Book · 2015 · Internet games
SuperBetter
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- 5
- people
- 3
- podcasts
- 3
- episodes
- 3
- recommendations
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Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
Why people recommend it
SuperBetter is a self-help book by game designer Jane McGonigal that explores how gameful thinking and the psychology of games can improve mental health, resilience, and physical well-being. On The Book Review, Gilbert Cruz introduced the book while speaking with guest Simon Parkin, highlighting McGonigal's role as a proponent of gamification. Jordan Harbinger discussed the concept of gameful thinking with McGonigal on The Jordan Harbinger Show, examining how adopting a gameful mindset aids health and happiness. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Jane McGonigal herself appeared as a guest to discuss her first book, explaining her motivation for writing it. She reflected on using her gameful recovery method after suffering a concussion, noting that she wanted to empirically prove her thesis that playing games makes individuals happier, stronger, and more resilient. McGonigal also shared that she initially did not fully understand why the recovery game worked so effectively, which drove her to write the book to investigate the underlying mechanics. Furthermore, she mentioned a prominent article published in The New Yorker that highlighted her work and the principles outlined in SuperBetter, bringing widespread attention to her unique approach to personal recovery through gaming.
Every mention
Jane McGonigal I just thought to myself I should I got to prove it you know I I'm writing this book saying that playing ga… 3
“I just thought to myself I should I got to prove it you know I I'm writing this book saying that playing games makes us happier and stronger and more resilient”
“this is why I wrote the book because I didn't really understand why it worked”
“and the New Yorker just ran a big like giant piece uh about about super better”
Gilbert Cruz hey so Simon the first book you take on is super better by Jane mcgonagal a proponent of gamification 1
“hey so Simon the first book you take on is super better by Jane mcgonagal a proponent of gamification”
Jordan Harbinger well speaking of games you talk about the concept in super better of being being gameful or gainful thinking 1
“well speaking of games you talk about the concept in super better of being being gameful or gainful thinking”
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Other mentions (9: passing, ad reads, own books)
“jane is the new york times bestselling author of reality is broken and super better”
“i had exactly the same thing because when i wasn't healing from the concussion that i write about in super better i was really confounded”
“i was about to give a talk about super better and my concussion and the person managing the event said you know in a way this concussion is really the best thing that ever happened to you”
“and since i wrote about virtual reality for pain in my book and i wrote about some of the early studies that found that it actually relieved pain more effectively than morphine”
“that was Simon parin who reviews super better by Jane mcgonagal and state of play edited by Daniel Goldberg and lonus Larson”
“I was in the middle of writing my first book and it was due in a couple months”
“there's a whole chapter in in the super better book about game addiction and how how to stop it how to reverse it”
“bring it all right back to Super better”
“well it drops next Tuesday but you can buy it now”