Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying and trying now.

It's a bit counter-intuitive to think about the future in terms of the past. But...I've learned an important trick: to develop foresight, you need to practice hindsight. Technologies, cultures, and climates may change, but our basic human needs and desires - to survive, to care for our families, and to lead happy, purposeful lives - remain the same.' p 5

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

Every game we play activates our brain, and it's the same brain we have in real life as we have in the game.

Things like depression and obesity are global challenges.

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.

Clinically speaking, depression is a pessimistic sense of your own capabilities, and despondent lack of energy.