“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. ...”

“No object, no event, no outcome or life circumstance can deliver real happiness to us. We have to make our own happinessby working hard at activities that provide their own reward.15”

“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...”

“You will be a different person after the storm, because the storm will heal you from your perfection.”

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.”

“In his forty-third year William Stoner learned what others, much younger, had learned before him: that the person one loves at first is not the person one loves at last, and that love is not an end...”

“Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.”

“I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run towards it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your foot”

“What makes you so dare to challenge me, kiddo?It ain't about you, Sir. I just wanna confront my fear.”