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Cargando... Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soulpor Stuart Brown
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Quick read about play as a lens through which to see many aspects of life. Some background science but not organised in a way you could reallt reference it. The book is mostly a piece for inspiration rather than knowledge, for bettet or worse. ( ) Mostly a string of anecdotes mounted om a shaky framework of personal opinions, feelings and philosophy. Too little evidence and data based for me to appreciate, although there were some generalisations that seemed to hold some value. The book was also pretty useless as a self-help book as there were preciously little in terms of putting the observations into action - exercises, practices, heuristics, principles. There is a clear lack of scientific rigour and quite a lot of bias in the book, making it a relic of wishfull thinking rather than research. Although I can see a germ of an idea in using play to create or at least sustain psycological safety. I really liked this book, and the explanation of the role play plays in our lives is amazing and profound. I can't think of a reason for anyone not to read this, but if you are a parent or a teacher you should absolutely make the time for it. (I plan to give it to a couple teachers I know for Xmas.) The only fault I find for it is the large amount of anecdotal evidence the author cites, this isn't to say he doesn't cite some scientific studies, not at all, but I would have preferred to see more focus on the objective science behind play. I suspect this focus has its roots in the fact that the study of play is a fairly young field. This wasn't an earth-shattering book for me, since I was already aware/receptive to a lot of its message, but I did appreciate the descriptions of the different play personalities and the encouragement to look back on your "play life" to discover what type of play attracted you in the past and which may help nourish your life now. Also: "The opposite of play isn't work, it's depression." Good illustrative anecdotes and stories as well, which helped underscore his points. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
From a leading expert, a groundbreaking book on the science of play, and its essential role in fueling our happiness and intelligence throughout our lives. We've all seen the happiness on the face of a child while playing in the schoolyard. Or the blissful abandon of a golden retriever racing across a lawn. This is the joy of play. By definition, play is purposeless, all consuming, and fun. But as Dr. Stuart Brown illustrates, play is anything but trivial. It is a biological drive as integral to our health as sleep or nutrition. We are designed by nature to flourish through play. Particularly in tough times, we need to play more than ever, as it's the very means by which we prepare for the unexpected, search out new solutions, and remain optimistic. A fascinating blend of cutting-edge neuroscience, biology, psychology, social science, and inspiring human stories of the transformative power of play, this book proves why play just might be the most important work we can ever do. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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