Adam Brooks - The 3 W’s of Life: Women, Wisdom, and Winning at Super Smash Bros.

The Smash community is one of the most welcoming and diverse communities I have ever gotten to know. Having attended my first event in November 2013, after following the scene at a distance, the completion of this book marks my 5 th year involved.

Seeing the way a video game can bring people together, my passion for the Smash community began to flourish. I have become so immersed that I consider it my second family.

To me, what makes the Smash community special is that the game we play is, at heart, a childrens party game. With nothing but sheer passion, we made the game so much more than it was intended to be.

I recognize that a considerable amount of my growth took place within the Smash community. Although it provided me with novel insight on friendship, leadership and competition, I cannot deny that I missed out on other opportunity to learn.

Sometime within my Smash career, I was forced to separate myself from the first local community I took part of, to pursue studies afar and on my own. On this journey, my eyes were greatly opened to many of lifes intricacies.

I quickly realized it was in understanding these intricacies that would lead to a life further from uncertainty and closer to straightforward success.

Grasping the underlying concepts behind these intricacies gave me the wisdom to know right from wrong and become capable of always finding the path that will take me where I want to go, no matter the obstacle life puts in my way.

Because my interests span competitive Super Smash Bros. and women, I committed myself to carry over much wisdom to cover these extents.

All of this came to be through awareness. The drastic and positive change my eye-opening journey has had on my life inspires me to share my experience with, foremost, the people whom I relate to most, the people of the Smash community.

Life is a crazy, mystical thing. And sometimes you just go out like a buster.

Joseph Mang0 Marques

Life has seriously put me to the test. Its made me look like a buster, but, in the end, I always come out on top, with more vigor than before. I have now gotten to the point in my life where I am excited to wake up every day at 5:30AM, am a straight A student, have never looked better, and overall feel like I am finally living life with the correct sense of direction.

My potential for happiness and fulfillment in life had been limited by lack of awareness. Think of it like the potential of a newcomer playing Super Smash Bros. Melee is limited if he isnt aware of all the game has to offer.

I was going through life blind. The wisdom I acquired made sense of why things are in life, and how to proceed to live a better and fuller life, in the way best suited for oneself.

I am now a firm believer that awareness is accumulation of knowledge, and knowledge is power.

Whether you are part of the Smash community, and no matter the age or gender; I assure there is plenty of value to take from this book.

Still, the contents are more geared toward members of the Smash community. Therefore, I approach themes in a personable manner toward the community, but expand when necessary to ensure digestibility for all.

Because of the predominantly male demographic of the Smash community, and the fact that I experience life as a male, some of the content is more relevant to male readers, most prominently in the chapter dedicated to the discussion of women. As the common female remains elusive within the Smash community, I feel this discussion is an important matter to bring to the table.

But do not fret female readers, because there is still much benefit to reap. Not only is the discussion on women founded on generalities of modern relationships and attraction, which is relevant to all, but a males point of view should be enlightening.

Throughout 3 chapters, I share innovative ways of looking at Super Smash Bros., the dating world, and life as a whole. These are the 3 Ws that make up any honest mans life: Women, Wisdom, and Winning at Super Smash Bros.

The 3 Ws of life are covered in an order reversed from the cover, as that will likely be the order most relevant to you, but didnt flow so well as a working title.

The 1 st chapter quickly gets every newcomers main question out of the way, which character should I main? The discussion then delves into the underestimated effects of a negative mindset, and the contrasting mindset needed to improve. It examines what the objective of every competitive Super Smash Bros. player should be, and the most effective ways to get there are.

The true purpose of the writing in this chapter is to bring out awareness, so that everything starts to click, and you can begin to draw out ideas on your own. All that makes the professionals so great should become very clear, and you are bound to discover what it is that is holding you yourself back from greatness.

The following chapter sets out the philosophy to live by for getting the most out of life, and achieving your greatest potential. Valuable principles in regards to reaching goals, dealing with stress, and general guidance are shared, so you can start living life on easy mode. I seek to provide alternative perspectives you are likely to have never even considered, for the goal of opening your eyes to how you can achieve the best life fit for you.

The topics of finance and health are briefly touched upon, only to point you in the right direction, where other works are suggested for further reading.

The third and final chapter unravels the great conundrum that is, the woman. Women are wonderful. I cant say Id be where I am today without them. After going over the dynamic of the god forsaken friend zone, the discussion focuses on what makes a man attractive to women, and the key principles to avoiding destructive heartbreak that so many male friends of mine have fallen victim to, then come running to me asking for advice. In a male-dominated environment, where Twitch chat has taken the role as ambassador for interacting with women, this chapter is essential for the growth of our community.

Parallels are drawn everywhere, because everything in this world is connected. What is discussed in one chapter will be applicable to others, and to a whole realm of possibilities. That is the sense in combining these topics in a single book. I encourage you to draw out examined ideas by and large, and continue to develop further ways of thinking inspired by others.

Furthermore, the contents of this book provide the most benefit when referred back to. Not everything is applicable immediately, and a time or situation in your life may make some of the material more relevant to you. As many topics are touched upon, I encourage you to take your time to allow ideas to fully sink in before subjecting them to scrutiny.