This site will be a collection of articles/journal entries that focus on life in general, and more specifically work, luck, and personal experience. I hope to share some of the things I have learned to this point to help others avoid some of the mistakes I made. By following my advice, you too can rise to the esteemed position of middle management that I currently occupy. The rewards of middle management are too numerous to list, but I will mention a few of the small perks I get to enjoy. These include a small paycheck, long hours, and no opportunity for advancement. Still excited? Then continue on!
Maybe someone will read the information I’m posting here and benefit from it. Maybe they’ll become a financial success. Maybe not. Maybe they’ll just gain a better insight into how they got where they are or maybe they’ll just take comfort in knowing that there’s someone else who endures the daily grind. Maybe they’ll just think this site sucks. Who knows such things? I certainly don’t.
As for the name of this site, spencersgame, I feel like I should elaborate just a little. One of my favorite novels is The Catcher in the Rye. The protagonist, Holden Caulfield, is a disillusioned teenager who is trying to make sense of the world around him. At the beginning of the novel, he is lectured to by Mr. Spencer, a history teacher who states that, “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.” Holden can’t come to terms with this statement because he believes that the game isn’t fair. Mr. Spencer is the prototypical representative for what things are and have been. His statements are trite, banal, and hokey, and it’s the same crap I hear so many people espousing to this very day. This blog will hopefully offer another viewpoint to Spencer’s game, one that might help all of us disillusioned protagonists heading for a future breakdown.