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We need to spend more time and effort as adults trying to think like kids. Erza Klein paraphrasing Alison Gopnik What do an Octopus, Kids, Adults, Play, and artificial intelligence have in common? Carve out time for "Why Adults Lose the 'Beginner's Mind'" and learn the answers. Trust us, it's all about play. Crank up… Continue reading Spend More Time Thinking Like A Playful Kid
Friends hold a mirror up to each other; through that mirror they can see each other in ways that would not otherwise be accessible to them, and it is this mirroring that helps them improve themselves as persons. Aristotle Camaraderie, friendship, play, and playfulness -- they all have deep importance for us here at Practice… Continue reading IS YOUR TRIBE MADE UP OF PLAYFUL FRIENDS?
It's not like a saloon, it's more like a club for men and women...who don't drink for the sake of drinking but for the company. Burgess Meredith It takes time to build community. Flexibility and kindness allow people to comfortably enter and leave at will -- kind of like how we are free to choose… Continue reading Pubs hold the treasures of community & play
Our power as individuals is multiplied when we gather together as families, groups, and communities with common goals. The I Ching Play and the Practice of Playfulness are good for us as individuals and helpful in building Community. Community as we fondly refer to it with a small ‘c’ is made up of smaller close… Continue reading Playfulness & Community
Outside of a Dog, a Book is Man's Best Friend. Inside of a Dog, It's Too Dark to Read. Groucho Marx? Jim Brewer ? Mary Stuart? Anonymous? Photo Credit: The Dull Men's Club The Dull Men’s Club: where being extraordinarily ordinary is celebrated. (Watch: 15 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8vuEsIT8Dk Credit: Dude Dad The Hairy, Potbellied Mermen Taking… Continue reading The Manly Art of Playfulness
The opposite of winning isn’t losing. It’s failing to see the larger picture. Pico Iyer Image by Christian Dorn from Pixabay What ping pong taught me about life (watch: 10 minutes) Ping-Pong Diplomacy. (Read 2 minutes) Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And… Continue reading Politics, Ping Pong, and Play
Credit: Photo - Stocksnap - Pixabay Nostalgia is a surprisingly sturdy launch point into the future. Not only does it ground us mentally and physically when the landscape shifts or founders, it focuses us, with sensory immediacy, on what we most value – and, by extension, on what we want to reflect to the world.… Continue reading Nostalgia…Remember all that fun you had as a kid?
The Giocosamente (Playfulness) Festival is this weekend. Perhaps take a break from social distancing, unrest, and recharge here. Life without play and a playful outlook is a life without living. (Click Here To Learn More)
“Play is also a way to be close and, even more important, a way to reconnect after the closeness has been severed. . . . the second purpose of play serves our incredible - almost bottomless - need for attachment and affection and closeness.” ― Lawrence J. Cohen Credit: Article Farnam Street Blog / Photo… Continue reading Playfulness and Connection
“There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.” James P. Carse Credit: Article - Matthew Gault, Time/Photo - sik-life, Pixabay Video Games Are a Great Way to Pass… Continue reading Games People Play
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