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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. Today nearly half a million people have played SuperBetter to get stronger, happier, and healthier.īut the life-changing ideas behind SuperBetterare much bigger than just one game. 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. In 2009, internationally renowned game designer Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion. And what's more, she tells you how you yourself can lead a more "gameful" life.An innovative guide to living gamefully, based on the program that has already helped nearly half a million people achieve remarkable personal growth In this book McGonigal uses her own story and those of others to expertly demonstrate how simple changes can result in dramatic life-affirming effects. This book provides simple step-by-step ideas that can be carried out in day-to-day life, helping you transform your life with a new flexible and reenergised mindset. The book shows readers how to use these techniques to find strength and create positivity: readers can look to their own 'power-ups' which are little things they can do to feel better and tackle the hurdles in their own lives.

Half a million people have now played this game to astonishing results: depression gone in 6 weeks in some cases and even terminal cancer patients reporting that playing the game gives them a sense of control over their own health. After suffering a brain injury, Jane McGonigal came up with a game to help aid her recovery and battle the ensuing depression she experienced. A revolutionary new self-help book by top flight game designer Jane McGonigal.