"Develop resilience and be brave. There are days when it is very discouraging. You have to develop personal resilience to environmental things that come along. If you let every single environmental challenge knock you off your game, it's going to be very, very hard." -- Renee James
When you are knocked down, take a bounce and get right up. Don't stay down; find your inner steel spring.
You will find the following clip useful to help build your strength or resilience in four areas:
1. Physical Resilience
2. Mental Resilience
3. Emotional Resilience
4. Social Resilience
And, they can all be found in games, including computer games. Watch the following clip till the end and you will be illuminated by some of Jane McGonigal's practical exercises on building resilience.
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| Jane McGonigal (Photo by courtesy of janemcgonigal.com) |
The blurp by TED Talks says, "When game designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created the healing game, SuperBetter. In this moving talk, McGonigal explains how a game can boost resilience -- and promises to add 7.5 minutes to your life."
Click here for The game that can give you 10 extra years of life | Jane McGonigal.
For more on Jane McGonigal, click here to visit her homepage.
Click here for Denyse's superbetter journey. Be encouraged and inspired by Denyse's testimony.
Click here for SuperBetter Introductory Screencast.
Click here for Yu-kai Chou analyzes SuperBetter 1.0 through Octalysis [Day 1].
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