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Jane McGonigal Recommended Books
Jane McGonigal has recommended 5 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Jane McGonigal is an American game designer and author.
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Jane McGonigal's answer to "what do you suggest someone read after Reality is Broken?" (Source)
Finite and Infinite Games
by James Carse
"It’s basically a book about games, but then it turns out it’s about the meaning of life." - Jane McGonigal (Source)
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"About life and how to [...] navigate in a more improvisational way." - Tristan Harris
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Kevin Kelly recommended this bookKevin Kelly
"Gave me a mathematical framework for my own spirituality." - Kevin Kelly
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Stewart Brand recommended this bookStewart Brand
"A fundamental interest is gamification – thinking of things in game terms and designing things in gaming terms is one of the profound things that civilization has done for a very long time." - Stewart Brand
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Simon Sinek recommended this bookSimon Sinek
"Defines these two kinds of games." - Simon Sinek
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Graham Duncan recommended this bookGraham Duncan
"I like [this book] which has been going around a lot." - Graham Duncan
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Tobi Lütke recommended this bookTobi Lütke
"It came up in twice today in different meetings." - Tobi Lütke
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- Daniel Gross
"Gets you in the mode of thinking long term. And it provides a powerful shared language with those who read it." - Daniel Gross
- Patrick O'Shaughnessy
"I absolutely loved it." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
- Ryan Shea
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- Daniel Gross
"I’m very inspired by Buddhist practices. I practice Zen Buddhism myself. [This is] another good book." - Jane McGonigal (Source)
The Willpower Instinct
How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
by Kelly McGonigal
"The better book on will power."- Jane McGonigal (Source)
"The most fun I've had reading a book in ages."- Jane McGonigal (Source)
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