Comments on: The power of play. And my underdog gene? http://www.blisscovery.com/the-power-of-play-and-my-underdog-gene/ Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:09:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shastina Schwarz http://www.blisscovery.com/the-power-of-play-and-my-underdog-gene/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Shastina Schwarz Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:37:11 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=3837#comment-419 This totally made me think of my little dachshunds and how the older boy will let the little girl bite on his ear or he'll let her take the rope - so that he can chase her! Very interesting theory, I like it : ) This totally made me think of my little dachshunds and how the older boy will let the little girl bite on his ear or he’ll let her take the rope – so that he can chase her! Very interesting theory, I like it : )

]]> By: briana http://www.blisscovery.com/the-power-of-play-and-my-underdog-gene/comment-page-1/#comment-410 briana Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:34:45 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=3837#comment-410 @Kelly ~ Wow, the morning I wrote this I actually listened to another interview with a doctor who wrote a book called "How Your Body Says No" and he talked about this exact thing - athletes that push through pain all the way into severe injury out of some sense of duty or approval seeking. Of course I'm adding the book to my gigantic queue. @Fabeku ~ Yes! I think he might have talked about this exact thing. (Although it could have been something else I listened to... a bit of a junkie.) That the first thing you should do when you get stuck is to go play. Love this: "Because, you know, I don’t want my problem solving skills to get rusty or anything." And I like how it becomes this rational way to trick the productivity monster. @Elizabeth ~ Oh my gosh, those are glorious examples of play. But I know what you mean about things not fitting the idea you have in your head. It's like we need a little reminder in that moment to put a frame around the activity and really drink in the experience. A ritual. Hmmm, I'm going to think more about that. @Kelly ~ Wow, the morning I wrote this I actually listened to another interview with a doctor who wrote a book called “How Your Body Says No” and he talked about this exact thing – athletes that push through pain all the way into severe injury out of some sense of duty or approval seeking. Of course I’m adding the book to my gigantic queue.

@Fabeku ~ Yes! I think he might have talked about this exact thing. (Although it could have been something else I listened to… a bit of a junkie.) That the first thing you should do when you get stuck is to go play. Love this: “Because, you know, I don’t want my problem solving skills to get rusty or anything.” And I like how it becomes this rational way to trick the productivity monster.

@Elizabeth ~ Oh my gosh, those are glorious examples of play. But I know what you mean about things not fitting the idea you have in your head. It’s like we need a little reminder in that moment to put a frame around the activity and really drink in the experience. A ritual. Hmmm, I’m going to think more about that.

]]> By: elizabeth http://www.blisscovery.com/the-power-of-play-and-my-underdog-gene/comment-page-1/#comment-409 elizabeth Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:11:18 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=3837#comment-409 I'll have to listen to the interview - it sounds interesting. After all, if I think about it, it does make sense that it would help with empathy, problem-solving .. all sorts of goodness, just by the nature of it, especially creativity. I actually think that I need to expand my scope of what play means to me. I have this idea of what it should look like - which I don't match - but doing things like playing with the camera or singing silly songs to the pup or skipping or taking out the hula hoop .. are really all play too. It can mean lots of different things. (Btw: don't you think this post would make a great cover letter to send him! :) I’ll have to listen to the interview – it sounds interesting. After all, if I think about it, it does make sense that it would help with empathy, problem-solving .. all sorts of goodness, just by the nature of it, especially creativity.

I actually think that I need to expand my scope of what play means to me. I have this idea of what it should look like – which I don’t match – but doing things like playing with the camera or singing silly songs to the pup or skipping or taking out the hula hoop .. are really all play too. It can mean lots of different things.

(Btw: don’t you think this post would make a great cover letter to send him! :)

]]> By: Fabeku http://www.blisscovery.com/the-power-of-play-and-my-underdog-gene/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Fabeku Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:09:45 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=3837#comment-408 What really stood out for me was the <i>problem solving</i> bit. It was a sweet <i>ah-ha!</i> moment for me. Because if I think about it, when I forget to play I get stuck so much easier. Maybe that's because I can't solve whatever comes up as quickly or as easily. Because I'm play deprived. Now I can build play into the schedule. Because, you know, I don't want my problem solving skills to get rusty or anything. How awesome is <i>that?</i> Thanks for the fabulousness. What really stood out for me was the problem solving bit.

It was a sweet ah-ha! moment for me.

Because if I think about it, when I forget to play I get stuck so much easier. Maybe that’s because I can’t solve whatever comes up as quickly or as easily. Because I’m play deprived.

Now I can build play into the schedule. Because, you know, I don’t want my problem solving skills to get rusty or anything.

How awesome is that?

Thanks for the fabulousness.

]]> By: Kelly Parkinson http://www.blisscovery.com/the-power-of-play-and-my-underdog-gene/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Kelly Parkinson Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:39:12 +0000 http://www.blisscovery.com/?p=3837#comment-407 I was just listening to this downhill mogul skier talk about how tough it was skiing with a shin injury, but she just had to push through it. When has pounding away at your injured shins EVER been any kind of a good thing? And it's like this medal of honor for interviews or something. Like it's so noble of them to power through. Uggggh. I was just listening to this downhill mogul skier talk about how tough it was skiing with a shin injury, but she just had to push through it. When has pounding away at your injured shins EVER been any kind of a good thing? And it’s like this medal of honor for interviews or something. Like it’s so noble of them to power through. Uggggh.

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