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Urgent optimism is the desire to act immediately to tackle an obstacle, combined with the belief that we have a reasonable hope of success. Jane McGonigal
Success Hope Immediately Tackle Combined Obstacle Optimism Urgent Act Reasonable Belief Desire
There are people who are very dismissive of games and gamers. Jane McGonigal
People Gamers Very Games Who
Although I'm perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for meaning and the kinds of things that ease that suffering in life, and finding them in large-scale social interaction, like theater and games. Jane McGonigal
Life Suffering Lonely Feeling Looking Ease Out Finding Kinds Perceived Like Although Isolated Opposite Very Optimistic Upbeat Being Interaction Theater Social Them Meaning Social Interaction Games Large-Scale Things
Evidence shows that having even weak social connections in a stressful situation is really good for your health and your ability to handle that situation. Jane McGonigal
Health Good Situation Evidence Weak Ability Having Handle Social Really Your Connections Even Shows Stressful
Positive health means becoming whole-heartedly engaged with our own health care. It means not outsourcing our health to the health care system. It means getting rid of the fear and paralysis we too often feel, and instead cultivating a sense of agency. Jane McGonigal
Positive Health Fear Care Own Sense Too Our System Paralysis Outsourcing Instead Feel Health Care Health Care System Becoming Cultivating Getting Often Agency Means Engaged Rid
I worry a lot about people using games just for marketing, to get people to buy more stuff, which I think would be the worst possible use. Jane McGonigal
Buy People Think Worry Marketing Worst Possible Would Would-Be About More Stuff Lot Get Just Which Use Games Using
Game developers know that people have more fun when they're in large groups. They feel more fired up when the challenges are more epic. Jane McGonigal
Game Challenges People More Fired Developers Feel Know Up Epic Large Fun Groups Large Groups
My mom is a public school teacher and works with third grade students. Jane McGonigal
Teacher Mom School Students School Teacher Grade Public Public School Works Third
We are moving towards a new form of collective intelligence. Jane McGonigal
Intelligence Collective Towards New Form Moving
Clinically speaking, depression is a pessimistic sense of your own capabilities, and despondent lack of energy. Jane McGonigal
Depression Own Sense Energy Lack Capabilities Your Speaking Pessimistic
I've been running since high school. My boyfriend was on the track team, and I'd run with him. Jane McGonigal
School Run High Running High School Since Him Track Boyfriend Been Team
In entertainment, we have a comfort level with crisis. Jane McGonigal
Entertainment Crisis Comfort Level
Things like depression and obesity are global challenges. Jane McGonigal
Depression Challenges Obesity Like Global Things
A dramatic decrease in oil availability is not at all far-fetched. Jane McGonigal
Dramatic Oil Availability Far-Fetched Decrease
My face hasn't matured as I've grown up, and neither has my sense of humour. In the mirror, I see an older version of myself as a child, although I do have more wrinkles and freckles. Jasmine Guinness
Myself Face Mirror Wrinkles Sense Older Humour Neither Freckles See More Although Version Up Matured Child Grown Grown-Up
I was very lucky growing up, and I got all my dad's and aunts' toys from the 1950s and 1960s and loved those old pedal cars. Jasmine Guinness
Old Car Those Toys Got Aunts Up Very Loved Lucky Dad Growing Growing Up Pedal
I always dreamt that I would marry in the Piazza Del Campo in Siena and go on my honeymoon down the Amazon, up the Nile, on a gallop through the pyramids, to Nepal and Kerala, on a safari and finally to Lake Titicaca in Peru. Jasmine Guinness
Down Nile Honeymoon Finally Would Nepal Marry Dreamt Through Pyramids Always Go Amazon Up Lake Gallop Peru
People who read on holiday always have a better time because it's total escapism, both physically and mentally. Jasmine Guinness
Time People Better Total Physically Both Mentally Better Time Read Because Always Escapism Holiday Who
It was tough going to boarding school. It was very hard work. Jasmine Guinness
Work Hard Work School Tough Very Going Boarding Boarding School Hard
I used to be frightened of the countryside after dark. Now I enjoy it. There is something wonderful about those strange country and wildlife noises. Jasmine Guinness
Strange Wonderful Dark Country Enjoy Wildlife Those About Something Noises Countryside Frightened After Used Now
I'm a total technophobe. What is wrong with paper and pen? I was delighted when I learnt the word 'Luddite,' as I thought it described me perfectly. Jasmine Guinness
Me Word Thought Paper Pen Total Delighted Wrong Perfectly Learnt
People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money. Jasmine Guinness
People Money Made Long Assume Tend Long Line Come Am Line
Mum and I were delighted to find out we were descended from 'bog-trotters.' Jasmine Guinness
Out Find Delighted Were Descended Mum
I've worked since I was 18. I have no trust fund and don't expect anything. Jasmine Guinness
Trust Since Trust Fund Expect Anything Worked Fund
It's all very well setting up your own brand of face cream or exercise wear - but Christ, it's so shallow. Jasmine Guinness
Christ Face Own Setting Wear Shallow Well Exercise Up Very Brand Cream Your
It's appalling how much money raised at some charity events gets wasted on paying personnel and admin staff. Jasmine Guinness
Charity Events Money Some How How Much How Much Money Gets Staff Personnel Much Paying Appalling Wasted Raised
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