play a video game, they seem lost in this wormhole, or in a trance.