An interview with team Mossland.

Mossland is a location-based Augmented Reality(AR) mobile game based on real estate. You can own landmarks in your vicinity and also sell or purchase others’ with Moss Coin, an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency.

Q. How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a “favorite failure” of yours?

A. It’s not important whether you have a failure or success with moderate amount of effort but to achieve an impactful business case, whether you succeed or failed. What I have experienced so far is to believe what you do now and continue on with integrity.

Q. What is one of the best or most worthwhile investments you’ve ever made? (Could be an investment of money, time, energy, etc.)

A. Spending time with my daughter. Young children learn super fast. I can see clearly that every action of me affects my daughter. If I spend an hour with her, this will change her thought and behaviour so that she will change the world. This is the most valuable investment I have ever made.

Q. What is an unusual habit or an absurd thing that you love?

A. I keep all pens and pencils used during work. Sometimes when I am struggling with my work, I look at those pens and pencils. They encourage me to become assured that my decisions or projects are based on valuable experiences in my career, therefore, I do not doubt myself. Progressing a game project is always challenged by doubts. Sometimes everything seems wrong and I feel as if I want to stop the project. However, you should believe in yourself to solve problems rather than being stuck in those doubts. The box containing used pens and pencils teaches me to believe in myself.

Q. In the last 5 years, what new belief, behavior, or habit has the most improved your life?

A. One massive change between the last 5 years and before was having a lovely daughter. Before then, I had been a workaholic, but I had to take care of my child and spend time with her so I could not spend long time on my work. I had to work efficiently. So, I was able to develop from learning how to delegate to team members, how to choose right employees, how to concentrate my work during short time and how to distinguish between valuable and useless choices. Consequently, I can work more efficiently as I reduced the amount of tasks.

Q. What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore?

A. I would say ‘most advice is useless without changing yourself’. The advice would become useless talking if you did not realise the importance of your actions to achieve something. It is not easy to change ourselves and we will learn from our own experience only. If you have time, try something, do something rather than looking for advice from others. Do not rush, because no smart advice can improve you.

Q. What are bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?

A. The game industry has been changing quickly and needed a lot of energy. So, having career in this industry is difficult when you get old. It might be true, but I do not care. I want to enjoy works that I like, and I will find a suitable job for my condition when I get older.

Q. In the last five years, what have you become better at saying no to (distractions, invitations, etc.)? What new realizations and/or approaches helped? Any other tips?

A. Online makes it easier to reject offers. It might be rude if I just ignore their requests. However, giving up being polite is the most effective method to refuse others.

Q. When you feel overwhelmed or unfocused, or have lost your focus temporarily, what do you do? (If helpful: What questions do you ask yourself?)

A. I often go on a trip without any goals and try to walk as much as I can. Then my thoughts are organised and I can focus on my work again.

Our interview has been finished !

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