{"product_id":"superbetter-the-power-of-living-gamefully-paperback","title":"Superbetter: The Power of Living Gamefully - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane McGonigal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn innovative guide to living gamefully, based on the program that has already helped nearly half a million people achieve remarkable personal growth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, internationally renowned game designer Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion. Unable to think clearly or work or even get out of bed, she became anxious and depressed, even suicidal. 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 resilience-building game. What started as a simple motivational exercise quickly became a set of rules for \"post-traumatic growth\" that she shared on her blog. These rules led to a digital game and a major research study with the National Institutes of Health. Today nearly half a million people have played SuperBetter to get stronger, happier, and healthier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the life-changing ideas behind SuperBetter\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eare much bigger than just one game. In this book, McGonigal reveals a decade's worth of scientific research into the ways all games--including videogames, sports, and puzzles--change how we respond to stress, challenge, and pain. She explains how we can cultivate new powers of recovery and resilience in everyday life simply by adopting a more \"gameful\" mind-set. Being gameful means bringing the same psychological strengths we naturally display when we play games--such as optimism, creativity, courage, and determination--to real-world goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on hundreds of studies, McGonigal shows that getting superbetter is as simple as tapping into the three core psychological strengths that games help you build: \u003c\/p\u003e - \u003cb\u003eYour ability to control your attention, \u003c\/b\u003e and therefore your thoughts and feelings \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eYour power to turn anyone into a potential ally, \u003c\/b\u003e and to strengthen your existing relationships \u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003eYour natural capacity to motivate yourself and super-charge your heroic qualities, \u003c\/b\u003e like willpower, compassion, and determination \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuperBetter\u003c\/i\u003e contains nearly 100 playful challenges anyone can undertake in order to build these gameful strengths. It includes stories and data from people who have used the SuperBetter method to get stronger in the face of illness, injury, and other major setbacks, as well as to achieve goals like losing weight, running a marathon, and finding a new job. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs inspiring as it is down to earth, and grounded in rigorous research, \u003ci\u003eSuperBetter\u003c\/i\u003e is a proven game plan for a better life. You'll never say that something is \"just a game\" again.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane McGonigal, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is a senior researcher at the Institute for the Future and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eReality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and on MTV, CNN, and NPR. She has been called one of the top ten innovators to watch (\u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e), one of the one hundred most creative people in business (\u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e), and one of the fifty most important people in the gaming industry (\u003ci\u003eGame Developers Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e). Her TED talks on games have been viewed more than ten million times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753850765600,"sku":"9780143109778","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/16136020388fe2e016de3e0ae950a9fe.webp?v=1780028389","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/superbetter-the-power-of-living-gamefully-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}