Stories are the invisible undercurrent that promotes success in a shocking number of the most important areas of life. - Eric Barker

But Bernstein says this is a trap. Explaining is almost always veiled dominance. You’re not trying to educate; you’re still trying to win. The subtext is, “Here’s why I am right and you are wrong.

Jane McGonigal, a researcher and game designer, argues that by its very nature, efficiency entails removing game mechanics from the design of labor. In other words, we’re taking the fun out of it.

Ruut Veenhoven said, “The quality of a society is more important than your place in that society.