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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 6007313" data-attributes="member: 58416">You also have to consider that 'real life' doesn't revolve around one specific activity or one specific way of solving problems so heavily. Because the game rules of real life allow for a wider variety of skills to be brought to a situation, that tends to make optimizing a little more difficult, imo. When a person has a particular niche such as Olympic sprinter, soldier, and etc, they do tend to optimize in that particular area. However, on a more general level, life skills are life skills, and you'd be surprised how much (or how little in some cases) things can overlap. For example, I help run a copy and print shop; I was surprised to find that my knowledge of how to take apart certain weapons made some of the steps involved with taking apart a printer make more sense.  There also are not levels or assumptions of wealth by level; nor is there something like CR or an XP budget. As such, I can handle the encounters in my life using items and skills which may be completely different than the items and skills you have to tackle your encounters. In the game of real life, my way and/or your way is not supported more or encouraged more by the mechanics.  There certainly are ways to optimize your ability to handle certain activities, but a wider range of possible challenges makes putting so many of your eggs into one basket less desirable than it is inside of some tabletop games.</blockquote>

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