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How anxiety about control interferes with imaginative play

My kid asked me to build a fort with couch cushions and I found myself worrying about the mess instead of enjoying the magic we were creating.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are choosing the illusion of order over the real experience of wonder.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Why play matters — evolutionary and psychological case?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.