Play+and+Meaning

Play Play stimulates the mind. Play encourages us to use both the left and right side of our brain. "People rarely succeed at anything unless they are having fun doing it" (Pink, p.187) Corporations and big business are using play as a tool to inspire employees to be more productive. Video games can be a tool for building the brain. Video games encourage problem solving and cognitive skills.

*Laughter clubs *Watch children play

*Play with cartoons

Meaning

People need meaning and purpose. People will strive to find meaning and purpose even in non-ideal circumstances. In the new age people have enough to live but nothing to live for. We have means but no meaning. (Pink, p218) Purpose and meaning can be a combination of spirituality and science. It is individual, but important. Business is incorporating spirituality in their approach to employment and company enhancement. Examples are serene pictures, offering quiet spaces or designing space to be relaxing or comforting. Research has found that companies who acknowledged spirituality and aligned it with their company goals outperformed those that did not. (Pink, p.224)



 Quest for Happiness=Success

If you can enjoy your job, find purpose and meaning in it, you will be more successful.

*Labyrinths: Walk one or trace one on your hand. It engages your left brain side and frees your right side for creative thinking. *Say Thanks: Write a thank you note and read it to the person you wrote it for.

*all images are downloaded from googleimages, Oct 14,2010.