The rage among parents is to set up play dates for their young children as a social component of their children’s lives as well as a lifeline for theirs.

There is a support group in the community in which we live in suburban New Jersey devoted to parenting issues such as these.  Perhaps you have something similar where you live.

Well, here’s a news bulletin — adults need play dates, too.

When I was on-the-air in radio and TV, I cannot remember any of what I did feeling like work.  But today, in a consolidated media industry that is virtually run by hedge funds and investment banks, undertakers are having more fun.  Employers are more concerned with efficiency of scale rather than happy and productive people.

My favorite professor in college had us laughing so hard we didn’t think he even had a lesson plan but it worked so well I adopted the same approach when I was appointed a professor of Music Industry at the University of Southern California.

Play stimulates creativity, which is why even a day at the beach can get the creative juices flowing again.

Clowning around is not clowning – it’s stress relief.

Don’t think you can do it?

Remember what your face must have looked like when your toddler was working their way through the terrible twos.

Just reading this isn’t going to change much for us, but prioritizing play – even (and especially) at work is the secret sauce that is missing from our stressful lives these days.

The more serious our business and personal life, the more unhappy it tends to be.

Ironically, the more playful we are at living our lives all day long, the more serious we are about productive business and personal happiness.

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