These are people we can share our progress with and who will support us and cheer us on. But we aren’t alone, and like any great video game, we can seek out allies to support us in our quests. We set ourselves the challenge, then create a series of small quests, the completion of which, will move us in baby step towards overcoming the challenge. While SuperBetter came out of the computer gaming industry and mindset, it’s core principles can be applied to any area of challenge in real life. Playfulness is a way of being, the principles of which have been beautifully explored in the concept of SuperBetter. Play is powerful, especially when we come to understand it as a process, rather than an activity. TED talk – Play is more than fun, it’s vital – Stuart Brown The power of play Thankfully, our increasing desire to listen to what science can tell us about this world and our place within it, has allowed the truth about play to re-surface. We live in a society, where recognition of the power of play for adults is experiencing a resurgence, after a couple of centuries of decline. However, playfulness is not only essential for normal development (in many species, including humans), it is also an adult expression that allows for joy, creativity, bonding, problem solving, inner-healing and more. We often think of play as the business of childhood. “The opposite of play is not work… it’s depression.” Stuart Brown, play researcher.

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