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We&experience&ci;es&emo;onally,&yet&we&talk&about&them&technically&& & & & & & & & & & &~&Charles&Landry&

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PLAY:&It&is&an∾vity&which&proceeds&within&certain&limits&of&;me&and&space,&in&a&visible&order,&according&to&rules&freely&accepted,&and&outside&the&sphere&of&necessity&or&material&u;lity.&&The&playEmood&is&one&of&rapture&and&enthusiasm,&and&is&sacred&or&fes;ve&in&accordance&with&the&occasion.&&A&feeling&of&exalta;on&and&tension&accompanies&the∾on.&& & & & & & & &~&Johan&Huizinga&[1938]&

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…&anyone&who&has&experienced&flow&knows&that&the&deep&enjoyment&it&provides&requires&an&equal&degree&of&disciplined&concentra;on.&& & & & & & & &~&Mihaly&Csikszentmihalyi&

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When&we&love&a&city&we&are&commiPed&to&it,&we&engage&with&it,&we&care&for&it,&we&give&it&our&best.&&A&city&that&is&loved&also&gives&back.&&It&makes&you&who&lives&there&feel&enriched.&&And&so&you&have&a&virtuous&cycle.&& & & & & & & & & & &~&Charles&Landry&

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A&wise&man&once&said&that&all&human∾vity&is&a&form&of&play.&&And&the&highest&form&of&play&is&the&search&for&Truth,&Beauty,&and&Love.&&What&more&is&needed?&&Should&there&be&a&“meaning”&as&well,&that&will&be&a&bonus?&&If&we&waste&;me&looking&for&life’s&meaning,&we&may&have&no&;me&to&live&–&or&to&play.&& & & & & & & & & & &~&Arthur&C.&Clarke&

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Enjoyment&appears&at&the&boundary&between&boredom&and&anxiety,&when&the&challenges&are&just&balanced&with&the&person’s&capacity&to&act.&& & & & & & & &~&Mihaly&Csikszentmihalyi&

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It’s&;me&we&admiPed&that&there’s&more&to&life&than&money,&and&it’s&;me&we&focused&not&just&on&GDP&but&on&GWB&–&General&Wellbeing.&& & & & & & & & & & &~&David&Cameron&

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No&problem&can&be&solved&from&the&same&level&of&consciousness&that&created&it.&& & & & & & & & & & &~&Albert&Einstein&

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Ci;es&are&erected&on&spiritual&columns.&&Like&giant&mirrors,&they&reflect&the&hearts&of&their&residents.&&If&those&hearts&darken&and&lose&faith,&ci;es&will&lose&their&glamour.&& & & & & &~&ShamsRiRTabrizi&[1185R1248]&

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