Sublime

Play expands our minds in ways that allow us to explore: to germinate new ideas or see old ideas in a new light. It makes us more inquisitive, more attuned to novelty, more engaged. Play is fundamental to living the way of the Essentialist

PROPERTIES OF PLAY Apparently purposeless (done for its own sake) Voluntary Inherent attraction Freedom from time Diminished consciousness of self Improvisational potential Continuation desire

Write down at least twenty ideas that would be fun, and then pick one to try. Make an agreement with yourself about when you’ll follow through, and then go do it. Keep going. Keep building this muscle and you’ll learn — through experience — how being playful can help you break out of the ruts that drain you.