When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

Games that make you feel good about yourself are good games to be playing.

A traumatic event doesn't doom us to suffer indefinitely. Instead, we can use it as a springboard to unleash our best qualities and lead happier lives.

If you make it a game, gamers will play it no matter what your motivation is in making it.

When we know our strengths, we're more likely to use them.

It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens.

We have to accept as a society that games are not escapist. They really do change us.