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The Forgotten Spell of Play


(Why Adults Need It More Than Ever)

Somewhere along the line, we were told to grow up.

We were told that play was for children.

That imagination belonged in childhood.
That curiosity was something you should “grow out of” as you entered the serious world of work, bills, responsibilities, titles, and efficiency.

Yet every piece of research on play, from the psychology labs to creativity theory, says the opposite.

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