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> [Games that make you feel good about yourself are good games to be playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/games-that-make-you-feel-good-about-yourself-are-good-games-to-be/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

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## More by Jane McGonigal

> [Although I'm perceived as very optimistic and upbeat, it comes out of being the opposite of that - feeling isolated or lonely, looking for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/although-i-m-perceived-as-very-optimistic-and-upbeat-it-comes-out-of/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Urgent optimism is the desire to act immediately to tackle an obstacle, combined with the belief that we have a reasonable hope of success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/urgent-optimism-is-the-desire-to-act-immediately-to-tackle-an/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“Over time, even the tiniest meaningful actions add up, each one bringing you closer to a life that is truer to your dreams and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/over-time-even-the-tiniest-meaningful-actions-add-up-each-one/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [We've been playing games since humanity had civilization - there is something primal about our desire and our ability to play games. It's so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/we-ve-been-playing-games-since-humanity-had-civilization-there-is/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“Traditionally, we have needed instructions in order to play a game. But now we’re often invited to learn as we go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/traditionally-we-have-needed-instructions-in-order-to-play-a-game-but/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“No object, no event, no outcome or life circumstance can deliver real happiness to us. We have to make our own happiness—by working hard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/no-object-no-event-no-outcome-or-life-circumstance-can-deliver-real/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying, and trying now. Gamers don't sit around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/gamers-always-believe-that-an-epic-win-is-possible-and-that-it-s/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Cory Doctorow is a fast and furious storyteller who gets all the details of alternate reality gaming right, while offering a startling, new vision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/cory-doctorow-is-a-fast-and-furious-storyteller-who-gets-all-the/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [“Gamers who have grown up being intensely engaged by well-designed virtual environments are hungry for better forms of engagement in their real lives. They’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/gamers-who-have-grown-up-being-intensely-engaged-by-well-designed/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Games are work. There are economies popping up in games now because people value them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/games-are-work-there-are-economies-popping-up-in-games-now-because/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [We are moving towards a new form of collective intelligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/we-are-moving-towards-a-new-form-of-collective-intelligence/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [I ran through most of college and ran through most of grad school. When I was writing my dissertation for my Ph.D., it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/i-ran-through-most-of-college-and-ran-through-most-of-grad-school/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/every-game-designer-should-make-one-explicitly-world-changing-game/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [There are people who are very dismissive of games and gamers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/there-are-people-who-are-very-dismissive-of-games-and-gamers/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

> [A game is an opportunity to focus our energy, with relentless optimism, at something we’re good at (or getting better at) and enjoy. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mcgonigal/a-game-is-an-opportunity-to-focus-our-energy-with-relentless-optimism/)

[Jane McGonigal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mcgonigal/)

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