Jane McGonigal Quotes About Challenges

Quotes about: Challenges

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  Scientists have demonstrated that dramatic, positive changes can occur in our lives as a direct result of facing an extreme challenge - whether it's coping with a serious illness, daring to quit smoking, or dealing with depression. Researchers call this 'post-traumatic growth.'

  Jane McGonigal

  Change, Serious Illness, Smoking

• The real world just doesn’t offer up as easily the carefully designed pleasures, the thrilling challenges, and the powerful social bonding afforded by virtual environments. Reality doesn’t motivate us as effectively. Reality isn’t engineered to maximize our potential. Reality wasn’t designed from the bottom up to make us happy.

  Jane McGonigal

  Powerful, Real, Challenges

  Jane McGonigal (2011). “Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World”, p.11, Penguin

• When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others for help.

  Jane McGonigal

  Inspirational, Motivational, Determination

• Things like depression and obesity are global challenges.

  Jane McGonigal

  Challenges, Obesity

  "Jane McGonigal: Game on with 'SuperBetter'" by Peter Hartlaub, www.sfgate.com. March 4, 2012.

• 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.

  Jane McGonigal

  Fun, Epic, Games

  "TED 2010: Reality Is Broken. Game Designers Must Fix It". Interview with Kim Zetter, www.wired.com. February 11, 2010.

• What's really amazing about games is how they change our emotional response to challenges

  Jane McGonigal

  Emotional, Games, Challenges

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