Once again, today I read through a client’s book which was truly excellent.
And I finished all the tax stuff and emailed off to my accountant.
I did a 30 minute jump rope practice thanks to my new LLS-recommended app gymboss (which is truly spectacular but should be coordinated with iTunes so that you can listen to music at the same time.)
And in between all these activities and more, I’ve played endless rounds of Words With Friends.
In the last few days, I’ve made some major breakthroughs that have kicked my playing to a whole new level.
When I first started playing Scrabble on my iPhone against the computer, I fully took advantage of the 4 allotted “Best Word” options per game. I realized that only seeing what the better and best moves were, could I truly improve.
Earlier this year, playing with Alexa from Acre really drilled into my head that when you have a strong opponent, you really have to play defensively. You have to sacrifice desirable words if it’s going to put them in a position to place a Triple Word Score, for example, even if you’re particularly proud of your discovery.
But this week, I finally broke down and bought Words With Friend’s ancillary package which has drastically improved my playing.
It’s not the feature that adds up your score –– that’s easy enough to do yourself.
It’s the Word Meter that tells you how strong your word is against the best possible choice. [There’s a little meter that moves from left to the far right, and if you nail the best possible word there’s a little sound effect.]
More than once I have a solid 28 or even 35 point word ready, only to be told that was only a mid-range choice. Ordinarily, I would have simply played that combo, but digging deeper, it’s enormously satisfying to realize there’s a 75 point option available to you. [And, by the same token, when you get a 25 letter word and the meter tells you that’s the best there is, you can truly relax.]
What’s interesting is that I realize that the Word Meter (maybe it’s Word-O-Meter?) app is very much like Abraham-Hicks says our internal guidance works –– except that our feelings are our indicators, showing us where we stand in terms of our greatest possible alignment. [IE, when you feel bad, it’s because you’re not aligned with your Inner Being or whatever term you’d like to use; the feeling is just helpful guidance telling you where you stand.]
Somehow, knowing where I stand in terms of the ideal word has completely and drastically improved my Words With Friends game (which wasn’t bad to begin with).
More importantly, it’s re-inspired me to keep committed and rely more deeply onmy own Emotional Guidance.
[Although I very much hope Apple creates an app for that soon, too.]
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