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“Make a thing, and figure out why afterwards. The idea of play in human culture has always been how we practice new ways of being interdependent with each other.

​Learning skills and playing with one another is a critical social tool.

Allow people to imagine they are not themselves so they play a role and can learn something.” — Edwin Schlossberg
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Princples

  • Playing not despite, but in response to. Learning through play. Doing our best work through play.
  • Allowing each other to be amateurs. Encouraging each other to be ourselves. Helping each other to get to the special place. 
  • Having fun. Learning how not to second guess ourselves for caring too much.
  • Finding out why it’s important later. ​

Advice

  • If you’re doing a thing, fall into it.
  • Do something for no reason. Follow the tug. 
  • It’s not always about what you’re making, but who you become while you’re making.

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