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Jane McGonigal: Game Designer, Author, and Future Forecaster

Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

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The Brain Assumes Helplessness

The initial instinct is to freeze. Our brain assumes we have no power in basing any new condition until we start training it our power. Every game is like a psychology experiment trying to teach you how to escape trematic shock, just like those dogs. And so this is the best explanation of why gamers are so confident. They're running around the world, i can solve problems. Hey, give me climbat change.

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