Stuart Brown says play is more than fun

Anyone hoping for a career in education — regardless of whether or not they opt to study psychology — should consider Stuart Brown’s lecture essential viewing. No matter one’s age, the pleasures to be found in playtime provide the brain and body alike with everything needed to forge ahead healthily and productively. Imagination and improvisation cultivated in leisure time leads to an improved performance once individuals need to apply their skills to working.

Watch the Ted Talk here


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