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From popular The Atlantic columnist Ian Bogost, a lively reflection about how we’ve become disconnected from the physical world—and how to reclaim gratification in your day-to-day life. In an era dominated by convenience and efficiency, one would think that life would be simpler, easier, and...

Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games.