Play Your Way Sane, Clay Drinko
Play Your Way Sane, Clay Drinko
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Play Your Way Sane
120 Improv-Inspired Exercises to Help You Calm Down, Stop Spiraling and Embrace Uncertainty

Author: Clay Drinko

Narrator: Jake Austin Robertson

Unabridged: 4 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/19/2021


Synopsis

Stop negative thoughts, assuage anxiety, and live in the moment with these fun, easy games from improv expert Clay Drinko.

If you’ve been feeling lost lately, you’re not alone! Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, Americans were experiencing record levels of loneliness and anxiety. And in our current political turmoil, it’s safe to say that people are looking for new tools to help them feel more present, positive, and in sync with the world. So what better way to get there than play?

In Play Your Way Sane, Dr. Clay Drinko offers 120 low-key, accessible activities that draw on the popular principles of improv comedy to help you tackle your everyday stress and reconnect with the people around you. Divided into twelve fun sections, including “Killing Debbie Downer” and “Thou Shalt Not Be Judgy,” the games emphasize openness, reciprocation, and active listening as the keys to a mindful and satisfying life. Whether you’re looking to improve your personal relationships, find new meaning at work, or just survive our trying times, Play Your Way Sane offers serious self-help with a side of Second City sass.

About Clay Drinko

Clay Drinko, PhD, is an educator and the author of Theatrical Improvisation, Consciousness, and Cognition. He writes for Psychology Today and Lifehack about the intersection of improv, science, and the everyday.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Alicia

I was looking forward to this one as I love the idea of playing little games during the day to help manage anxiety and otherwise help get things done better. That said, they're not really games as much as little improv exercises. One of the early ones is to go around the room and just name objects a......more

“Improv is freakin’ magic.” “The secret lies in improv’s structure—a set of rules that allows players to stop worrying and second-guessing and to ease into the moment and be completely engaged with their fellow performers.” “The best-known improv rule is probably “Yes, And,” or the rule of agreement.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca

I thought this was a fun book. I'll probably have to listen to it a few times for maximum benefits. I listen to audiobooks while driving, and in the lesson about pointing at things and naming them, I was rolling along with gas station, stop sign, etc. Then we got to the lesson on pointing at things......more