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*The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression.* Get my latest NYT bestseller SUPERBETTER! (it's powered by the science of games.) http://amzn.to/1OmREc0 

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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 1 Jan 2017

    Jane McGonigal Retweeted Science of Us

    I don't get this straw man description of mindfulness training AT ALL. I am a professional futurist for cripes sake and I meditate.https://twitter.com/thescienceofus/status/815634077554511872 …

    Jane McGonigal added,

    Science of UsVerified account @thescienceofus
    We are told, over and over and over, that if we can just stay present, life will be significantly better http://sciof.us/2hClLYm 
    11:04 AM - 1 Jan 2017
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    11 replies 9 retweets 33 likes
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      2. Kelly McGonigal‏ @kellymcgonigal 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        @thescienceofus part of the problem is all the mindfulness advocates who are not really practicing and should not be teaching.

        4 replies 8 retweets 20 likes
      3. Nikki Lee‏ @nkkl 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @kellymcgonigal @avantgame @thescienceofus

        There's also missing context... Better tools to cope with your circumstance doesn't preclude improving the external stuff too!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Nikki Lee‏ @nkkl 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @nkkl @kellymcgonigal and

        Why do people go to therapy when they're having trouble? It's not going to change external problems, it's going to help them address them.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @nkkl @kellymcgonigal @thescienceofus

        yes that's a great point

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Nikki Lee‏ @nkkl 2 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame @kellymcgonigal

        I will consider this my first accomplishment of 2017. 👍

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Andrew Tatusko‏ @DrDrewRuns 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        Yes. Millenia of Buddhists and decades of Western clinical research makes us "suckers." Sounds legit.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @DrDrewRuns

        lol. Thank you.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Glenn Fleishman‏Verified account @GlennF 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        It’s an externalized money brain instinct: the voice in us that resists meditation turned outward to disable others.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @GlennF

        YES

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      4. Glenn Fleishman‏Verified account @GlennF 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        monkey brain rather!! Good Freudian autocorrect slip.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Sandy Raymond Davis‏ @alittlesandy 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        I agree that the backlash against mindfulness has been strange. It's like, I don't think that word means what you think it means.

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      1. Mrs Coups  👩🏻‍💻‏ @Mrs_Coups 2 Jan 2017
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        @thescienceofus #mindfulness helps to see "the now" with more clarity, then we're empowered to EFFECTIVELY shape the future!

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      1. Robin Turner‏ @bold_sir_robin 2 Jan 2017
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        The article also misrepresents the metaanalysis that it quotes.

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      1. Grey Cremer‏ @GreyCremer 2 Jan 2017
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        After 16 years as a practitioner I've watched buzzwords and popularity arrive as if engraved on a double-edged sword. @avantgame #zenevolves

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      1. Marie Benard‏ @MarieBenard 1 Jan 2017
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        @thescienceofus seems they're missing the point of mindfulness & viewing it as be-all-end-all rather than 1 piece of life

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      1. Glenn Fleishman‏Verified account @GlennF 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        Like “Harrison Bergeron.“

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      1. Nicky Williamson  🌏 ✈️ 🌏 ✈️ 🌏‏ @NickyWill100 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @avantgame

        the pseuds and charltans are everywhere and the word is in danger of becoming meaningless http://www.domain.com.au/advice/want-to-be-more-mindful-in-2017-it-all-starts-at-home-20161207-gt5vfy/ …

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      1. Anna Victoria‏ @blackandfuchsia 1 Jan 2017
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        'Change the world or change the way you see the world', perhaps they fear this tension is shifting and opportunists will exploit.

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