3min chapter

The Jordan Harbinger Show cover image

96: Jane McGonigal | Gaming Your Way to Health and Happiness

The Jordan Harbinger Show

CHAPTER

The Power of Gameful Thinking

When we play a game, our brain responds to stress and challenge differently. We naturally go into this mindset when we play games where we have experience since we're born. The problem is schools don't necessarily reflect that. If you fail an exam, you don't get to take it again. In real life, we might actually be embarrassed if we try something and we don't succeed the first time.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode