How to Make The Annoying Parts of Your Life Fantastic
Why playfulness will change your life
I’m convinced that the best way to go through life is to treat it as one big game.
The moment you begin to stop stressing and start playing, that’s the moment you’ll be able to win the high score.
It’s through playfully engaging with life — handling everything with a light touch — that you leave your unique soulprint on the world.
We’ve all seen this before. It’s the Southwest flight attendant who raps his entire safety speech and receives a standing ovation. Or the unnamed Dance Dance Revolution legend who performs an impossibly complex array of foot movements while keeping his glasses firmly in place.
These feats amaze us because they seem superhuman. And maybe they are!
But you can be a superstar too.
All it takes is for you to shift the way you engage with life.
Make it ridiculous
Play is defined as “engaging in an activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose.” It’s choosing to do something because it feels fun to you, not because you feel like you should be doing it.
