You need to develop mental habits that allow you to activate the same brain patterns we activate during gameplay.

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

If you are a gamer, it’s time to get over any regret you might feel about spending so much time playing games. You have not been wasting your time. You have been building up a wealth of virtual experience that, as the first half of this book will show you, can teach you about your true self: what your core strengths are, what really motivates you, and what make you happiest.

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.

My mom is a public school teacher and works with third grade students.

Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?

Things like depression and obesity are global challenges.