Internet Resources
- Adults need recess too. Here's why you should make time to play.Research has shown that adults, too, have a lot to gain from the act of playing.
- How to Add More Play to Your Grown-Up Life, Even NowThere are a number of benefits to play for adults, ... something that channels your inner kid and just brings you a little bit of happiness.
- Why adults should play, tooWhen’s the last time you did something that was so engaging, so much fun, you lost track of time?
- Why it's good for grown-ups to go play - The Washington PostWashington Post article on the importance of play for adults.
- The Power of PlayHaving fun is no trivial pursuit. A look at the value of play and the state of leisure time.
Streaming Media
- The Power of PlayWhy are so many people in the world burned out at what they do? I felt dead inside and had no idea how to fix it. I started to incorporate play in my life and in one mont I was back to normal.
- The Importance of PLAY in Adulthood and ChildhoodLet me inspire you! PLAY is important for adults and children. A PLACE to PLAY is essential. Through her business Yolonda has created a pre-school preparation program, play and support groups for parents and an enrichment program for toddlers that focuses on play and education.
- Boost Your Energy with Happiness and PlayGeorge Bernard Shaw once said, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” In this lecture, Dr. Bonura explores the connection between play and energy. See how to add more fun in your life—and why physical play is such a profound source of vitality.
Perspectives
Play
From a leading expert, a groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fueling our happiness and intelligence throughout our lives We've all seen the happiness on the face of a child while playing in the school yard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing across a lawn. This is the joy of play. By definition, play is purposeless, all-consuming, and fun. But as Dr. Stuart Brown illustrates, play is anything but trivial. It is a biological drive as integral to our health as sleep or nutrition. We are designed by nature to flourish through play. Dr. Brown has spent his career studying animal behavior and conducting more than six-thousand "play histories" of humans from all walks of life-from serial murderers to Nobel Prize winners. Backed by the latest research, Play explains why play is essential to our social skills, adaptability, intelligence, creativity, ability to problem solve and more. Particularly in tough times, we need to play more than ever, as it's the very means by which we prepare for the unexpected, search out new solutions, and remain optimistic. A fascinating blend of cutting-edge neuroscience, biology, psychology, social science, and inspiring human stories of the transformative power of play, this book proves why play just might be the most important work we can ever do.
The Happiness Project
New York Times #1 Bestseller More Than 1 Million Copies Sold Updated With New Material "This book made me happy in the first five pages." --AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible Award-winning author Gretchen Rubin is back with a bang, with The Happiness Project. The author of the bestselling 40 Ways to Look at Winston Churchill has produced a work that is "a cross between the Dalai Lama's The Art of Happiness and Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love." (Sonya Lyubomirsky, author of The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want) In the vein of Julie and Julia, The Happiness Project describes one person's year-long attempt to discover what leads to true contentment. Drawing at once on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world applicability, Rubin has written an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation.