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Podcast 41: How Video Games Prepare You For Success

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Video games often get kind of a short shrift when it comes to how valuable they are considered, versus a being a waste of time. Yet an argument can be made that they teach and reinforce valuable skills that psychologists have found to be important for success in work and life in general. Games can teach you how to persist through obstacles, for example, or how to cooperate with people towards a common goal. They can drive learning and creative thinking.
These are the kinds of topics I will discuss with this week's guest expert, Jonathan D. Harrison.
SHOW NOTES:
http://classicallytrained.net/Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CT_blogMastering the Game on Amazon
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Content provided by Jamie Madigan. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jamie Madigan or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Video games often get kind of a short shrift when it comes to how valuable they are considered, versus a being a waste of time. Yet an argument can be made that they teach and reinforce valuable skills that psychologists have found to be important for success in work and life in general. Games can teach you how to persist through obstacles, for example, or how to cooperate with people towards a common goal. They can drive learning and creative thinking.
These are the kinds of topics I will discuss with this week's guest expert, Jonathan D. Harrison.
SHOW NOTES:
http://classicallytrained.net/Jon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CT_blogMastering the Game on Amazon
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