208. Why infusing your day with play is good for you, featuring Stuart Brown

Sometimes it seems like our kids have it all figured out. They use their full potential to explore, giggle, run, dance, and truly live—in other words, they PLAY. Why is it that as adults, we so quickly schedule over the things that actually bring us joy in everyday life?

The good news is that we didn’t lose the capacity to play as we grew older—we’ve simply made other things more important. Stuart Brown, from the National Institute For Play, explains how creating space for play can help us destress, create resiliency and connection, and bring innovation into our lives. How will you make space for play today?

Watch the full clip here, and check out Stuart Brown’s book, Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul.

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