{"product_id":"the-playful-life-isbn-9781119882008","title":"The Playful Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDo you find yourself wanting more out of life? It’s time to bring play to your every day\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlay is not just for kids! There are many reasons we need play in our lives. \u003ci\u003eThe Playful Life \u003c\/i\u003eshows you why and how to bring more playfulness to all aspects of your life. You’ll explore how to create meaningful, relevant, and fun experiences for yourself and others through both a playful mindset and playful behaviors. Through research and 20+ years of teaching children and adults, authors Dr. Julie Jones and Jed Dearybury have found that play is not only fun, it’s essential to a full life. In this book, they share their knowledge and inspire you to reflect on the need for connection and joy for healthy living through play. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will equip you with new definitions, ideas, and ways of thinking about play for your daily life. With a relaxed tone, comical banter, and real talk, the authors encourage new understandings about what play is and empower you to make more playful choices. If you strive to find balance, overcome stress, and enjoy each day through play—\u003ci\u003eThe Playful Life \u003c\/i\u003eis a must read for your life journey! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn what play means and why it’s so essential to our everyday lives—at every age\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover the incredible benefits of play to your physical and mental health\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGet ideas for incorporating play into your everyday life at work, at home, or when you’re out and about\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBegin healing past traumas and grow into the person you are meant to be—through play and playful living!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the popular book \u003ci\u003eThe Playful Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a new and exciting take on what play does for all of us-- physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHey Y’All xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection One Meaning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Wanna Play? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Defining Play 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Play as a Behavior 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Play as a Mindset 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Cultivating a Playful Mindset 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Ponder 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Two Memory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Things We Learned from Playing 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Cognitive Benefits of Play 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Social Emotional Benefits of Play 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Physical Benefits of Play 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Play Personalities 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Ponder 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Three Mind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Biological Predilection 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain on Play 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Default Mode Network and Flow 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Playful Habits 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Play as Healing 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Ponder 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Four Mistakes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Low-Risk\/High-Risk Play 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Learning and Growth Process (RISK) 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Mistakes and Fear 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Excuses Are Mistakes 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 A Path to Eliminating Excuses 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Ponder 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Five Movement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 When Play Is Missing 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Start with Yourself 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Grow and Play with Friends 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Play in Our Communities 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 You Don’t Have to Run a Marathon 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Advocating Through Play 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Ponder 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Six Mojo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Ned Barrett 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Tashma Glymph 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Sonia Aleman 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Joan Wheatley 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Marjorie Boafo Appiah 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Tina Arenas 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Matt Leung 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Balance 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Ponder 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Seven Map\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Play Alone 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Play with Friends or Family 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Play with Strangers 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Play as a Community 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlay \u0026amp; Ponder 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouthernisms and Their Meanings 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 291\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. JULIE P. JONES, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director for Teacher Education in Converse University’s School of Education and Graduate Studies. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Playful Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), she maintains an active research agenda with interests including instructional technology and pedagogy, always with a mix of creativity and play. Follow her on Twitter @JuliePJones, and view her full curriculum vitae at www.juliepjones.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJED DEARYBURY\u003c\/b\u003e began his EDU career in 2001. He was featured in \u003ci\u003eGQ \u003c\/i\u003emagazine as Male Leader of the Year, met President Obama as the SC honoree of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and was a finalist for SC Teacher of the Year. In 2015, he began leading professional development and teaching in higher education. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Playful Classroom \u003c\/i\u003e(2020) and \u003ci\u003eThe Courageous Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e (2021).    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover play and transform your everyday life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you think you were done playing? Think again! Cultivating a playful mindset will help you build empathy, make friends, heal past traumas, make memories with loved ones (including yourself!), and break down the barriers that keep you from connecting with your community and the world around you. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book feels like you’re having a conversation with two friends while simultaneously learning an immense amount of information in the process. We love the way Jed and Julie’s playful candor helps you take in all that you’re reading and digest it. And boy did we eat it up. Highly recommend this book to anyone looking to educate themselves on the importance of play, the importance of self, and the importance of the curious world around you.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePJ and Thomas McKay\u003c\/b\u003e, Bloggers and Influencers, The Property Lovers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book expertly and joyfully allows the reader to engage and learn the benefit of having a ‘playful brain and mindset’ to face our challenges and overcome obstacles.  Being better at play may be the antidote that lifts folks out of an exhausted existence and into the space of fun, humor, laughter and showing life who is living it.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Janet Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, Psychiatrist and Author, \u003ci\u003eThe Courageous Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Playful Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a gem! So many practical and easily implemented ideas to make every day more joyful and fun! Julie P. Jones and Jed Dearbury have struck the perfect balance of providing inspiring and meaningful anecdotes alongside tons of actionable things we can do immediately to make life more playful. The book is timely, practical, and a must-read!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAdam Bellow\u003c\/b\u003e, CEO and Co-Founder of Breakout EDU\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In A Playful Classroom, Dearybury and Jones demonstrated how play could lead to deeper thinking, improved creativity, and better social-emotional skills. This book builds on that foundation by sharing how play can be an end in itself rather than a means to an end. While the style is playful and approachable, the book is a deep reading, proving that play is actually a very serious topic. The book offers a more expansive view of play, including both a behavior and a mindset. Play is collecting things. Play is building and making. Play is imagination. Play is creative risk-taking. The authors provide practical ideas and strategies you can implement tomorrow.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Spencer\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor\/Author\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book expertly and joyfully allows the reader to engage and learn the benefit of having a 'playful brain and mindset' to face our challenges and overcome obstacles. Playing better at life may be the antidote that lifts folks out of an exhausted existence and into the space of fun, humor, laughter and showing life who's living it.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDr. Janet Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, Psychiatrist, Author \u003ci\u003eThe Courageous Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jed and Julie's, \u003ci\u003eThe Playful Life\u003c\/i\u003e, inspires the reader to go beyond the bounds of societal expectations and engage the world joyfully, expressively, and eagerly, returning to us the eyes of a child. With rejuvenated vision, we can see our experiences and communities with a sense of wonder and curiosity about the possibilities, allowing us not just to think, but dream big...AGAIN!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eNatalia Rosario\u003c\/b\u003e, Urban Planner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Play is more important and more necessary than ever, and Julie and Jed are experts on the subject -- and what's more, expert guides to help us all cultivate a more playful approach to life. Stop what you're doing and READ THIS BOOK. I guarantee your future, more playful self will be grateful you did.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJarrett Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e, Author, Illustrator\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What a fun read (which I suppose to be expected from a book about the art of play, but one never knows)!!! No matter who you are, this humorous and informative book will remind you of the importance of play and of the wide-eyed, childlike enthusiasm for life we adults tend to forget. This is the first book I've read that told me to stop reading and go do a spontaneous activity that brings me joy...which inspired me to go do said spontaneous thing, but then immediately return to the book to see what other wonderful advice it held.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eM. Judson Berry\u003c\/b\u003e, actor\/ writer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Play connects us. Play heals. Play helps us learn. But in modern life, play is a forgotten art, a casualty of our test and work-obsessed culture that isolates us from what makes us human. TPL is an ode to play, written in a heartfelt romp that model's playfulness itself. Jed and Julie teach us that play isn't simply what we do; it’s a mindset we hone, a skill that we sharpen, a habit that we build, and so much more. And whether we're looking to engage life or avoid burnout ourselves, it all begins with the relationship we explore with our own inner child.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTakeru 'TK' Nagayoshi\u003c\/b\u003e, 2020 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hopelessness is chronic, and stress is a silent killer. Due to such painful realities in life, intentionality in healthy mental hygiene has become more imperative now than ever before. In \u003ci\u003eThe Playful Life\u003c\/i\u003e, amazing authors Dr. Julie Jones and Mr. Jed Dearybury serve us up heaping and happy doses of cheerful perspectives, brimming with life-applicable lessons and amusing dashes of hilarity. I felt my world de-stressing with each and every word and I became more playful with every jot and tittle!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMarvin Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e, Author and Wine Industry Executive\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We have evolved to play. It is in our DNA. It is part of our human story since the beginning of time. Without it, our lives long for fullness. As someone who walked away from two decades of a playless life to fully embrace my playful spirit, I strongly encourage you to read this book and join me in living a playful life.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDarryl Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e, Founder\/CEO Primal Play, author, movement coach\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book feels like you're having a conversation with two friends while simultaneously learning an immense amount of information in the process. The way Jed and Julie's playful candor helps you take in all that you're reading and digest it. And boy did we eat it up. Highly recommend this book to anyone looking to educate themselves on the importance of play, the importance of self, and the importance of the curious world around you.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePJ and Thomas McKay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"As an educator and public speaker across the nation, it’s my job to engage people with laughter and learning. At the heart of that work is the power of play. After reading Jed and Julie’s book, I now understand all the more just how important playfulness is to life. Read this asap. 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