Comments on: Reader Spotlight: From World of Warcraft to the World of Wildland Firefighting http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/ Level up your life, every single day. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: toddhelmkamphttp://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-2759 toddhelmkamp Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:06:56 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=4290#comment-2759 Alexander, you have 18/00 in coolness. Excellent post. Thanks for sharing your story! Alexander, you have 18/00 in coolness. Excellent post. Thanks for sharing your story!

]]> By: toddhelmkamphttp://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 toddhelmkamp Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:06:56 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=4290#comment-1783 Alexander, you have 18/00 in coolness. Excellent post. Thanks for sharing your story! Alexander, you have 18/00 in coolness. Excellent post. Thanks for sharing your story!

]]> By: NerdFitnesshttp://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-1780 NerdFitness Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:38:35 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=4290#comment-1780 And the original Ninja Turtles. I watched my roommate play that game WITH<br>Game Genie and he still died every 5 minutes. And the original Ninja Turtles. I watched my roommate play that game WITH
Game Genie and he still died every 5 minutes.

]]> By: Chris Kurdzielhttp://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 Chris Kurdziel Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:06:25 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=4290#comment-1779 Battletoads (NES) was another tough one. I could only beat that using cheat codes. Those racing levels were impossible to memorize. Battletoads (NES) was another tough one. I could only beat that using cheat codes. Those racing levels were impossible to memorize.

]]> By: NerdFitnesshttp://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 NerdFitness Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:59:34 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=4290#comment-1776 Dude i never beat Ninja Guiden; that game was freaking impossible. Even<br>more difficult? Burger Time! Remember that god-awful game? I think I made<br>it past the first level once.<br><br>-Steve Dude i never beat Ninja Guiden; that game was freaking impossible. Even
more difficult? Burger Time! Remember that god-awful game? I think I made
it past the first level once.

-Steve

]]> By: Chris Kurdzielhttp://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 Chris Kurdziel Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:48:45 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=4290#comment-1775 "You will benefit and develop far more from your failures than from any of your successes."<br><br>Truer words could not be spoken. Whether you're starting a business, trying to get into graduate school, or just asking a girl out on a date, failure provides a great opportunity for self-reflection and improvement. Let's face it, very few of us beat Ninja Gaiden (old school NES) on the first try. It took many failures to learn the nuances of the game and progress through it. It's great to see others with this attitude on failure as I think it is one of the primary determinants of happiness in one's life. “You will benefit and develop far more from your failures than from any of your successes.”

Truer words could not be spoken. Whether you're starting a business, trying to get into graduate school, or just asking a girl out on a date, failure provides a great opportunity for self-reflection and improvement. Let's face it, very few of us beat Ninja Gaiden (old school NES) on the first try. It took many failures to learn the nuances of the game and progress through it. It's great to see others with this attitude on failure as I think it is one of the primary determinants of happiness in one's life.

]]> By: JFreedomhttp://nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/01/21/reader-spotlight-from-world-of-warcraft-to-the-world-of-wildfires/comment-page-1/#comment-1769 JFreedom Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:36:20 +0000 http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/?p=4290#comment-1769 That's quite the awesome story Alexander, and I love how you refer to your age as your RL level :) This is an awesome example for all nerds to look at to change their lives, it's so easy to get caught up in the nerd/vg world that we can neglect our own characters.. Glad to see how you kicked ass and are doing something you love and helping out others! That's quite the awesome story Alexander, and I love how you refer to your age as your RL level :) This is an awesome example for all nerds to look at to change their lives, it's so easy to get caught up in the nerd/vg world that we can neglect our own characters.. Glad to see how you kicked ass and are doing something you love and helping out others!

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