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Helping students and young professionals create a balanced lifestyle focusing on personal growth, continuous learning, and self-care

Stop Grinding. Start Winning at Life.

In a world that demands constant growth, it’s easy to feel like you’re falling behind. You have the ambition, but the burnout is real. What if you had a better way to play the game?

Gameful Bits is your strategy guide. We use the science of game design to help you transform your tasks into exciting quests, unlock your learning potential, and build a balanced life that’s actually fun. It’s time to become the main character of your story.

Find your path to a more balanced life. Explore our resources to get started.

Articles

Original articles to help you unlock your potential and build a balanced, fun lifestyle

Consulting

I can help you design personalized gameful experiences or teach you how to do it

Research

Learn about my past and ongoing gamification research projects

Publications

Read all my latest academic publications on gamification and user experience

YOUR GUIDE ON THIS QUEST

I’m Dr. Gustavo Tondello!

As a gamification researcher and software engineer, I’ve spent my career studying how to make experiences more engaging.

Here at Gameful Bits, I’m sharing what I’ve learned so you can apply the power of gameful design to your own personal growth.

LATEST POSTS

What’s Your Player Type? How I Personalized My Gamified Lifestyle for Maximum Productivity
You’ve tried the colour-coded planners, the ultra-minimalist to-do list apps, and maybe even the 'eat the frog' method. You’ve set resolutions, downloaded habit trackers, and promised yourself this will be the semester you finally stop procrastinating. So why do you still feel like…
People juggling balls in the air, which represent different areas of life
Beyond the High Score: Why a “Balanced Build” Wins the Game of Life
We’ve all felt it. That exhilarating rush when the “XP” bar fills up and you hear that glorious ding of a level-up. In the game of life, maybe your ding was acing a final exam, landing a huge project at work,…
A person contemplating a large chess board with focus and joy
Beyond Points and Leaderboards: The Hidden Trap of Shallow Life Gamification
In the grand adventure of personal growth, we’ve learned to be the heroes of our own stories. At Gameful Bits, we’ve talked about transforming daunting goals into epic quests, organizing our daily tasks into engaging quest logs, and facing down our major milestones as if…

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Notes

  1. González Pecotche, C. B. (2009). The Spirit (pp. 107-108). Logosófica. (Original work published 1968).