Play is how we explore the world without a fixed goal. It’s the sandbox that lets us be imaginative.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- On prioritizing play, interview with Mercedes Torrendell, The Creative Independent, June 12, 2026; Full original interview read. Two consecutive sentences in his own explanation of play and exploration, separate from the Johan Huizinga quotation earlier in the answer.
- On prioritizing play, interview with Mercedes Torrendell, The Creative Independent, June 12, 2026
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