Jack’s a dull boy
I found the class discussion intriguing and perplexing. I usually do not even comment in class but rather wait to blog because I feel so bombarded by profound comments and puzzling issues. I’m the type that needs a while to digest it all. im not sure there is a clean cut answer for the dichotomy between work and play. its relative. some nerdy people like me enjoy cleaning and organizing. other people find it tortuous work. it is work but i enjoy it, so is it play? i dont even think I can call it that, but its not really work for ME either. does it matter? if you have a “playful,” fun, enjoyable work environment like those Google offices, it might help people to view their job in a more positive light. but they still HAVE to work. its funny the way the word “play” is used in our speech. you can go see a PLAY, play a board game, play a movie, play a cd, play an instrument, play a sport, play around (like joking), play “house,” play video games etc…. Some of these things are definitely outside of reality and some are realities within the real world that are only taken for real by some and are only thus defined as such by those particular people. All of these “play” examples are originally based in having fun/a hobby. Anything playful is less or non stressful which thus gives it its significance. Work is essentially stressful, boring, hard, etc. But you can still be playful at work or work while having fun. I don’t see why we need to splice WORK and PLAY.
