1 the single most significant factor in determining ‘our success and happiness play “This aneaf the most impernebooks | hve eve rea Now re than ever me Ree te thnk more creative. Dr Sar Brown shows us he way Without ly ad ysl at, sre cance the ils necessary to handle changing tines, Sofor our own se andthe sake of ou chidren. we need to py wh exuberance ad ge ithe plc incur nes deserves Anyone who cre about he futur four word sould ed th bok i Hoh J Ratey. M0. soca cn rtsr ef pie ac Head Medal Shot conor Ore Oia Sure Srown wirodese ur othe icine of pay in he nes of animal ad hurr, ere im developing teal and Iocomae sl in ehlren, Feedom fem inhbons 1nd eres einking fs ter He THe imperane bok explore how py en impeoie— ‘nd joys change youre ~ Jane Goodall, P.0., DBF, andor Sk Tender fhe re Gon nines nds Une Nans eget ce Sure Brown as pent hs eveer exploring and expan wha ew others ake serous ‘ar ply makes us Beer people and thc ay makes the word a ber plc.Pay fo. tural acest Playa important nd pring bok David Kate. {ound Gur t1OEO and det tof sen Senor Ur) ww: “Fora those who Go not play enough—out of gl baense thy dont hve enough te, ofr anyother reaton—is ea mute ead. Ina wor uated with rd work Stare Brow’ py ye eu exporton of ply 3 bath off Rand thi Book can ep you become napie> and more scene” Tal Bon'Shahar, PRD. sur ot Hype A z ge oF 32 e32 aes Z22 g3i az as BE: E Aejd NVHONWA WHAOSIBHS TOM W'NAAOUS LYYALS. 5 eg ; pla How It Shapes the Brain, y Opens the Imagination, . and Invigorates the Soul¢ STUART BROWN, M.D., win crnistorHer VAUGHAN ‘under of the National Institute for Play JChapter One the promise of play Y ab, Jake, shares the emotion. Hi skit, al teil tof in. The 1 beat My yellow pl scro the 1 en miles of ur journey ian unpaved atlig oad upto my cousin AM'seaeh, oi ill ambour more before I shut down the eagine rd the ds ld ha ur bmn flowing ws Hank Then seething ope te door for ake an he fre cose aguiver. He intanly aks in the whole sene Bright August dy, fae acre pate, dose hese my cousin Al, his four ide, and logs. ight bee rete seen ves ating sens ay and hose sco the U In ha sen Jake Aygo the doe = bln blur toward the pustue. He cs ful glop one wa 5 is tetring up he dt in ding tr the op seal in the opposite direction. His mor teJake Bas ito te mae of ninals without besa. I worey iow the eres wil st, but they done, Ina ck che bose jumping ad ambolingIscems shi we alas, i, hog, csr recognise th ake consul with he oy of ay. Allow are caught up in the moment Jake inks a feefocall game of flow the leader. He darts rom hare, t parton, to dog, to ony, operon, and tk to hose in an cutsanding dla of seed, lec, and pe exer s2ce Jae shosldechaks anther dog a send hin hy but he op and inc the chase. The chen squeal with dight arn afer ake cet lve bi spend and he othe dg i ight bu sche dae gr cights. The adlieare cen whooping and runing. Been se ce sng mages gt caught up i the ieee ve the mele The moment is capeivating, lsu unexpected and soe ved ‘Ake thiey second he hoses attr and the dog ie ew, pan ing and coring their elis in the rae. AM of ws el completly czuberne, We atch our beth an igh The tension ae fii the drive ha fllen fam ay aoalder, The i ate eeling “Thereof the day ha lightness dad eae ca [ bd for lng tine nha day, Jk ge compet demonstration of what years seadonic and linc exch at tight me about che power of ly. Mort obviously, itis inteney pleasunbl. renege and clive us. Ie aes our burdens. enews our rata ese of op call wonder aie, value qualities. But th sus thebepnning ofthe story. Newsies, development isos, pyc, nc sient and reseachers fen every poine of che acetic compass sow know char ply i profound Teh evolved ove Helo pos in many anil pein promote rv Ke shpes the brn and males minal smarter snd mre adaptable. Inhighe anita it eters empty anaes ble complex scl groups. Igy ed noon (Ol animal pees, humans ce the biggest payroll Weare ‘ult play and ale ezough pay. When ve pl, we are inthe pure expression fr any, he re expesion four sndiidals. le any wonder at often the tines we feel mow alive, thos har makeup ur at memories, ate mata fly That is something that sack ne Twn reading abiraies of those who lot thei ves on September 1,200, seis I begin callecng brea they were uch poignant and rip rote Soon ealad thie what people on remembered about thse ho dit wee ply moment ep scinesThe Mast 3, 202, tien of The New Tork Tins to take oe example Shes alin: "A Spittal Shocing Beaute,” "A Fron Zapp Fan." “The Lav Kg? A Petal Joker with Hesrt.""A Lover of Laghte:” What dems he poles tent the helo were remeabance of ply eres with ed ines which wee ie joyful ered running tough thei ives, wewing memories and bindog hem topeherencionally lay coche pubic and comsling fr Fete 500 companies os how ‘incorpo ic nt buses. Ihave ued ply therapies to help pole whoare cially doped. eget eal with groups of psrents Who ineitbly ae eoncemed and conflicted about what ens heshy py or the ids, hve ater and analyzed hounds ofcne steht cl play histor, ave fu that, remembering whet play ill abou and making it pr four di ines ae peobably the most ingot ctor in being fled human being, The sity pa icine ely ea being bi Ie that coms to he a ig clam, consider wht the werd would belike without pl Inc ja saben of games cr pot. Lie Jake, dramatic wort, Imagine weed with no firing, xo day reuniog 20 comedy, no rony. Sus a work woul bea pretty rin ice olive. a read see, pay i wi lit people cut o he ‘ulane I mmeinss compat le to onygen—itsallaroond ws je oes nol netced or umpprecied nt is mi at wha tare out playing qt tun, Asche, we dnt need nee pps lay curves? Nearly eveyone of us sin in ow ope, We tnd rat we enjoy and do Whatever ‘ules shee ce tli, we xn fom pymates And fom ou oy we lem how che world works, nd haw fend inerct. By slaying, we etn abe the mystery and excitement ch dhe werd fer playing, We are tld tat ee unpre, a waste of te, even cn The le hat remain, ik gu prt, mo sty tpi The epic amc the 1 eal to wl oy, “Wa ub. OF course you wil be happy i you ply all he eee. Bue those of e who arene rich cet, rbot, there's spy time for ply.” Or chy might sy tht f hey tu gve i oth thing done "Thins oe te ie We dan need oe lhe tne to bef filed, The th that i nostcases playa cat The Bene fs of getting js lero lyn pend hgh aly king ws mo ewe da One expe af thsi Lave. the CEO ofa ssf merc reese company During her ie twee, Lu married and had to children, all while cabling ber business He retionip with her hustand wale sd cep and she ned er ou and tenyonr ol She aw heels Heed nd eet Her dee hunmed is arbocharged engine Up te she st Ally rn four ove miles cd dye adem and lied we seam le fe “gue ens” with her supportive hosbnd aad heck, anl her ose fienda ‘he lst hefty ic play and work, bu when he used ory she began dread he echadle She dnt ye fel need to que any ofr conmiinent or cse of. but sly ahrealized Ur hough he bad fon with her hued ad hide and a So Lael hounding where thd gone. She remersbered seo of enti about her work, he was m ‘nck to er ea joyful memoria rized they ented on ructd er own ply story sh relied oe ad peabed be from thei tine he so ‘he loved bouncing on herbekiykane One of er onde meee wa bending local bsckyad hore ad eect ring i at age seven She would ence the hors tothe ene with carota case ic co allow he o climb up and sd baetack, completely unbe owns othe ter or her pit, As dangerous wa for severeara co de the way, gave Laue sense of her ow wd hanging around els, be complished hoesewaran ands young dul competing a profes onal de. Se eventually buraed oon hors shows nd ete Yee he now ea she lnged “jt ide Laurel dese oma this happen She ound ore ole and began to ide ain. The fing f jy and elation came back he ft tne she cline nto the hire: Now se males the inet ring once 2 wok What surpies her mat sinc she ncoposd hep play of ring back int ifaw camper and whole se ow fein all other seas ofr ie. The boom of “ical Hi” exper fences inthe cre of er howe, fom riding it regs, and even occdoaly siding sin nal lal shows, piled ove nto her fay apd wok lve. The Isle chores of ly ving do’ oem cde rrme ‘he promise of play Shen alio spied by the eb sit inher elaionhip wih her hush. “Ye ur eer now, Honk frward to aking nore fen now" Lael as, Before recovering he hove bed py sehen dhe approached her hub fr &dscsson se was dee sively anscptiog dfcuies or thinking of things chit needed Ahing “Tees more ke josharing chan being ncn At wate o Dla is hearing increasingly eognied a an 1, And T'n aot jr talking aboot bles inthe beak roc. Empl impor component of Pie? sn py ehvoughour ee es cuaide of werk nd bring ha emo ‘ono the ofizoaresbleto do wll a wokelied tak tha rst. sight sem to have no conan tal pl ‘Ancxsmple: Cal Techs ee Popusn Labrstory JPL hasbeen faci fo oe fhe United Sates premier args rs " seven decades. The sceseteand engine JPLive designed aed ranged mij component of eery manna urmianed minion of erie, 3d have been comp balding, and opering omplec poets ike the obo vehicles that responsible fr ding up Tunded on Mars and explore! the plies auice far years, You ugh ny hac JPL vented the Space Age. No mater how big ambi the ul she escarole beri on oy. *We an do that Bein she hes rineis, the b's massmen was sing, “JPL twehivea problem” As he ib ned the sew century, che group of engineers and sieatste who had come on bard inthe 19, tobi robes to expla the solar stem, were retin in age aubere. And JPL ws hi ing hued tine repseing hem. Been though JPL ited the topthe MIT, Stair ard even cat xe not very god 2 certain types of problem slving that ae niall the nes hire were offen ming oasthing. They 2b. The expand manager found dt he ne ninted engine ight excel at gaping with theoretic, mathe snail problema a the rates of eaperng but they did't do well with the practi dius of aking» complex proiet fom theory practice Unite thee ers the young engine cule spot the key fw none ofthe emplex systems they were working on, 6 the prob around, ski own, pik espresso isc elements, nd erange them in innowatve wa tha ed toa luton ‘Why was JPL hiring the wrong sorts of engine? The people TPL tought aboard hid eamed the higese grades at the bee ‘shoo, but academi exlence wae cou athe ose por tant menurof the pada’ proMlanalving sll Like ood ex ‘Bocrs, JPL managsnen analyze che problem and cnshued that ‘when rng they were king che wrong dts Those ob caraic chess good ot problam solving and thane who were aot sould be “Than the bead of JPL fod Nate Joes Jones ean 3 machine he had noid tht many ofthe new kid coming into wok he shop were ont able opblem lve. Jones and his wi, who is x, wondered what hd changed. After questioning the new bite loves, Joes found tht hose who bad eto “ae soutios” tht these who d't worked ‘he promise of play ands could not. Joes wets an atl sbout whut be fad found, wich how be ee to the attention of JPL management The JPL mar ces and found s sme ptm, They fund tha in cei youth rs went bck to ook heir ce, problaeavig emplyeeshad tien aatlocks to see how they worked, or made seiphos derby races ot eos, of fed appliances The young engering echo! graduates ‘who had ee adepese the kind of problem ving ths mamgement sought done these eins, who had payed with thes, ‘Thove who had’, gency were not, Err tit pont on, JPL sade questions about applicant youhful projet ad pi an hued pur af 2 neers What Lawel dicovered ehrough experince, the JPL managers icovered through recares dare sa kindof agi in pl. Whi nigh sem le «fr ene I pcan tht us or even childah puree ukinstely obi of "aoopaduceve set" ity can make one enomecly mote prctve and ovgoated is er apt if, When activity pk to oes cps ruth, ss orehack ing did fer Laurel, na ctl, enlivening every thing else (Once people undertand wht phy dos er tem, they ca ea to being 2 sense of excitement snd adventte bic to thei ves, make work an extension ofthe pay lives and engage uly with the wor 1 dn thik i 20 much oath play can sve your i.e cerminly hs alaged mine Life withour ply i «grinding, we ‘hana exitenc rgind round doi the things neces fo survival Ph i the stick tat ties the dik isthe bso lan,play the bio what we think of ur cviition, Ply ie the vel ezence cof fe swhat makes if ely. Wan people ow thei core truth and lve in accord with, ws Hl hae play pero.” the eu abaya lif of in crelible power and grace Bris eductor St Ken Robicuo hie spoken chou ding sch power and grace i the eo dancer Gi ian Lyme, who was the choreographer fo the muscle Cats nd Phantom ofthe Ope. Robinion incarviewod it fr a bok he ic wating led Epiphon, abou how people dicover thei ith in life Lyme told hin abou growing pin 1980: Bein, sb doing ternbly in school bec she wa al geting and never pul station 0 lesson “Teuppose at aow people wold say she had ADHD, bu pope didn't know you cul! hve tht her,” Rin son aye wryly. “ews an aval ignite ine: Instn, shoal fis told Lane's pret th she war men tally dialed. Lyane and her mothe wont ree pelt, who tele eo Gilin abou schol while che pi sat on he binds, eying se filet Afr eweney mints, the dovtr ake to speak to Lynne's mothe alone the ll A chy wet ving theo fe, the doctor fipped onthe adi, and when hey were shrine bs Look"he id, and dts the mother attention t Glia who 2 the doctr printed ehaugh he window hick no he fice had goto up ad stared moving othe set 00 as they le The doce ecommended evlingher dug ia dnce ho When Gt the abe wae delgado whale the promise of play orl ike here, “people who hd to mve co tia.” as Lynne xpned i 1 a} dance in he Royal Bll, then founded he wn dance company and evarally begun working with Andrew Loyd Webber and other peers Here its woman who hisheped put together sone of he ost cel seal podotions on htc, has given plxsre to tins and isa musica” Rebinsn sy, Of ours che were A child now, heads, “someone wou probably put her on drugs dtl hr tcl down Robins’ sstry aus Lyane was ely bout the strengthand beauty fbving in accordance wth who she e—whic fare mene living feof mocion nd muse. fhe pacete nd teachers eed 0 rae hor into an egiaer, Lynne wld hive heen unapoy and a Urenuarete, me no0R isabout understanding thee of ey aid sing ite ed and expe ur owa core ths, I abou Icing o hares force a as Been bit into hgh mi Hons of yeas of evelion, foe tt llowe uo both gicove ‘ur rst ese aes ene our weed. We ce designed to find fulinen nd cresive growth though plywhat is play, and why do we do it? what is play? i hate to say What are we ling abou when weak abou setied ply for a scion ofp uncer shove the ground, a here Though awe es, U have Jog rested ging en abecte sei is 40 vais, For one perso, dann lyase eased ogo on a gies, tures that existed before our | consciousness o our ait 2 peak For exile, the nat] tu sling of sibling kittens just ips. In us, pay ca aloo happen without concious dessin ht oly. I' going t lay now L dligesion and sep layin smth farm proceeds withou 2 comple nec fameork, Fall, tet dine ply bac ii thing of beauty estplay appreceed by exe se ike explaining jbesnasing teks the oy ou fit Twa forced out ofthis stace by Lanny Vincent lleagueand frend who isan accomplished busines consultant. Lanny an were malig 4 peewtnction toa group of Hewlet-Pickad eng ers and shy before I—pke, Lanny asked me what dein ple I planned to prewent ison” I. Phy is ovaries pvr, preconcio Lanny was having none of. “You cae go ov there without 4 oe on. Thos ae engineer, They dei machines. They munch on mountain of pee and wash then dwn with treamacf dts you don't ave definition they wl et you alive Lanny's poral of engines teeningtechnsogl Fs Bunyan war sn empgerstza of eure, but he war usally ight. Engineer are profesional apc To them, god thing and ut ‘ea lt ike ws of tare, Bginer bull on the bedrock fe lablahed fice. They ually egal emotional components of sy temastoo aguetobe sel Bt pla ivi has an emotion deo ntent ht is ewental for undervtandingIeould oe that without wacom definition, hey were ging owe the Bld of pay a: very squishy, mara ground on which to uid Lucky, foe ny own slate tani T knew tat whit 1 esd wat 8 good chart. Nothing wohes the restive nities of Techland likechars, graph ald, With that in mind | quickly ut topecer «couple ses eying ov he proper of ply. Hee je what I showed them: what a play, and why do we dost What do hese moun? AT exphine to che engineers, the est ualty of play ea tof fiom ote sxvities porvosletss, Pay stv don't seam to have any eval salu Thy dn'thelp in geting ney ofa. They are ot done for thei practical vale Phy i doe for sown she, That's why tome poole think of as wane of tine Ie ial vonary—i is bot blgatryo required by diy, Playa ba inkerne secon ef, Ime yo el god Je proves peycholoil cul (his how behavioral ee oy tha samcting acing) ina cre for boxe, Pray pov freedom from time. Whea ae Flly engage in ley, we lone sess of he pam ine. We lo experience Inisibed conciounene of ef. We wop worrying cot whether sve lok good oc awkward, uct o stupid. We stop thinking abot the ice at we ae thinking In papative pla, we can even bea Aree We fly inthe omen, nthe sone. We ae capt cing whi the paychalogat Mialy Cabana cil "owpla Another al of ply that tas improvisational potenti ‘We ae’ locked nt iid wy of doing things We are open to screndipty, to chine, We are willing to inl eeninly ie 1s nt our play. The act of play maybe out of normal” sce. The rel th ml pan ne bb toe, thoughts, stati, movements, or way of bing, We ss thing ina deren vy and hve eth inghs, Fr exile an ow on about thei work we bling iad cite Aid playing te prey might some fo underand tt god manners nd socal anventins cn provide fty and pomer ether than being smehing imposed reel toa er feel unconfetabe. Those insights werent the con they played, bye they sive tbe revue of ie You never sally now whats going to happen when you pe at, py provides a contac dese. We dee to keep ing it and che please of be experience dives tat dei. We ep it ging ameting eben stop he fn we improve new rls conan 0 eit che pay doen ave oper ae wht ae py, fr me, the exec of fee am The hing hat mse you doen costsin yest —the nex obe act to fllow exablahed rls, 2 plese oer, oma od ui of ine, all wrapped up ia selFconscous guitare chim ted, Pay its os read its ow rev fo being towed the engineers feimewerk for ply devite by incrpsttion the Stony Ntinal Museum of Playin Rocher esa hey ply. Whi neither he nor Ibelsve tht every plier think of pe inthis way. ere ys tha ply ewe: Anccpaion, wating with expesition, wondering wat will app. cuts, ile anit, eis hecase hee lich all ad ge fly the ck cannot bea gest th it overwhelns uncertainty ce ike nveve ean we ie het the ft. This ede Surprise the unexpected, disvery, «mow sensation cee, sii perspective. This produces Plessure god Feng like the plessse we fel tthe wee pected twit inthe punch ine of god joke. Ne we have Understanding, the acquisition of new ncledgs, a ayes ago dit sore previa forean, lending to can erate concepts, om incorpricn of ee that Strength the mastery that comes and uadecstanding, the empowerment of coming thigh & cary txperence meathedof knowing meresbout how the world works nina, hi renin Boise gree, contentment, composure, and 4 see of lise hee diame thas wheel, Once we sh oe weaned woe of anton, staring the ide lose gun, ‘When hed chee slides on the ses, 1 could oe the en ees laa if they ad ben lv ut now caught sight of Gd larlandoark Thereof hele went very ssh, and afterward many of hem ene that they enw playin a new Tight ‘The Dutch hiovan Johan Huluga offers anther god deple tion of pl. He dare it ab“ ie activity sting uit cu sciuly outside ‘odiay’ ile seeing not seriou’ but athe same od rely. Iams tineabserbag dhe payor ten seycan Ie proceeds within own poper boundries of ine and pce ssn to Sed rls and in an cedery anne. We prmots the formation of soe groupings which tend ro suround them vei ce.” “Ths plete distin | win many wy laugh dt think he rule have to be edo tht there cven veto be rls wcll] Soar that la ofen promotes sch erstion and ht i foer nesting and cst th et a goup apat, bat he alice of fz doen't ave to promote sere Indeed, Py that anyone ca do 1 che end foes, all ofthese dfn il bor. Isencste A thousnd PowerPoint alles choc ill of dingams, chat, ane inikon, ba there sno wy t ely undectnd pay witha sls remembering the eling ofp fs eve the emeton of hy tof the sence, slike chroseng a dinner pty and serving peru of fod, The quests cn undead all hey crew above ow the Fd oe andes descriptions fh the ed ates, bt til chy pur acta fod in thie moubs chy won teal apes tp ve the moll about Pre semesines fond hj a fer sds of ide lying bop sich, c€ 2 ct plying with sng, o dogs pling fetch, crests snore recognition and undecsanding chan al the statically fn the world why do we play? Hiaionwemed tobe very dead dog Tite what ube ein La Decne thought athe watched twelve handed pound pots bee icksep acces the ssowsel, sight towne the all dog hat ‘were caked sy fom ht camp, Tht Nove, the pale bern the Canin a nth were hungry. The shad ot ye fen, denying the Beare ct to these tha hey hunted fom the ce. 1a Daone pene mich of hi fein the poe bets terior, and ie, not ezenn months With skullrshig bite oe swipe cf ema fom the appearioe of the parciculr her be Bnew iad sive cvs, che ea could ex ip open on of ie doge within son ut Hen 4 Canam Eig led dog one f La Doore's mace riba osher things on hismind. Huon war ase tious puck members. Aa the polarbear clo in, Hun id’ hk De Instnd, he wogged he allan bowed, cls pay inal‘To La Deon astonishment, the Bese erponded to the do ivtaion. Bor ad led dog bean pif om in the toy, mouths wicout bung cei tet, with “sf eye wed ened aint oie askles—all signing that ley signals bop, even bfos the two came tear appranche Had 9. Hie nore er what isplys When priors stalk they sae ada eit prey and epee ret ait The bean the dog were exchanging pla sgl with there tore of curving orem the bee spprinched ‘Theo wren snd role rove nesta tha a one pint che boar id toe dows, belly apa univer tel bngdo vine Ar another pola during chiro, the ar patad to envelope Hudion nan afetonat embrace. After feen minutes, the bas wandered ay, il honey butseemingly sted by tismachneaded dot of fin. La Done cout’ elev what he'd jut oitneed, and yet be wa even ee sce iabed when the same bear returned the net day around the sme tine for another found of Fcking with Huchon. By the eid La Dover's clleagues had ead about this inerpeis wrestling notch and his ampeite was filled with vistors age to catch 2 alenge ofthe ewe new bent fends, ery night for a week he et fora poy, Bvearuly, tay thickened esoigh fer the fanished but enterained polarbear > pelarbearsnd Hud iceonshe ‘ecu this hunting grounds for ea Who wt ince animal’ mire ht we tong snag 2 don insrcepscflly eed ach cts etecions well enough oroughbcae and ply, when any misnderstanding oud be come dandy? A Than tolckar thevesrts of guests, Ietred tose tht play ia tremendouly poser face thcahour mace. Te dhe ed, larly repunie for ourextence a sentient, teligot eee, understanding the biology of play ‘As with the polar bur and the Camian kino sat do, you can sean smpule tpl in humans. Mt sents che about slg inprtance of ply came tome while Twas x mele ene during my pedseris rosin s Tem Chin's Hoel tof Bayle Colege of Medicine in Houston. We would getup what play, and why do we doit? no zoundecacept from he skid ce the separ beeping and hus suing of machine hat kept them av ‘The ids who ended up inthe pital were forthe mst put relly sick They hal congenital disndere, metabolic duane oe sero infectious dss: like meningitis. One prtcular ki the remeber wa shou wo yar cld ad ad lanphocytie coves ‘opis, 2 portly fs vind infton tat could not be treed ‘with antbiots. We had to sustain hin on IV, apport hi vita fuetons—and kep monitoring him with » battery of abosory tests hoping that he would ge beter than wore. Like most ids who are rsmering ffm ern Une, be Aid’ reson to much ose snl But one momingas {walked I hisroon fray morning ond, Iga hin wth "Hi, fan” And be retured ay helo wth big amie, Then he eich ou to tne. Hi sn waea sgn tit oy hd eet this if and was an inwtation fr me ton hi nth ling, Hie back and eld hie Rand, Laer he sed, 1h 1 change. But the nox dos text showed ine of improvement his ab test. They showed Twas iniqued.Allzandard mada signed shown nochange, and yet someting was ging in nse nay oe ede thle by mediates, Irn ad tare the cer that dey. And the ery fre thing o cane back c noemal was no hit ld sug, art te, bloodpressure, blood eee, call conta ony of the other ewonty ve “ob fe ig, Whit cme bac Gat wat issue. This ws noe jst elie an dicomfort, but ply lg When anyon snes another prin, they te ching ou, nga Inga lay meitaton as clear at dos ply bos anes abe sign of tuning bales asm ietion wpoted ths spring fact, but beg co understand it cay ia retonpect, afer had bee tying pay for ame tine In the yer ea olin sed» rings of ppl om al walls of efi murderers to bo tits artis, and even Nabe Pos seta ‘mapped how eer ange “ply hire” careful ese of the sole of ple in adhd and adulthood, seced ther ie coo. (On one end ofthe spect, I studied mueres in Tens print sd fund te the abn of playin ther childhood was as por: ‘ant ab anyother single tor pricing ther emes On the pened abused kia franca bea ‘oe whee pediestion for violence was diminished through py. play in the animal kingdom By the 190 I sted ply anit ack extensively in humans, but Then toile a ely wanted to understand whs ly oe for wuld ve to know about how i pees in the nina species T woul awe ope the kaso ns ila snd who baying ie hook Hau with lv ring up out ofthe aabed sulons of years 2goand end with haa the tel [node tock a the rely bg pccreobrng the detain foc Tecan erauph ses poe in tine, people who hase studying play unane did’ geoelly ak othe people who cud ii noua sal ven hugh cere bd tobe cea what splay, and wy dowe do it? ronalites I wanted to poll together the huran ant onhuinan serch cht was needed to ester ground cess of lyin ex juonary biology. [found enable expen ania play beh far, a muverckscheis named Bob Fagen. Fagen bad meticulou coped the weeds knowlege of sina py, fom acess 0 Zonotihieparrown With his bcground in ethology, athe al sais, and ior, he was the welds fates expert on the ture ofaninal play and how hid evoived, In atin, he scar canduetng the words longst runing observations of nina hay inthe wid re conacad Bob and hie wife, Johns in 198, aking oe some ofthe anewers about whit ply in nile stay i, Which Ie why, by the summer of 1952, with the support ofthe National Geographic Soci, [found nyuelfehiey ft wp in an old powth ypese with Fant is ry site on Alas’ Adi I Por en yrs, Bb an Jokions deployed vidso cameras, a Quest ‘pecting cope, compute: progr ed moet condo sn innate survelance ofthe gz arson the nd. ndings, they wee templing the lange: and nt intiate ety of enna ply in he wld fe fruate wo be leaning abou animal pla fom the Fagen, and they had acquinted ie with shou ewenty-ight ofthe nd idler Fquene Pack Cn Bobs metus cheats have gtd him worldwide tur in cette cles Ba nudged me ad pointed across the tidal cute of ters, whi it oe into the inside pssge f Sey ‘sour Cal We were ot an eight pine gheeJunenain prisine wikdemens The oda bears we hid bee thing werthonwn wos weceround biel andhigh pred Tie sale were atepak of ther run, ad the eek outlet wat gilb and detin th the puleting bose of chum and pinks Two pres beer teas in de ditece wast ap penchngsach othe ss the medow the abut the til fie Beats cresting mach the posed ack. ees videned, marta oper they began a ple vere ninite and tes th ‘cle fell The ute went ind ove he rapid, alae hough ceaceprking pools, cickd, pirouette, then stad und lead sgane'cchothe, embrcing aan eight dance. Per cealy eheypawed, bod ot the weer, andthen, avi under the hhadeobed, bedyo-baly, pewtopiw, in agile diplay of bet plo, Lei ifthey lid ated woarcomic nist ile wich joy ad Fully wr 2 cyclops inowlee of anim py, bat cberved, ladel. “Sok why do the bare?” After ont Resi, witout king p, he si “Boca "Na, is mem fam 2. citi pinto view, why doth "Why do they play? Why do birds sig, people danse—fa essa planc Bb, phir drat from HavardandMIT, and an indepth what is play, and why do we doit? otedze fhe deliv work o ll mame at ply—T now you hive mene tears. Yuvve a tet of eoltn, you've writen pions shou the Tel ms, why do scape ‘Aiea long, tlene esse, during which Ife a ihe were fensive art having to xpi «able pati to tates at, Bob rental. He anowered rlactnly “In ty Prevnting wig challenges end ambi efor en ling planer” Lae Bo and many her ply resco efoto ook ithe ws io which play ales Le beni joyful and fan rcer Aan lok the nu nd bole of phys iy. We woud ther aye bid of pun im ight nthe wi, rates han socting fedown to dsect ft. One of the wonder thing bout pay, one fhe elements that male i play, es apparent purposes But does lay sely hive no purpose? Te sean I wae Alka Seth Bob shar was rveying what tui nd aia be fais know abot che coe of play inthe Kingdon. What Bb was ying wis that, to, hated to dle play with pup bie afer long ty and recto, there did sem tobe purpone fic. Py sincreiby pervasive in the ain kingdom, Examples of Ae ind of playing he Fagan an | obsered inthe bese ate non, expel in cil mammalsand snare bins, Among A wove, yen, rst, and dos ling ipl par Doing up. Bethe areal number of animal ht eem to pley Willian wlio. Adule raven have ben crv iing down Kiocmy slope on thie backs, dying back tothe top and Hingiy Hippo inthe water wl ed tisk the phy was fous ony ne reptiles, ot lower orders. Bu nial pecs errs tit dine pl lot the fsther down the evautinnary ber 0d = Octopus, shih hive developed along ceuoncienes, When anal bekiviote cle, icanertie aaipulation of fre mbes lind of mulching ut tony thi tities the Aton cngnge bubble blowing th ap ea expert EO, Wien el that Now Ise pty whee Inver angie’ play with a purpose heal of payee e appears prpoe, Bat ness of pay ehrcughout sauce ees that he activity Anis don't have much ey lie i demanding emvzcrents i sopete with athe se Why would they waste tine scsvty Uke pay? Sometines ply what isplay, and why do we do ie? ecvty i e¥en dangerous. Mountain gots bound philly long rock faces thounnds of fet high, and sometine they lls snountain ou mocher mig sy, "Isa fan nd panes ne gets ure Asanti, Lhnow thts beavor this pecvasive thoughout human culere and sere the erclutionry specu mos ely 2 mia ele. Osherwie, would have been limited hugh sarucl selection. All ele Beigel the mountain oes eit ct ot inline to play would mri eter they woul file dhe tlif dong sone unnecesery stu nd would pus on thee sees mos seco. Over ine ifply had no bee, he lal os would be pase ou ofthe gene poo by theofipring of the non pliers Burt isnot what happens, thee must be me avn tage to ply tht ofits the peter of dah in lal gaa Tact, pay on be semecally proven tobe wl fer cae fly documenting che pay bavior of che Alaskan gece oes Wore than teen year, the ageos analyzed the results and wane able to diferente ply fom ll oder behav ee observa rier and sue] amlee ate at easy to summatie, bu hey are quite spec and consist stitial signet dita, They Fond tc the bears thar pled the mote mete the ones who su ved best. This tre despt the ct dh laying ales aay tee, ‘Went, and eneay fom sexes ke sting, which ec at est nce canebute mon othe bes sural The real question, chen, why and how ply is wef, One Ij ehacey i tha phy simply grace fr sil ead in he fie. The dea iit when animals pay ght, they are practic Yoho hun ar else on, Bu i tums out ha ats ca rewie they never eu to dois to soci ences. Cat nd sc exgnge in xe arma sci pte, Inthe giveandeae of combat, the cats reaming wht Danie Goleman calle emo- ligense—the ality to perceive cher enotoal ate 1 belie tht play teaches young animals make sound judy es" Bl agen told me that ay in Aleta. “Fx inane, play Aihing may ea ber len when ie ants anor beara if thing ge to vient, when i need to defend il or ee. Pay Lows pretend! seal x the cllenges and umguties oie dsl n which ifeand dex re ott ake” Play es animals ea about thc enviroment and the rues of engagement with rend fo: Pilati allowe apna te the animal weed, comman to se kitten, puppy, a eb lyflly lung and beat x macher. This pouncing practice may 1 muy be how 20 show off oe ubling lac just bow suc uve Mom ca tke belo se fea ot Tn hurans veri juin may ake che pace of phy eg adcumble pla. Kee at play can learn che diference berwoen Tonnies between thre two, and ers how to make up when what ie play, and why do we doit thebounary scroavel. Adu scockt pri am snr ia the brain on play Aina at hy alt qui earn how to vite their work ad adape co. In chor, they ae snare, Newtown Sergio ellis of te University of Leche a Canada and newosietit ‘Andrew Iwan sd bop fotn Nels 2 Melbourne, Avs, porte tht there i song positive Morath University Tink ecwoun tain ze nd pyle for minmals in general Fae ther cy, which was th mor extensive guint comparative ody of ave pa ever pled, they mesred brain sie and tabubed play bebavie i item specie of mammal that ange fo dogs to dcphins. They ound tat when they madellomances fer dieing Yoly se, the species wit Ire bras compared With body siz ply 2 loe andthe species with «male Brana Played le ‘Another rowed senor ply reercher, Jaa Panksepp, has shown tha active pla aetveystinulies brde-derived neuro” eophic ftw (which stnultes nerve groweh) inthe angle (were enions ge paces) and the doroiteaprefontal coe tex where executive dei ce processed). John Byes, an ain pay acolrinterestd in the evolution of Bay behav, has undertaken 3 ded ana of bin siz cor elated with the degree of pyfulnes ad the reatve rung of theplay volun der eo which the yer begs He dcvered same thing the amount of ply i created wo the development of che ‘rains fret arte, which he imporane brain ego espons er of wat we al cognition: dering relevant fom, inclevantinfrmation, mono and orgnsing ou own thoughts nd fsings, and planning fr the fue. In sion, the pried af maximum payin cach pci itil tothe rate snd sizeof uth of the cerebellum, This part ft baa es in back of nd below the mn emia and contains more neuroma ante whole ret cf the bia. Ie forevions and cenneetsns wre ane thought tobe prinanly fo cordition and mote cota, bu through ne rin imgng etques searcher ae inding tht the xeballu is spam for key cognivefaneons such a tention, langage rocesingsesing musaldhyth, and more ‘Byers speculates thar during py, che rein i making sen of ite troagh sratin a eting Pe activity eactalyetping seule the bra In play, ac of ee ine we are able wo ry out ‘ings without dhexeing ou physlorenotiral wellbeing, We aces preely bees ee jst playing. Foc hus, reing such subins of life maybe play's most ‘lable Benet. In lye can imagine and experience statins swe have never encountered before and le fom them, ‘We can ete posible tic have never existed ut may inthe Future Werke now cognitive connections tht fd their way ato ow veya ives Wecan en leon ad le mito being dire st ‘Sohow do we cet thse "siulations” Through ching ngngng spores, hye active, book, trying, rt, What splay, and why do we doit? ies and nach, much moe By liing through Rika e's doomed romance in Casablancs, we leans ide bit above fovea howto lie oe ives with Bonar and a wnt of ny when love kt ‘When we ely et nt following the vite rd ef ‘oie etl eam, we arm abou preweance sn how to age with eu fend about wha the es querer inanc) a 2 constructive way. When we experiences new physical lenge ike learning to aki, we my fd thatthe things we Is on the slopes—lde svoting fling by keeping our weigh Forward a commiting to dhe eurn—may come to mind dy busines nego” ‘tion as important reminders co pees erward td comin t the Seal fl (On the tsi of highly echnical reece and his speculations stemming from i, the Nobel late and nel cenit Ge lelnan has crete s theory sbout how new information is fine? sionally inegace nwo the ris. When I orl pinion with ty obwervaons on how ply ay crf the developing bai, what he sy kes god ve tome. Blin deste how or percep tual experiences rcaded within the rain inte “nap” ch of which ea complex netwoek of tteconncted neurons For stance, che many dferee shapes ad eof tee tht ex inthe ‘work are encoded toa commen mp tha codes wa “tees” Jnallowing us to recognise a rs even then we have never set clr ind befece In thi way the rin achiever ich nd ew tbl series of maps eit pens he recognition of innumerable cts of objec, sounds enor sci settings snd on The prepa gente aring fom thete map ce sat stat They Berd change. They slovenia eonncesions‘We nd our wy inthe world by navigting this huge nd een powing carogapy of ie ‘The vile ofthese maps depends onthe ntive ad ncemnnt cechestation of cunts et. Tee ily tht thi chest ‘ion happens nt ily cheng pl The ac of pretend paying fo example, ch sew of mid perceptions agin a theyre cl ting on the Bor, ping with a ele al, aking tit in various voir. Thich i fming nel connetina that make sore and ote see at they ace added eo the growing bay of sored, mappe infomation. The very rich conection anon the Sean's maps ae esol and may inslve milions of Sere. My scr ofthese ineconnecting effecively cached and shaped by dhe “states” of phy Ply’ proces of capturing a pretnd nitive and combining 3 Symamie maps ha with there of nes experince sn ply seteing aes in cfildhood, how we develop aur major personal underanding of how the weld works. We dos inily by imagining posi — simuaing what might be, and then eating this ght wa ee ‘Thovph this may ses tobe a peimaniy cid tea, ove x amination of adult intra narives (ur sam of consciousness) evil omething sar, Our dle gations re lo contin sllyactve,prodicing the foeaeand examining he consequences cf ur bebsvior before thes place Just as cave, ad streams f consciousness ened through the simulations of cide smaintive pla. Well daydream out events in or frure—een {Fe are not concoaly aware oi, These thoughts lave an i prin. on cr brine Soneanemight nt eve atic a they fantasae what splay, and why do we do it? boot what kind base they would ike oie in, or whom they ‘wie tony, the rain constrain woking role of frre ove or future pou Peychoanlyt El Peron writes th, through therapy, one client dicoered chat mich fis fe sive ia bunt cae f his repeated maining of posible Imeractoas hat he might boven pasta ie By the time he scully Ia the convexstion, he was ually pete wel pepazed any contingency “Theseus of playin in plying, we cree imaginative new cxgicvecombistins, And in rating tox novel combintins, wed what work, ‘One bilogit wh studied sve eters decided to ein soe them toswin hugh hoop by fering food reward fo complet. tng the tak, orl after the oer eave odo this, the annals seared inodicing ter own twists tothe ask. They swam through the hoop backward and waited eo ae if hey gat «reward. They an throughand den tured around ad awa ck hough he tee way. They swam halfway through and topped. Ae ech arto, they waited expectanty to ae if this version fue task would eum a evar orn ‘Thrh thei behav, core woe texting the stem They wee leaening he sues ofthe gue, the rales ee govern thei wold This was nota chughtout staegy. Otters re natly eiremey pliyfland are alway stinced to new and iterating, hinge. The nial sich fr nove eae thom tory the cada ube of iee ud ming it vp, the and avidine of boredom ‘way By having fin were karning far more about the way thei word work han if they hd simply pefoed he ini eaefevleny. Is Alien, The biog rfl moe developed corter—she gy mate” where d ed tht he had bee to pt his grate eadente ake place J plflnveigion ther than rt leaing and Te dea quely took hol i the popular imagination: If canal hiking in he eee Des were sed in an enriched nursery, with os of clo toligh an impetant distinction betwen er work adits ncrpre tation in popular culture. The its ha grew bigger, more complex rnin and became smarter werent jst expned to greater varity OF stil. They weren't mtely gen mare coll soundings nd more intresting nds The set obs growth forthe rts nthe orginal experiments was that they pliyed with an ever hanging vanety of rat “toys” und scnined with thereat “The combistic of top an rend wa extablibed early ons ial 0 guliying the eavircement serch,” Diamond id Landa reearch dane inthe 19a UC Betely by Mai Phy was the rv key fo the ate’ bain developent. They ops ahs me k detscetiae Auld and chewed, wrested with ach othe, explored and inter pence ete st ta Delt at acted withthe toys they invetgted and invite othe rats to play 1 rcioa waman who ba alo bee + grounbreling nero Those were ste things they di. Thee were ne pus ke tit for nly &alf centry. She wt covering te sere of ing up their interesting seroundings oeuologil devdcpment when few other women were top ak Fer human tabi, the ein shoud be not so much eh Bbies tis, ch len neon should be provided wih bright, coli, interesting nue Discs sae inept oobi ear ct though this can't hue The lea boul be that cr to er works frat every pent. nthe erly 19504, Diond Provide babies and young chien with the cance to play and sod her cllesuts conducted the nd experients showing not socilte—toysand tos, pla and parental ieercion—to lp theswasn eacugh to get dramatic bin develope tasked wth fing thee way rough various maces to find eward, Thirsltary, ppl fey rented in neural growth in nly one area ofthe brn, as oP psc! tothe wholebrn growth ea play provide Think ht put ofthe confusion on he pt of parents and pe 1° which ound ee hs may have aen from the es “enc tikes play activity an an nyedient you cana othe chi ating stew and by the ck of cso fhe play aspects ofthe expect ments Dison sy she tl nds the ter “encchnent” Sting fr tr they were doing, but she acknowledges tat se avoided di oly" “tow” when dering te experiments gl t be taken tuck inthe ext 1940s, wonen bad 2 ay sina hie uly as cenit,” Diamond si. “Tw 1 il aod he weds ton! ong the most wel Diamond's experinents use merely etal recarch Goings Showing tht pay eral to heathy Train devebpneat, What the link between eur! growsh and Why do play activities sm to go and and with rain ‘developnenr? What deren dos ply she? The eat i that the now advanced method ature ba in ley sexs tobe on allow complex brent cee tl. owed Why do ay thi? Consider the f fee cetng the bean. The information encoded in our DNA Ifa taospare tod exactly how al he neurons shoud connect op with cachoher. need the bain ies itl up Ke des this be what play. and why do we dot? feonections with other neurons throughout the bri, Pollowing fulesofinterction id don nthe DNA, the neurons end signals through the excuse, strengthening oe dae work and weakening oe ining tho tht don't This proces contines tvouphout Hi and i knd of neu iio. After birch, most neuron ate yea tha work bes ar the os that vive I's uvival of the est. REM shop oe deeming sep, sem tobe catia purt ofthis ten. Wile no certain yet but al the fncions of lep and reams, researches God tthe: pope remember thing ete if chey hive ge dymmic tebiizeonof the brain and inpeove memcry hr rod hep fer ening meting, We know ht REM sep is ave shown righ mo frequent during the peas of most apd bain developmen, tadthe ther sh, ds ero hiss nd de petty Py. which e more preven ding the pei of most Tekin development afer bh (cdo), seems to continue the Prono the cetion of new connections that diet exist before, enters ee activated from and cpa wht Ua “vinely Fave an inmedaefanevion bt when ed up byplay hem by anning eae hough tem, Beau py ia aoneaetial tivity, titi dove safely, when suri eno take Ploy sean tobe» diving fre helping to stip how ee bin tines to gow and develop Inst ee, ee sme ares ofthe bran ste tha nse eep ayaa table sie lay behavior ik deplete body and cl developmen inkieaa wel as aun ce quits in ads fd it exciing to se parle berwen these rw90 mae behswirs—aleep and py. 1s resonable 2 ate them bok ee seni anger crpnites of bin development and adpabliy the drive to play Ploy acest beso inpertate ur developnent and wavelet ise foe fod, lecp ce, the imple play enteral pened All drives are not egal in trength, Ou rimiry ned ea ‘vie fom an yt the next. The angst dees fread sleep, When we are in pei pay wll dipper. Bue rds show a if ty ce wel fe fe ad reve ll ma ls wl poy As the philowpber Jeremy Benth observed, cur behvioe ioc tt conforms to the dictates ofthe bine dives and pn ied for bebviethi ges apis them. We fel pin when w he hati play, id why do we doit? sleep especialy afer ering of dep night, one of the most ‘seeing fe please ave ‘As chien, ou reward for pla i strong bec we ned it lp genentea rapidly dewdoping Bain. As adults, the rin ent developing rap nd the ply deve may not bea strong, we can do well enough with other responsi often demand west ply ade But when play ay in the shee teem. Ove work or is denied ovr the longterm, our mood dkens. Welw aur sense of epinisn and we become abodoni, incapable of feling a tained plese ‘Theres bortory evidence tht ther i play det mich ke fhe welldocunerted dee deft. And jst aa sep defi gener tera ned forex “eb” sleep toch vp, bby reach wed ploy when allowed to do so ain Whit we dnt hve sail rience tat thew Shows ha anenal hat ae deprived of pay wil ngage in “eb apps ia husans,spcdstal evidsn frm rents and teachers, aswell as dts guthered in many adult play Iori Ie conducted inde ea human alo el ch ere Intense dest py when they have gone «ng tine without Ce ip ide ofthe ple die in wht i doce er ww when x cdl fvidence tat with ncogh pay, the brain works biter, We fee (peed Fron Fshio, sew car, a new joke And though ou enbrace ofthe ew we ae atracted to scwions tht teat dil we donot need nw, ut ay need nthe ure Wein ureves saying Id Js forse sk hut cured out to be oo forme. Ina unpredicable changing word, what we eam from lyingisthe universe playful? leet” by mtr to rece snd put on the ees The secant, econ wll ose Nothing age Inde, thot of ex py we to bea ald verbs tron i tens sed ns Aetiesfm he och mush ie eth rile inne scChapter Thre we are built for play sex agit an uy ces. Int ade frm eas ule sape eat esenbless sponge cr wet, nd in larval form teks ike a tadpole. Sil hess squirt rrnimais whit ey ave locked or pling. enol ne bee the pu autres foro uve Is fe beplay Wiebour a eed o explore od ts sustenance, de rece det 3: “All work and no ply mike as squct »brinesting oe capability ise being wed, became an exter pace tt is jeioned fades aay. Ether we gow and develop Most snenals don't got exteme ensue ie the a suit, but the ptr seni the sine, Mos animale grow new nee connections extensively only daring the juvenile period. The se. uit ope moving, nd many higher ain voy playing. and the brain tops growing Bot fot humane The bin can keep developing lang afer we ve adolescence sed ply pomctes tht grow, We ae dvgned be long pyr, be 2 bee from play at any age, The human anima shaped by evolution to be the mor exible ofall annals as we play, we continue to change and adap ino old age. Understanding why many animals op plying adulhood, and ‘why unas don, pa further understand he roe play asa playing the hand that's dealt ie an easel part ofthe developmen proces, whic why all are built for play young anil pay gra dol Pay crete ew neural coonetons apd tess hen. Ie erateran aren fr toc intercon ending. Feros lok form fo Ging and developing ines stalin. 1 not completely without cit Phy cn be angeour Auralin sient Robert Harcourt showed ina tly fel pups that among the wey ta week by predators, toenty¢wo were kiled whe pling os of the protective ange of thar parents While engaged in play animale are not ining fd ee hele. adule anna do noting bi play, they won be paying attention ro the ofpeng, ming them mae wulaabl oped for. As you may ell he fit de play ha rea coi eof the min reasoas ae I knew that mist he sports. pay i rvasive in the anal world, spite costs to che orga, there muse be very ong rete for te eatence There must be The grea bees of ply, a4 ve id ar the ability to Become mater toler ore abo the worl than gens alone oul ever each, to adapt toa changing word. These bent ae monte tive at the brane groming nos pil, ducing the juvenile pried (Once his prin ends and devlpmes dws, fr me annals he fonts begin to oveseighthe bene Tn e's poker ame, animals ate dt thei genetic hand hey ‘exchange few crs durng development an then tin to play Ac hand and ce ifhey win reve, Th bcc eprodctive ‘on work wall for aejaniams th reproduce nce and ie. They pow Ad learn, bue a some point schnls out and ts te to wei hows ened kil allow then to survive an pat lang th genesthink fu PRD. in anil bei that she week wi nprcces abv psDogs which hve been eetivly bred over lle to interact, ce and gly taser their alleston 0 us. So they geet. us witha dog sel, they wg thet al and often al therein o pay with play bow, Even as they back o rrgtng pla. In contrat the complex “singing” in anc tei agreation areca communicaed 0 a ec very decent. Thy relly don eed thei oral and howe at have en thus dan spontaneoly rite hunan-vol ay. Tei ep humans seems Bank by compaian, niherfndly nor angry. we are bull for play pprtkipce ta meer ofthe pack (8 CJ. det 0 illly we ze Intcodrs. Yer as paps, welver and dogs are ike runbuncow cous rly sdetkal, di oso wih s pra breed. Each ars swith a pugosed muse, foppy ery, and se through predictable st ined by prt kind of bev. As they ene which aecarcter mest dogs arecompulsive retriever, Whe wal up ia fa and soci develope hi sage euecly sope But yd wolf alooar Tha wolves become “pointe musi enlongtedand ported and heres tnd bily ups: hey have achieved wo uultbood, At the same ae, he Lb sce puppy se, bu beivionliy silat lea peyandeetsieverstag wolf puppy. Cetin brads of dogs poate are more wolfe than Labe—they are mre loyal ander But golden eevee Lab of cd age pial ph ersand rece are engiged inthe buns of puck fonmaion and working out the ful elton bre om domes dog schlinIis eared toward group eicvkal by farming 3 rg racial, bu weare built for play DDogsuredsplaingun dapive pattern allel eceny (om th (Oreck fr “ech” or extend, which deveries the srething veil peids and somernes the retention f juvenile characte cs ino aldol. Thisies major chee in evolu. Since early developmenc isa tine when the nervou ystems moet “ptie,"ah Advantage tht nsoteny bestow it extended openes to change and estan cust, a well the sity to readily incorpore ew infermatn. A sesoned alpha wa may be «premier hunt tut wil nevtably remain bound by rower sd more compute behaviors han densi doy Lite retrievers, humans afte youth primes. We st the Iabradr ofthe priate word Jot as Labrador an wolf pups ok anc act like, chimpanse aber ok very much ie an bis, ‘with igh, rounded fread and bigeye. A chimpans der, however, they acquire a sloped forehead snd heavy brow rales jth ut forward, ad look very fet than when 5 were young. They or fren cur Neandertal ancestors the high of youth. We look more ike chinpansee babies than che hinp Jem huss renin bby fc al out lives never locng cchead, rounded sul and eter chracteistizs typi paren [Noten do we lock soe like chnpance infants than dl we act more Ie them As with the ale wel, dhe ad chimp exis more campalive, ii ed purposive eho, Adult ican hierarchy, ent play wr ‘much ules cae by a jvende to partite, ae rice #0‘we ar built for play playEthie un capi the joy of he day to fal ther me working and the air cn the fe, Fer he scilie, saning i pi rary an activity to ring poole together orang, which the All four types are certainly cunning, bt teint exeren can be vey feat The ert tit the enthnia ad thes cles ae mot likely tobe engegd in pure pay—parsuing the scsiviy forthe joy tings end yo cod sty hat forthe 0 1 the soure of joy & the aking, not she runing elf}. The ter cwo maybe runing meetin pure of goal—pecape fut tines or ftnest—that cn te ava the joy fom the experienc ard dd tse to the ies, Wenrinero compton el lny whe they don't meet certin expectations they hive for theses what hey ae doing ne relly py. On the othe and, heel petion may bea neces snd hell prt of te compet Saree suing is play and sometines is et. Wha the iecacebeowren the bw? I rally depend on the eotian perience by the une. Pay a sae of md her tana ci 3, Remember the daniion of play: an abscbing, apuready relfcomaciownen nd vem of tine I sao selfing and mes you w it opin. We have to pt cures th Proper emotional tte in certo pi (hough an active can ao ue the emotional eof pla [Nearscentit ua Pasepp, who extensively sid ply i derail 4 Bing Green University ad ow sa BY ewes ct tn Sate Univesity, believer hs clay aries rein the man bin te, where survival mech ices wh rerpnticn, conmioumnen ep, and dream crgate. iene sccivion (which envi and bardviced) then con ct tonnd activates pleanable emotions ht socompany the fs of playing. Without hie emotion nage, what cc meching othe thn py Waeching sports stcome, Oprah oan exiles dams on TV nny» ype of play. ar edings novel, Think about ow you fel walking ot of «relly gud movie, bringing your mind back pin to the everyday world but eetnnng » changad perspective (Ore criti remeber walking ot of Laren of Arabia td elng th the slice leaked dire. Thins of soming bic the Spel shown tht ce nove was indeed phy. Go slvng teen in your min ltr Hobbit ike model 9 Byig, Be ering ae met often py Ta fice, I woul ay tt the pul to ceteris el of the ply impule. Are and culeure hie long been seen a oe of Uy-prodct of hunan bly, senting tt jst ppeneas we we exc big complex brn, Bu the newer thinking baat ad cule thre ar something tn: che brain actively creates ect it benfis to, smething tha arses out ofthe prmtve and cldike deve top. I we Bok ie ver tine, and cere the rg of many tcournged by tual tent and riche of opportunity in thee‘ously dene tthe bat of summer bund concert inthe pick Fifi yeas later, that kid may bea conausrate pianist resend ore nl strurminga gar. Bur the crow to shyt nd asic were kindled by spontaneous plyfnets when the band sate) ying ding ee longa sumer The emotions ce foseed ‘hisembace of muse were oe verbal nora pre of choughts ike abi like to bes musk” They were prompted by deeper nore pri proces, which I bebve Jak has espered inhi de sciptions of processes hat link brain stem (novenen) co inhi (emotion to ree hohe “These could bead for whit dws yee to piting, sh lec, poetic rhyming, punaing, being mis, orsnig the fr we, ving pape sirplines and wo frth Each ofthese phys potently cesthevc outs sie fom proverb, etal ‘pied varety offered oan. opea hear edt pay Aothesline of tought tht at promotes const nee ton and inesetion. Mase ance and paitng, often pat of aves fetal and reigiousobrvance, bring people together co "sng with one voice" Arie part fs dap, peverbalcommanica ion thas binds people together. ei lterly a communion belonging” is a outgrowth of ely soci py aniong lide Getting in syne with loa groupe of kid, ad se to ow that ed ino more complex comaunal group ea nes ingrdiot foe cbesvecommenity life when confit ant diffe ves of yl and opinion muse be hammered ot, Ths apie to fami, shoal aur, church sooty, and, unitate, 0 (Congress, which appears to havea jr play econy in he rea we are buile for play Fo adults, to, aking par in his pla ia way ep uin nc we chose around ut. ies wy ap ina come etn rd thoughts and share them with thers. The Ausrin ietor Baz -bahamannexprewed thie well when he wisn daa s eosin how to perform Shikespeare Histon were peng thei linc ay, eying on rd to ge the words ik and hening too itl ofthe reac fe] play” Lubnmann tld then “I's a gane I fin, sly but profoundly ing, hain gue” don inthe seipt “Inthe nd i'll pl ‘We do's patcpate in coamuniey dass much ayes. nd our enstinments are often rested by multinlionires who live far avay, bu the efits af play contin to flr chinigh society forts community, We fallow the thro victory en the agony Af defi cn ESPN, We experince Mal fe with Th Sopranos and tek sbour with ou ends, ‘What out work, which i soppsed to be the oppose of py? Te chore ply in somethings serie bch eer? fe taking py bistros of Nobel bret scientist Roger Gullo nd pollo recarcer Jona Sl, I lied tht wha ee rey day in the abortory was playing. Wham Roger tok me ‘hvough his bortory he wat Me a id a he dsr his expec mens Hee was the biggest, most expensive snd he hd ever oe Sea eyed with all st up eo thin discover wonderfl ne thing. fa emember ise whe he a eau is est wrk: "Re leasing ror, Seat, webavedaeoveredalesing tors." Hisjoy wa ae pureat hit of id sowing of a eal sel picked up tthe weasbe ‘Ther play was enteric ad dificult to undestn’ for most pely nce tothe be of ser band concern the park. Pi unming and tumsing2 gute Ba he deo cht nd ms were kindle by speneaneouspifulnens when the band eae olivng during eat ngage seme, The emtions tht thisembace of marc were not vert nos product of tough lie Thi ito bes masa" They were prompted bya dere pial proces, hich Ene Jak hv expr in is lsc, pete zhyming, panning, being mine, organizing the lanes, ands forth, ich f hee play ise potency aewheis tows sn fem reverb ently speed waiety offered tan open eae ready pay Anethe ine of thought ie tht ar promotes community inp tion and intention. Manis dace and pintng, often part, arvet feel depos ohervncee, beng poole tone bids. Gewing ia ye with Io group of kid, and beng abe it be hammered ov. Ti pi les, cho! tour, church commiies, end, unfortunatly 0 Foc adules, too, taking pein tis liye wy op ney with tone round we. Ke wy to tp ino common emotions ed thovghts and share them wich ther, The Austen director Ba Luhun expressed thi well when be wa structing dr eat howto perf Shakespeare Hi stadents were speak the ine ay, ving to hard t 8 the words ight, and ain 00 Ue ip the srgt.“In the ead i called sp rca oe} pay,” Lubmaon tld ther. I's a game I's ig ar sly, ‘We don't parcipate in community dines much anynare ‘ur entrinments ete etd by mltniliones who li faraway, bur the eens of play contin to fe though ssiey and fer community. We allow the tril of vitory andthe ag of efx on ESPN. We experince Ma fe with The Sprenos and tak about with ou fiend Whar stout work, whish supposed tobe the opposite of Ts there pla in omeching a eri biochemical eer? Afr A Noba let sett Rog Gilead Puli esearch very day i Sil, Irie tht what they were ding When Roger tok me boro wap through hs abontory he was ike ki ashe described hi exper mene. Here wat the biggest expensive sib he had eve played with, al se up to let hs dscovee wenderfl ae things re when he told me about hie tent work: "Re leas ictor Start, weave dicovered roiing fico.” Hioy war spe as ei o Re showing ofa bei hl pick Their py wt estrc and ic co undersadfer most peoer le, but seit andthe joy wre the same they would be or tidina sandbox or Salle and other sient tae to, the th ofthe py was ampli becuse thee pari sndones wer ‘led wich expensive toys, and the inplstons ofthe research see pron. ewan’ just Mom applaving abouta well ssn cate, wa abot aking iferenc inthe werd a well 2 being on the caver of Te magpune and receiving mal om the king of Sweden, “Work” hi accualy pay canbe found ata mh ely level to Teoce met someone who alte bet job he ever id was ‘working inhi’ sauto junkyard He ni that be and he brother ‘would ampee tose who coud sere thrcugh ack f ured cb etc fant of beak den and rebuild generis, They got ot of work done, bat ie wat lio gre fu, ‘The week tht we Gnd mote Fling ie almot always «re cretion a extason of youth! ply. The engineers tha JPL found to besoadeps wer the nes whee played withthe ands in their youth, taking apart clocks and cameras, bung fer ae stereos. They performed well adult engineers ot beats the hadloeef practice working on watches, but becausin seas they wre doing for wok whi they had lay done fer pre ejoyment “They were el plying, Aroent cover fhe New Torker magarine captured hi pif aipect of eginering forme le oweda py hgh ahve New York on skype under costoction, sting on one bare bean and raving the ext ne cresting the balding by deving ebro we are built for play shoots boy who creer ison worl and gets inandout of pes Iy-dawing purple lines on the Wank bok pages, The guy onthe New Yor cover even eoked like» grown-spveson of Hated on inventing hs own World on ama. think tht er a thie nd coger who are rely godt wnt they dand enjoy thee work, here ealwayan strong echo ofthe njyment hey ene ssthey designe an bal things in thie childhood what is your play personality? ‘Anowe gro ode, we tc to ve strong preference fr eetain typeset pls over ther Sone things st your ont, others don't (ve the yeas, 'eaberved Yn people hive dean ode of ple he ile eto coe of ight tyes. ll thet ply pernalitien ‘These categories sree sient bud, bu ve ound them 9 begenenlyscure No one ies parece example of single pay pesnaliy ype Ito of us ae a mic of thee esters. At diferent tines and in feces seins, pple ight in themselves yng i a mde Main diferent than theie dominant eype. ve found thas most pl recognize themselves in thea arctan el fox discovering hic own play personality. Thi chapter wll cus the types o play penalties an then ofr readers chance to lentes on type a4 way to achieve greaereawarenes And geste lyn ie The cighepronity types areThe Joke The mnt basic and exten liye throghout hia the joker /Ajler's phy always rvave around sone kindof onsen Indeed, en is the ie ype of un play we engage inal baby al begin wich newer, Past make ifs lag by making il sours, owing apc, aed genenlly beng fc, Lt, the hss clown finds toc aceptance by making other pepe Iugh ‘Adu jokers cry on tht sock ty, sough, Geage Clooney 8 noiocios praca joker. On the set of Ocan's Tue and (eens Tren, be and elow star Mite Damen eprtedly would cry woud each ober wich price jbee My dente, Jan Lar, aso quale fortis dination. athe lea chi eis, he pens ae rg eng ign at as “Th diel che fen" and inevitably be basa new oon the The Kinesthete Koester are people who tke 9 move, whoin the words ofS cludes hls, bua other ike Gillan Lynne, who nd hema happiest moving 2 part of dance, ewinmig ct waling Kina ratilly want opus tec bcs and fel he ele They may who do focal, yrs dane, jump spe. Whe inet we are but for play A friend of ine baa daughter who i gifed young gymnast Heracadease pres stn concerned oe the dil she had ld concanrate on tsk whan she was bouncing on gifted bal Sober mother epi toate reading ests with here she smovingon te ball The augers readability nd ills en Ing information has ben improing consistent, She wil lkely nevercheoss to besenes iba, ber ese of ee J canis The Expliner ach ofr strted olives by exploring the word around vs. Some prope never lowe their enthuse fri, Exploration somes thei prefered avene ito the aerative anivers ply hei way of enmining creative and proving the imagination, Tink Ricard Beason ce Jne Gol Brplocingcan be physically, ing to new places, Alter natively, can be eninat—seaching fra new fing o deepen ing ofthe ania rough mii, movement, fication. Ke can be iene: rsarchings ag wbject or dinsveing new experiences And points few whe reining in your ech The Competitor The campestris penton who teas theeh into the euphoria Ad estvity of lay by enoying ne wih pectic fly, and eaoys paying ce She's thepernality The games can be ely o wcil—either salary ideo game or team mee bead dey maybe ately [own in oc groups, whese the fin cms fom bing the top pect inthe group ce in sins, in-which money e pas seve tolep at Director Tr Dicer enjoy pinning nd ect scenes and events Though many ae unconscioun of their motives nd yl of operating hey lave the power, even when theyre playing in the novi ago “They ae born onan, A dhs bs, they ae the pasty ve the attr of get excursions to the bench the dye ener the sosiak weld. At wos, they te apie, Al he worl = nstoge, andthe rst of sae only player inthe disc's ga ‘The Collector ‘What good isa world of eandom objet? The thal of pay fo the etre shave adel the wos, the bt, the mos tere tng cllestion of bests or experiences ins, toy tang ates ats pure, wine, hoes, te, we clipe of esr erces, ve are built for play per of the cuca chee, anything ad everything fale ne fx the olor. One pion [hoo tee the word capt at hehe to 68 evry single one and metic ly calc evilence of ech clipe Callas may enjoy ating as itary esvityo they may a i the focus ofan intense sci connect eth thers who bave sini ebiesos, Jey Le sar calletion Colt ara working then ie what he des The Artist /Creator Porthe ist feat, joy ie found in waking thing Pang, pie making, woodworking, poery, snd sprue ate wellkown a rs burfumieue miking kiting, ing ad ucening ae alo in their purview, Aristo may end up owing tee creations tothe word and even sling chem fxm lone, or my ever show anyone wht they make, The Ikke somethin —eo mae seething bei, thing ancora onching of. Or jst co ke sething wotk-—the ait? joe taking par pnp, eplcing broken pets, cleasing and psing bck ope ashy, perfiely Merking mechanic, in ft sing tae. It my mean ecrting allpapring in erie tne. Mae experimented with any 2 ferent fc offen his aor, om of pits and pastel 0 ape caroots and sted ge windows