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How Online Games Quietly Teach You to Learn Almost Anything
People think of games as play, not study, yet anyone who has mastered a complex game has quietly practised one of the most...
Strip away the graphics and most online games are problem-solving machines, presenting challenge after challenge for the player to work through. In doing so they teach a methodical approach to problems that applies far beyond the screen.
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