Stuart Brown: Why play is vital -- no matter your age

rowanrockhopper2 Says:

Jul 21, 2010 - thankyou - its quite surreal having a question you asked a year ago being answered... finally :)

johnlobu Says:

Jul 26, 2010 - sex is the play which is most interesting and it starts increasingly from childhood.but it has disastrous effects in form of child abuse, rapes, traumas.Play whose objective is not peace can't be play.

johnlobu Says:

Jul 26, 2010 - sex is the play which is most interesting and it starts increasingly from childhood.but it has disastrous effects in form of child abuse, rapes, traumas.Play whose objective is not peace can't be play.

derman077 Says:

Jul 31, 2010 - you were supposed to say "and" not "but"

St00sh13 Says:

Aug 13, 2010 - I suspect anything that has an objective is not play!

joanmnordemann Says:

Sep 19, 2010 - This video affirms the adage "all work and no play....." and how that idea is hindrance to our well being. I applaud the research and am learning to play again in my life. It allows me to laugh more, live more and release so many of the stresses that have accumulated in my "workaholic" lifestyle. Sales have improved and the interaction I have with others is far more fulfilling.

joanmnordemann Says:

Sep 19, 2010 - This video affirms the adage "all work and no play....." and how that idea is hindrance to our well being. I applaud the research and am learning to play again in my life. It allows me to laugh more, live more and release so many of the stresses that have accumulated in my "workaholic" lifestyle. Sales have improved and the interaction I have with others is far more fulfilling.

RalfLippold Says:

Nov 7, 2010 - This is just awesome - and don't we feel most human when in the "play state"?

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LeeDexter41 Says:

Dec 18, 2010 - great information about play.......ironically though, this man's presentation is seriously making me wonder if he actually knows how to.........

ticopride Says:

Jan 30, 2011 - I wonder how playing video games fits into his conception of "play".

5packzach Says:

Feb 20, 2011 - Don't get it. After saying how bad being a coach potato is (Bart Simpson) he then says that watching movies can be good and be referred to as play. Before I even watched this video I assumed he meant play as being outside, running around, laughing and enjoying yourself.

appellaa Says:

Feb 23, 2011 - is he....xboxahoy? :o

selvmordspilot Says:

Apr 6, 2011 - : depends of the game i guess. There's a lot of different games out there.But e.g. Portal is an example of a game that I'm pretty sure is good for anyone to play through. It's short, non-repetitive and intelligently fun.

selvmordspilot Says:

Apr 6, 2011 - I loved this video. But I don't like the term "serious play".Why not call it "sincere play" instead? The other is almost contradicting itself.

tobo86 Says:

Apr 18, 2011 - Dayam. No wonder I'm not very playful now! Thanks crappy childhood!!

tobo86 Says:

Apr 18, 2011 - So if I'm massively serious but every now and then blessed with being playful, anyone know how I can increase the FEELING of playfulness.....................?

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nickdevoil Says:

Sep 6, 2011 - Unfortunate comments on the Bruegel.1. The painting dates from he second half of the 16th century, not the 15th.2. It's called Children's Games and depicts... children, completely invalidating the attempted argument.3. "I think this is a typical picture of what it was like in a courtyard then". Bruegel wasn't a straightforward realist. He specialized in surreal, outlandish compositions intended to convey a moral message.Apart from that, I enjoyed the talk!

AppleSouffle Says:

Nov 4, 2011 - Nickdevoil, oh, you're an art history major. So do you enjoy working at McDonalds?Apart from your anal and self-indulgent comment, I enjoyed the talk.

TEHFOOK Says:

Feb 5, 2012 - Movies are entertainment: The commodified negation of play (Susan Willis wrote an article about her trip to disney world).

frisbeejim Says:

Mar 1, 2012 - So many comments are superimposing a different definition of play on this video, not seeing what is common to all his examples, through all the categories of play: It is not about some throwback, pre-technology, outdoor, politically correct version of play, it's not about how gleeful it is, it's a developmental process of testing your physical, cognitive, social, and emotional abilities by trying out everything, engaging with the world in the widest variety of ways possible.

cliffordwilcu Says:

Apr 18, 2012 - I love this line that he makes "if it's purpose is more important than the act of doing it then it is probably not play" as a person training to be in Early childhood That quote single single-single-handedly made me stop and think about how I practise play in a centre

ninanaaigaren Says:

May 21, 2012 - The 16 that don't like this vid probable never had a chance to play!

johnslynch Says:

May 22, 2012 - This is such an amazing concept. How thoroughly our culture has forgotten that play is not merely a means to end but is an end in itself as an essential element of our humanity!