“A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something were good at (or getting better at) and enjoy. In other words, gameplay is the direct emotional opposite of depr...”

“The opposite of play isnt work. Its depression.”

“Over time, even the tiniest meaningful actions add up, each one bringing you closer to a life that is truer to your dreams and free of regret.”

“Nesses research focuses on the evolutionary origins of depression. Why does depression exist at all? If its stayed in our gene pool for so long, he argues, there must be some evolutionary benefit. ...”

“The real world just doesnt offer up as easily the carefully designed pleasures, the thrilling challenges, and the powerful social bonding afforded by virtual environments. Reality doesnt motivate u...”

“Today, I look forward and I see a future in which games once again are explicitly designed to improve quality of life, to prevent suffering, and to create real, widespread happiness.”

“They keep track of time. Sometimes things happen and you feel that you need to mark them down.”

“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to kill, or for being merciful, or for seek...”

“the past only had whatever power you gave it; life was what you made it and if you wanted something different from what you had, it was up to you to make it happen.”