Red+Fairy

"Yes, work CAN make people happy," the Red Fairy was saying. "Even so, work for many people is not something that IS all that happy." The fairy slowly shook her head, eyes downcast, obviously very sad. "Many people do not get the satisfaction they should from the work they do. It isn't their fault." The fairy raised her head to gaze away, as if looking for where the fault might be found - and addressed.

"Perhaps," she continued, "the hardest thing to see is when adults pronounce school and learning to be a child's work - then proceed to make education as difficult as some jobs are seen to be where adults don't get much satisfaction from their work."

"For children, play is work, so work should be play." The wistful fairy took a firm set to her mouth and chin as she pronounced that truth. "I know you will find a whole section in the Faire about Play. Here, for happiness, we must do all we can to apply Play to Work. That is what Jane McGonigal discusses in her chapter 'More Satisfying Work,' pages 52-63, Kindle location 889-1092, in one of those textbooks you Adventurers have." Knowing the way of the Adventurers, the Red Fairy suggested the title "More Satisfying Work" for the title of the post. She also though it possible that one might earn up to 10 XP for a good report with personal observations, thoughts and experiences woven in.

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