Book Freak 172: Finite and Infinite Games

James P. Carse's transformative perspective on how life can be approached as either finite competition or infinite play

Do you think of life as a series of contests to be won or opportunities for continuous unfolding? In 1986, James P. Carse presented a new way of looking at human activity through the lens of two types of games: finite and infinite. Finite games are played to win within set boundaries, but infinite games are played to continue playing and invite ongoing …