I’m not a quitter. This can be good but, as with all things, a strength can also be a challenge. I know myself well enough to know that I don’t like to stop doing something (ahem, 3532 blogs, for instance) so I pay special attention to what I start. This is why I have not joined the Wordle craze that fills my social media feed.
But I can learn from it.
More brilliant than creating the game itself was the inventor’s decision to make it easy to share results without revealing the answers. Wordle would not be Wordle without that feature. We are social creatures and like to have common experiences.
We’re also short on time. Wordle takes only a few minutes a day to play (or so I’m told).
Also, people get six chances so it’s not an all-or-nothing proposition. Wordle is reasonable enough that many people are able to successfully complete the challenge, providing a dose of dopamine to help them start the day feeling like a winner. And then by sharing it, their friends know they are brilliant as well!
Three key components: it’s quick, it makes you a winner, and it’s sharable. No wonder the New York Times paid seven figures for ownership rights.
Take a lesson from the latest craze to incorporate some of Wordle’s elements into your organization. Gamification can be a S M A R T way to engage others in your efforts.
