Play more to live and work better! (Includes story link)

Some research shows that playing is a key to self-improvement. For many years, children have been taught arithmetic, literature, civics, and other important topics by playing games about them.

Adults develop greater self-esteem, better listening skills, and understand cooperation with others better by learning Improv Games such as mine, for example.

My All-Star Trivia Games, and many other trivia and word games produced by others, also have educational components built in. Scientists sometimes refer to this type of learning as "Gamification". I know it works. It works for me. It works for young and old  as I watch Michigan State University Nutrition Instructors do games in their classes when I volunteer or take part in a class.

It worked at the American Red Cross when I was a nationally-renowned Volunteer Specialist, training mental health volunteers to go to the Pentagon and New York during 9-11. A state's Director of Emergency Preparedness asked me to come to his state and teach other Red Cross trainers my techniques! 

For example, during the knowledge tests in one of my classes, I divided the students into teams and had them compete to shout out the answers. I was the "Host", not the teacher, and the students were the contestants. 

So please enter this link below into your browser. The writer gives an overview of the subject from her perspective but also provides direct links to research that supports her point of view. And she's a genius...because I agree with her 100%, so she must be! LOL

https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/why-playing-might-be-the-healthiest-thing-youre-not-doing-5809738?utm_source=ref_share&utm_campaign=copy