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"Play will be to the 21st century what work was to the last 300 years of industrial society-our dominant way of knowing,doing and creating value."
- Pat Kane Why Play is important? Daniel Pink explains that " ample evidence points to the enormous health and professional benefits of laughter,lightheartedness,games and humor..too much sobriety can be bad for your career and worse for your general well-being.We all need work and play." Play allows people to enjoy work and not be too serious.Playing is healthy. Play is important in three ways: games,humor and joyfulness.We see play in our careers,work and in schools every day. Games - They teach wholemindedness - Are a tool for solving problems - Vehicle for self expression and self exploration Humor - Relieves tension - Improves morale - Helps communicate difficult messages Joyfulness - Reduces stress - Self-induced Laughter - Feels good -Unconditional Linked in the next page is different ways play is seen everyday. Also, some examples from Pink's Portfolio are included.Try some and put some play into your life !! |