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SuperBetter

How a Gameful Life Can Make You Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient
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SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal explores how adopting a gameful mindset can improve resilience, mental strength, and personal growth. It introduces the concept of using game strategies to tackle real-life challenges, enhancing physical and mental well-being. The book offers practical exercises and tips, encouraging readers to transform adversities into opportunities for personal development and happiness.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in harnessing the power of gaming strategies to improve your mental and physical resilience. It offers innovative techniques to tackle life's challenges, boosting your mood, motivation, and confidence in a playful yet impactful way.

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SuperBetter

A revolutionary new self-help book by top flight game designer Jane McGonigal.

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A revolutionary new self-help book by top flight game designer Jane McGonigal.

After suffering a brain injury, Jane McGonigal came up with a game to help aid her recovery and battle the ensuing depression she experienced. 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. The book shows readers how to use these techniques to find strength and create positivity: readers can look to their own β€˜power-ups’ which are little things they can do to feel better and tackle the hurdles in their own lives.

SuperBetter 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. 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. And what’s more, she tells you how you yourself can lead a more β€œgameful” life.

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Many reviewers commend SuperBetter by Jane McGonigal for its innovative approach to personal development, blending psychology and gameplay. The book is praised for offering practical strategies that improve well-being and personal satisfaction. Readers have found it transformative, motivating individuals to take actionable steps in bettering their lives through engaging methods. Critics appreciate its well-researched content and deem it a revolutionary guide for those seeking positive change.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008106331

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thorsons

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 320

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Jane McGonigal graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2006 with a PhD in Performace Studies. She launched the self-help app SuperBetter in 2012 and has gone on to become one of the β€œMost Powerful Women To Watch” according to Forbes Magazine. She taught game design and game theory at UC Berkeley and the San Francisco Art Institute and is currently Director of Games & Research Development at the Institute for the Future and Teachers. She lives with her husband in San Francisco.

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