playful - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co Bringing psychology studies to life Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/reflectd.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-Reflectd-Books_H4-e1719817178628.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 playful - Reflectd - bringing psychology studies to life https://reflectd.co 32 32 89556574 If You’re Not Playing, You’re Missing a Great Capacity https://reflectd.co/2025/12/17/if-youre-not-playing-youre-missing-a-great-capacity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-youre-not-playing-youre-missing-a-great-capacity https://reflectd.co/2025/12/17/if-youre-not-playing-youre-missing-a-great-capacity/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:08:30 +0000 https://reflectd.co/?p=12045 Play is wonderful. It may not rhyme with efficiency or productivity. In modern life, productivity has become a moral imperative, right? Time must be justified. Even rest is expected to “pay off.” In that context, play can seem pointless. Yet when play disappears, mental rigidity increases. Research consistently links play-like states to cognitive flexibility, emotional […]

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