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Play is… a state of mind, an attitude of lightness, curiosity, wonder than can infuse any situation.
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Play takes one thing… and turns it into something else, something unexpected. A dance. It takes chaos and finds order. It’s based on trust, that no one’s going to get hurt. And it doesn’t seem to have any point.
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Children who have more time for free, unstructured, and rough-and-tumble play tend to be more socially and academically proficient as they grow.
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As adults, play is what keeps our brains flexible. And that… is what enables our species to innovate, create, solve old problems in new ways, and continuously adapt our behavior to thrive…
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…for those who do not make time for play – in either attitude or activity – is often joylessness, rigidity, addiction, workaholism, diminished curiosity, and… depression.
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…research has found that when people have a sense of choice and control over what they do with their free time, they are more likely to get into flow, that engrossing and timeless state that some call peak human experience.
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…consciously choosing leisure is the first step to reclaiming it.
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…with the pressure of long hours, putting in face time, and the constant interruptions of the modern workplace, less than 10 percent of workers say they do their best thinking at work.
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Breaks… inspire creativity. Scientists have found that people who take time to daydream score higher on tests of creativity.
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…your best ideas and those flashes of insight tend to come not when you’ve got your nose to the grindstone, oh ideal worker, but in the shower.
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