1: In July of 2009, game designer and PhD Jane McGonigal suffered a severe concussion.

“There is no known effective therapy or treatment for post-concussion syndrome,” Jane writes in her book SuperBetter: The Power of Living Gamefully.

She was on total cognitive rest.  “I literally had nothing to do.  ‘Rest and wait’ is the only prescription,” she recalls.  “Which meant I couldn’t do anything that stimulated my brain: No … continue reading