274 / In search of the adult version of ‘playing freely on the street’
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274 / In search of the adult version of ‘playing freely on the street’
Play seems childish and even transgressive to most, and so they miss a major life trick. To be playful is to live true to who you are as a human.
Play is how we express our acceptance of uncertainty.
Life is uncertain. Play aligns our actions with this lack of knowing.
Play is how we express our acceptance of uncertainty.
Life is uncertain. Play aligns our actions with this lack of knowing.
Eight ways to explore your dark side (and tap into insane energy)
We may have to go back as far as childhood to ask: What did I really enjoy doing? When did I feel most alive? There may be clues to what our future should be in the way we used to play as small children, when impressing and earning money were far from our minds.
Alain de Botton • A Therapeutic Journey
and the irony is that most of us weren’t like this as kids. we didn’t optimize playtime; we didn’t schedule curiosity. we just wandered until something felt interesting. maybe that’s what adulthood quietly kills — the ability to do something without folding it into a bigger plan. optimization feeds the illusion of progress, but often it just strips... See more