In his book Indistractable, Nir Eyal make the point that we can reimagine the concept of fun. Eyal explained that Ian Bogost, who studies fun in great depth (as we all should), says fun doesn’t have to have be enjoyable. He defines fun as: ‘the aftermath of deliberately manipulating a familiar situation in a new […]
Stress Can Be Your Ally
Try showing some appreciation for it If there’s one thing that strongly impacts the quality of your life every single day: it’s the stories you tell yourself. Changing the soundtracks that play in your head each day can help them serve you instead of bring you down. Storyplay brings you fresh idea to help you […]
The Beauty of Diving Deep
It’s 7pm on a Thursday night. Right now, you could be watching a hilarious YouTube video. Or reading a book that makes you smarter. Or working on the side hustle you keep saying you’ll start. What about finally writing in that journal or cooking a healthy dinner? The number of choices available to some of […]
How To Keep Your Ego In Check
You don’t owe it all to yourself In a world where you are constantly encouraged to work on yourself and make your dreams come true, it’s easy to forget this truth: Absolutely everything you have has been given to you. Your ideas arguably come to you rather than from you. The capacity to create anything […]
The Real Lessons that Take Place in a Classroom
Why it feels strange to be called a teacher when you’re always the one being taught As a Maths teacher, I’m not supposed to have favourites, but I’ll admit: eight is my favourite number. There’s a reason for this – some of my most memorable students have been eight-year-olds. While training to be a teacher, […]
A scientific reason why you shouldn’t compare yourself to others
Instead, try celebrating with them Any student of science knows that in an experiment, comparisons are only valid if you control all the other variables that could affect the outcome. If you are studying the effect of physical exercise on heart rate, you need to control for things like caffeine consumption, age, previous heart conditions, […]