But the ideas behind SuperBetter are much bigger than the game: we can cultivate the same powers of recovery and resilience simply by applying its core concepts in everyday life, by being 'gameful' in the face of stress. Today more than 250,000 people have played SuperBetter. The blog became a digital game, then an online portal and a major research study, then a TED talk with 4.5 million views. But rather than let herself sink further, she decided to get better by doing what she does best: she turned her recovery process into a game. She became anxious and depressed, even suicidal-a common symptom for concussion sufferers. In 2009, game designer and author Jane McGonigal got a bad concussion that wouldn't heal. SuperBetter will show you that accessing this power is as easy as playing a game.

These three qualities are all it takes to become more resilient in the face of any challenge. Jane McGonigal is also the author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient.ĭownload SuperBetter Book in PDF, Epub and KindleĪ remarkable life plan based on the game the author herself and hundreds of thousands of others have used to leap from trauma and setbacks to recovery and personal growth You are stronger than you know. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, Reality Is Broken shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. With 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. McGonigal makes a persuasive case that games have a lot to teach us about how to make our lives, and the world, better.” -San Jose Mercury News “Jane McGonigal's insights have the elegant, compact, deadly simplicity of plutonium, and the same explosive force.” -Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother A visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies.” -The Boston Globe “Powerful and provocative. “McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Download Reality Is Broken Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

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