You judge the person playing Candy Crush. Even when it’s you. But that mental fist pump from leveling up has real value. How to stop judging and use games for a strategic reset.
With game designer and futurist <a href="https://janemcgonigal.com/">Jane McGonigal</a>, author of SuperBetter and Reality is Broken.

You judge the person playing Candy Crush. Even when it’s you. But that mental fist pump from leveling up has real value. How to stop judging and use games for a strategic reset. With game designer and futurist Jane McGonigal, author of SuperBetter and Reality is Broken.

You judge the person playing Candy Crush. Even when it’s you. But&nbsp;that mental fist&nbsp;pump&nbsp;from leveling up has real value.&nbsp;How to stop judging and use games for a strategic reset.
With game designer and futurist <a href="https://janemcgonigal.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jane McGonigal</a>, author of SuperBetter and Reality is Broken.

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Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. 
WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others.
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Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex & Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others. © WNYC Studios

Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age. 
WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts, including Radiolab, Death, Sex &amp; Money, Snap Judgment, Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin, Nancy and many others.
© WNYC Studios

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