There’s a game kids play (made up by exhausted adults, I’m sure), called “The Quiet Game.” The rules are simple – the last person to make any noise is the winner.
Kids who can’t be quiet for thirty seconds otherwise will last hours at this game. I’ve seen it.
Games sharpen our skills, skills of all kinds. Games where you can lie or bluff make us better at reading people, and races make us both quicker and aware of our endurance. Games of skill sharpen our strategic insights, and games of chance help our risk assessment.
Play is good. Do more of it.
The Opportunity Machine 