the opposite of play is not work, it's depression
session on student-centric model of learning today at educon - spoke of play..quite a bit... session 2 with Jackie Gerstein
neoteny - retention of immature qualities into adulthood - gives us a leg up on adaptability
your own personal play history is unique:
go back to the most clear, joyful, playful image that you have, and connect it to now...
ie: Kevin Caroll - author of Red Rubber Ball, came from extremely deprived circumstances, gives play as a transformative force over his entire life...
From Play to Innovation... class at Stanford..
FLOW - fully immersed in what he or she is doing..
one of their projects: What make meetings boring... cool video..
energized focus, full involvement, success
don't do the work/play differential, where you set aside time for play... but let your life become infused, minute by minute, hour by hour, with body, object, social, transformational kinds of play.
A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.
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