Sporting events, such as the NFL playoffs, are fun to watch with a crowd, especially a crowd of friends. But one way to add much more excitement, especially if you weren’t particularly rooting for one team or another, is to encourage everyone to make cheap bets with friends while everyone’s watching together.
“One dollar says they convert this third down!”
“You’re on!”
ohhhhhhhh…. Ohhhhhhhh…. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-AHHHHHHHH-Awwwwwwwwwww…..
Dollars are exchanged. General merriment and hilarity ensues.
Suddenly the audience is no longer a passive actor. Each of us becomes an active participant. There is shouting and clapping and cheers and laughter. There is joy.
It’s amazing how much any event, sporting or otherwise, becomes more interesting when there’s some small personal stake at risk. In the end, no one walks away more than a few dollars up or down. But when you have something to win or lose attached to these otherwise random outcomes, you care more. You stay involved. You’re no longer a bystander. Suddenly, it matters. All for maybe a $1 here and there.
What if we made more every day things matter?
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