Comment on The Retirement Catch-22: Why Those Who Want to Retire Most, Can’t by Steven Moody

The retirement paradox is excellent!

The way I view infinite games is a bit different. A basketball player at the end of their career is probably still playing a finite game: win a ring, hall of fame, etc. HBO’s recent show Baller’s isn’t that good overall, but it unintentionally narrates this transition from one game to another quite well.

Infinite games are mostly a mindset choice. I can play basketball to win, but most of the time I’m playing just to keep playing. The less good you are at...