World of Warcraft

My $2.4m London Apartment Tour

Ali Abdaal

A massively multiplayer online role-playing game, used as a comparison to clarify that 'Method' is not a guild from this game.

Eric Weinstein Live Stream

Eric Weinstein

Game referenced in context of experience with restreaming and ecology remarks.

Life Advice - 50k subs Q&A

Ali Abdaal

A role-playing video game used as an analogy to explain priority lists for time management.

Ep. 219: The Deep Reset And Intentionally Reconfiguring Your Life

Cal Newport

Massively multiplayer online game, identified as a primary vector of addictive behavior for children.

Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, and More

Tim Ferriss

A massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), mentioned as an example of a big game world where people play together in a community.

Full Length Episode | #173 | February 14, 2022

Cal Newport

Online video game mentioned as an example of addictive technology.

Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #211

Lex Fridman

A massive online role-playing game (MMORPG) with billions of hours played, serving as an example of complex, developing virtual societies that mirror human civilization.

21 Life Lessons I've Learned

Ali Abdaal

A massively multiplayer online role-playing game, mentioned as an example of a default self that might require improvement.

How Much Money I Make as a YouTuber (2021)💰

Ali Abdaal

A game the creator played growing up and returned to, leading to streaming on Twitch.

Dating, Regrets and Boxing - 2 Million Subscriber Q&A

Ali Abdaal

A popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game that the creator was addicted to as a 15-year-old.

E64: Antitrust standards & enforcement, tech repricing, lab leak obfuscation, E63 reactions & more

All-In Podcast

A popular MMORPG owned by Blizzard, part of the Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft.

My Toxic Relationship With Productivity

Ali Abdaal

A video game that the speaker mentions as an example of something one might procrastinate with and later resumed playing.

Ethereum Basics (Vitalik Buterin) | AI Podcast Clips

Lex Fridman

A game from which Vitalik Buterin experienced centralized control issues, contributing to his belief in decentralization.

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, Cryptocurrency, and the Future of Money | Lex Fridman Podcast #80

Lex Fridman

A multiplayer online role-playing game where Vitalik Buterin experienced the downsides of centralized control, influencing his skepticism towards centralized systems.

YouTube Algorithm Basics (Cristos Goodrow, VP Engineering at Google) | AI Podcast Clips

Lex Fridman

A video game mentioned as an example where a lack of explicit keywords in titles affected searchability.

Cristos Goodrow: YouTube Algorithm | Lex Fridman Podcast #68

Lex Fridman

A video game mentioned in an example where vital competition content was missed in search due to non-descriptive titles.

Oriol Vinyals: DeepMind AlphaStar, StarCraft, and Language | Lex Fridman Podcast #20

Lex Fridman

A massively multiplayer online role-playing game from Blizzard that Vinyals played for its social aspect, finding it less stressful than StarCraft.

Vitalik: Ethereum, Part 1

Naval

ThePrimeagen: Programming, AI, ADHD, Productivity, Addiction, and God | Lex Fridman Podcast #461

Lex Fridman

An Interview with Award-Winning Game Director | Kyle Rowley

a16z Deep Dives

Secret History #1: How Power Works (4K Re-Upload with Audio Fixed)

Predictive History

How Much Money I Spend as a YouTuber (2021)

Ali Abdaal

A video game the speaker purchased a gaming PC for, but ultimately did not use much.

Most Self-Help Advice Is Wrong. Here's The Fastest Way To Transform Your Life | Cal Newport

Cal Newport

A video game that represents excessive engagement, contrasted with more casual games like Scrabble.

Relationships, Annoying Habits and More - Q&A with my Housemate

Ali Abdaal

A video game that Ali admits to playing, which Sheen sometimes finds a waste of time.