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Reality Is Broken
SuperBetter: How a gameful life can make you stronger, happier, braver and more resilient
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The truth is this: in today’s society, computer and video games are fulfilling genuine human needs that the real world is currently unable to satisfy. Games are providing rewards that reality is not. They are teaching and inspiring and engaging us in ways that reality is not. They are bringing us together in ways that reality is not.
Jane McGonigal • Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
It turns out that there are seven ways of thinking and acting that contribute to post-traumatic and post-ecstatic growth. And they are all ways that we commonly think and act when we play games. 1. Adopt a challenge mindset. You need to be willing to engage with obstacles and look at stressful life events as a challenge, not a threat. In games, we
... See moreJane McGonigal • SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully
deriving fun and engaging elements found typically in games and thoughtfully applying them to real-world or productive activities.