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It’s Time to Play

April 19, 2021 by Colin Gautrey

If you don’t play, you don’t learn, very well.

If you don’t learn, you don’t change, very well.

If you don’t change, tomorrow will be pretty much the same as today.

And today, will be pretty much the same as yesterday.

Which is pretty pointless, and very boring.

So take a breath, start to play.

Don’t play on your own, in your own sandbox. Go and play with others.

Don’t forget, share your toys, let others play with yours to see how it feels for them, and for you.

Then start to see what happens.

Oh, and don’t snatch, play nicely.

Authors Note: this isn’t supposed to be humour, this is serious business that could save your life!

More ideas related to play time…

  1. Are You Boring People at Work?
  2. How to Be More Interesting at Work
  3. From Lateral to Provocative Thinking

 

 


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