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#101 Jane McGonigal: The Psychology of Gaming

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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How to Transfer the Benefits of Games to Real Life

You have to be in conversation with your kids around what they're playing. What does it take to be good at this game? What skill does it require? Ah, what kind of personality or n doesn't require? You ask them, what's the hardest thing you've accomplished in this game and asked them to tell you about how they did it. And you can do it with yourself too. Like, just have a little game journal. Every time you play a new game, you're like, what am i getting better after playing this game?"

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