Drawing on hundreds of studies, McGonigal shows that getting superbetter is as simple as tapping into the three core psychological strengths that games help you build: Being gameful means bringing the same psychological strengths we naturally display when we play games-such as optimism, creativity, courage, and determination-to real-world goals. She explains how we can cultivate new powers of recovery and resilience in everyday life simply by adopting a more “gameful” mind-set. In this book, McGonigal reveals a decade’s worth of scientific research into the ways all games-including videogames, sports, and puzzles-change how we respond to stress, challenge, and pain. But the life-changing ideas behind SuperBetter are much bigger than just one game. Today nearly half a million people have played SuperBetter to get stronger, happier, and healthier. These rules led to a digital game and a major research study with the National Institutes of Health. What started as a simple motivational exercise quickly became a set of rules for “post-traumatic growth” that she shared on her blog.
But rather than let herself sink further, she decided to get better by doing what she does best: she turned her recovery process into a resilience-building game. Unable to think clearly or work or even get out of bed, she became anxious and depressed, even suicidal. An innovative guide to living gamefully, based on the program that has already helped nearly half a million people achieve remarkable personal growth In 2009, internationally renowned game designer Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion.
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