My book about the psychology of Dungeons & Dragons is out! See www.psychologyofdnd.com. I'm also the author of Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games. I write and podcast at www.psychologyofgames.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mtcmhpafo22rGuidance counselor: What do you want to do when you grow up? Me: Use Microsoft Authenticator eight to ten times per day to repeatedly log into the same three apps Guidance counselor [writing in notebook]: Absolute legend.17 Aug 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcmhpafo22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3msbqwixci22fSpent the last 30 minutes trying to log into my Xbox. Dealing with resetting my password using forms that didn’t accept controller input and getting error messages randomly. What a lousy user experience.04 Aug 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbqwixci22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mq2l3xxpgs2tIs it weird I wanted to fight this guy in my D&D game last weekend just so we could use the mini?07 Jul 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2l3xxpgs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mnsd3plx622qSometimes I still think about the Wallgreens cashier who asked if I wanted to buy a king-sized Snickers since all proceeds went to fund diabetes research.08 Jun 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsd3plx622qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mlge7pbses2oI've gotten multiple scam emails asking to feature one of my books in a virtual book club meeting ...for a fee. Weirdly, getting targeted like this makes me feel like a real author somehow.09 May 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlge7pbses2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mklicxdayk25Heading to New Orleans tomorrow for the Society for I-O Psychology annual conference! Looks like every other panel is about AI and IO. Anyone else seeing this going to be there?28 Apr 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklicxdayk25https://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mgqflpuxts2jHave you written a non-fiction book about Dungeons & Dragons or other TTRPG? Something that's NOT a source book, a rules expansion, adventure, or a book about how to play the game? I'm putting a panel together for #GameholeCon this year and could use another author or two. Hit me up!10 Mar 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqflpuxts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3meyo3o2yi22i[Every Weyland-Yutani Project Manager sitting down with their morning coffee to read their email]: Okay, time to read this status update on the team we sent to capture and contain that alien bioweapon. ... Ah, beans.16 Feb 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyo3o2yi22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mdsnmsuh3k2uIt is once again time for this image.01 Feb 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsnmsuh3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mcv4gdxeqs23Ooh, Crash Course is doing a unit on scientific thinking! Cool. The first video on cognitive bias is great: https://youtu.be/d2r7Bk1NlgU?si=xQPCqN-tUPfp4qZQ20 Jan 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcv4gdxeqs23https://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3malmazgyck2lCool thing about my job is that I just started a three week winter break, during which I'm told not to even look at email. So got some projects lined up, including some psychology of games stuff, some writing, and misc stuff around the house. Oh and spending time with my family. That too.22 Dec 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3malmazgyck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3mahaqaic5k2lhttps://quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/gen-ai/20 Dec 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mahaqaic5k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m7sitginbc261982: "The idea that Dungeons & Dragons promotes devil worship is ludicrous. How dare you." 2025: "Here's a trailer for a Dungeons & Dragons game where the main character gets their incredible powers by making a pact with a devil." https://youtu.be/s4Td1B8Ne3k?si=Gs-aP6jJdgC-dGZf12 Dec 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sitginbc26https://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m7ntriaf3s2iFun video about using Dungeons & Dragons as a vehicle for therapy. And yes there is an item in D&D that gives you infinite mayonnaise, though you are limited to two gallons per day. And yes, I have a chapter on this in my book. The therapy thing. Not the mayonnaise thing. https://youtu.be/SvVmg2Xp-cA?si=VsksnuyYxMar6Zpk10 Dec 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ntriaf3s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m7l654fzec2iI wrote in my book chapter about the psychology of collecting Dungeons & Dragons stuff how I was only missing the PHB from my original childhood AD&D collection. And how a reprint wouldn’t feel right. Check what my friend just gave me for Xmas: an original edition, near perfect condition. Yay!09 Dec 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7l654fzec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m7ij4fhjik24Thanks @alphastream.bsky.social for the plug in your video on RPG gift ideas! To everyone else: the whole video is worth watching front to back. Some great picks if you have a gamer on your shopping list. Or, you know, if you want to just treat yourself. https://youtu.be/WBJTXZBdsMU?si=q1N-RBRr2Er4TuAz08 Dec 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ij4fhjik24https://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m7axpcpvy22zAre you holiday shopping for a Dungeons & Dragons player?Get 'em my book on the psychology of D&D instead of yet another set of dice! It's fun, approachable for anyone, and available wherever you buy books! Go here for the table of contents and more info: https://www.psychologyofgames.com/2024/07/psychofdnd/05 Dec 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7axpcpvy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m6ftnemqec2qFun video. I also had a whole chapter on the psychology of random dice rolls in my book the Psychology of Dungeons & Dragons. https://youtu.be/gLDHs3195u4?si=vYFWGM5iX8GD5Nph24 Nov 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ftnemqec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m5m7x4ibqs2rOkay then It doesn’t sound like a very good pick, does it?14 Nov 2025 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5m7x4ibqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m3ulgyttsk2hThere are so many historical events happening so fast that if Billy Joel did another rewrite of We Didn't Start The Fire he would never get to stop singing. Someone would be frantically shoving pages of new lyrics in front of him in real time.23 Oct 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ulgyttsk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3m2myf4dqqc2fOn the internet, nobody knows you're an AI-generated dog.07 Oct 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2myf4dqqc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3lyduy7aekk2uDoes anyone else have a nickname for Alexa/Siri that you use to avoid activating it? If so, what is it? I'm looking for something better than "Robot Lady."08 Sep 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyduy7aekk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3ly3tmizc6k2rI have come up with a new true crime mystery sub-genre where a Roomba vacuum is found dead and alone in a closed bathroom but it turns out that it went in there, nudged the door closed behind itself, and then ran around in tight circles until its batteries died the end.05 Sep 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly3tmizc6k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3lwzff6shbc2h#1 downside of working at home is that there’s nobody around to laugh when I do stuff like this.22 Aug 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzff6shbc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3lve2ljkvpc2xI went to change my profile pic on my doctor's office website and accidentally clicked on the wrong file, resulting in this. I laughed for a solid minute, which is supposedly the best medicine so I guess we're all right. Also, I'm leaving it.01 Aug 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lve2ljkvpc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3lui5qdod7c2dWe have simultaneous thunderstorms, extreme heat warnings, and flash flood warnings where I live right now. I guess I live in a rainforest? I thought there would be more cool frogs.21 Jul 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lui5qdod7c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamiemadigan.bsky.social/post/3lrc5zlgww22qAstrophysicist: The edge of the universe is 16 billion light years away and no matter what you do, you’d NEVER be able to reach it. Me: Lady, some days I don’t even leave my house.11 Jun 2025 00:35 +0000at://did:plc:id54f2vxnypkapalbje7rtlf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrc5zlgww22q