Genshin Impact Life Lessons 4 

At some point in Genshin Impact, as in real life, you will face running out of stuff. 

What has that taught me about approaching that scarcity, and can I apply it to everyday life?

Many Ways to Play

You may not have enough materials to level up a character or their abilities (talents). You may not have enough ore to improve a weapon, or enough artifacts to sacrifice into building another.

It's discouraging, but the problem actually hides the solution.

Scarcity will rarely hit in multiple areas, and because you (should be) continuously rewarded, there will likely be abundance built up elsewhere. 

So use what you have.

Can't level up a character? Level up their gear. Can't level their gear? Level up a support character.

There are many ways to improve. Progression has many directions. There is always a way to advance.

It's hard to stop that positivity leaching into real life.

When faced with a lack of work, materials, company, or other deficiencies, it can be easy to scramble to remedy that lack.

Festering Desire

Or you could just do something else.

Can't get suitable work? Use your time to improve your fitness. Can't improve your fitness? Improve your relationships, knowledge, or enjoy some hobbies.

While such diversion could also be framed as distraction, it's not intrinsically a problem unless it crosses into overcompensation or neglect.

I would argue that it is equally harmful to obsess about a deficiency that you can do little about while ignoring low-hanging fruit elsewhere. 

However, all these options also means increased complexity.

Genshin Impact alleviates that somewhat by being transparent about what you need to advance, and your odds of doing so. But what about more abstract questions, like what should you advance? E.g. which characters synergise, and what equipment is Best-in-Slot?

The answer is not where you turn to for help, but to whom.