The children who learnt to read performed better during first grade but not by the end of the year. The opposite of play is not work. It s depression. Although we all need to play, we don t play all the same way. We differ significantly in play style, Penn State s Garry Chick has found.
Players also differ by strategy.
Some people play to win. Some of us like to play in ways that test physical skill. Some prefer games of pure strategy, like chess. Others of us opt for word games and puzzles at any chance we get. Some of us the very lucky ones get to play in our work.