Comparison Is the Thief of Joy // Why Comparing Your Game With Successful Indie Games Is Wrong

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Comparison is the Thief of Joy. In this video I talk about why comparing your game with successful indie games is wrong and how you should change your way of thinking. I also talk about why you should disregard luck.

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0:00 Why Comparing is Faulty
2:35 How to Compare
4:10 I Am Not Perfect
5:52 Choo Choo Charles
8:06 Disregard Luck
8:49 Summary

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