“We mistakenly think that by putting ourselves first, we’ll finally get what we want. In fact, true happiness comes not from thinking more of ourselves, but rather from thinking less of ourse...”
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“We mistakenly think that by putting ourselves first, we’ll finally get what we want. In fact, true happiness comes not from thinking more of ourselves, but rather from thinking less of ourse...”
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“A dramatic decrease in oil availability is not at all far-fetched.”
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“When my life is stressful, my favorite game is called 'Pop It,' where you pop balloons and prizes fall out. It's a five-minute game that focuses my mind and gives me extra attention when I'm...”
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“Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?”
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“We can boost our immune systems by strengthening our social networks and decreasing stress.”
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“In the future, I think it's pretty plausible that collective intelligence tools and skills will be important in order to be a part of global dialog, global business, and global creativity. P...”
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“I ran through most of college and ran through most of grad school. When I was writing my dissertation for my Ph.D., it was literally the only hour of the day that I wasn't working. It was ni...”
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“The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time.”
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“Game developers know that people have more fun when they're in large groups. They feel more fired up when the challenges are more epic.”
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“Positive health means becoming whole-heartedly engaged with our own health care. It means not outsourcing our health to the health care system. It means getting rid of the fear and paralysis...”
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“'SuperBetter' is fundamentally about a mind shift. It's about claiming your power to be in charge of how you spend your time and energy, and focusing it on the things that matter the most to...”
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“I'm not a fan of simulations. Where, 'Oh, we'll go play a simulation of world peace and figure out how to make peace' and then somehow magically that will get translated into the real world....”
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“Although I'm perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for meaning and the kinds of things that ease that suff...”
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“Whenever I do talks around the country, I map out my run. Gives me something fun to do and to look forward to doing.”
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“Surveys of thousands of gamers have shown that they're more likely to play real music if they play a music videogame. So it's an interesting relationship where the games aren't replacing som...”
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