September 12, 2021 | Clay Drinko

How I (kind of) Broke My Smartphone Addiction

I scoffed when I heard that the average American spends four hours a day on their phones. Four hours? That’s literally two months of the year ... Read more

November 27, 2020 | Clay Drinko

Advantages of Improvisation

Someone once described the moment that he took the stage to perform a totally improvised show as his "threshold of anxiety." Before he took the ... Read more

October 29, 2020 | Clay Drinko

How to be more Playful: Gamify your Life

Let's continue our pursuit toward becoming more playful, shall we? Last week, I talked about how you can use improv's concept of finding the ... Read more

October 28, 2020 | Clay Drinko

Benefits of Play: 7 Reasons to Start Playing Today

Yes, psychologists are now linking the rise in children’s anxiety and depression to a lack of free play. Kids aren't experiencing the benefits ... Read more

October 14, 2020 | Clay Drinko

How to be More Playful: Finding the Game

You might hear an improviser mention "finding the game" of a scene. They're really just talking about discovering a fun moment in the scene ... Read more

October 9, 2020 | Clay Drinko

How to be more Playful (and why you should be)

I still remember stories of my great grandmother waking up every morning to run barefoot in the early morning dew. When she showed us ... Read more

April 8, 2020 | Clay Drinko

Find Joy in the Ordinary with these 7 Tricks

There are times in life when things seem ordinary, when every day feels like Groundhog Day. Instead of letting the humdrum get us down, there ... Read more

March 19, 2020 | Clay Drinko

What to do When Bored and Alone?

Many of us are self-isolated and social distancing like champions. But that means many of us are alone. And bored as hell. And now we're ... Read more

October 30, 2019 | Clay Drinko

How to Improve your Life: 12 Games that will help you become more Mindful, Joyous, and Connected

If you're asking how to improve your life, that probably means your life could use some improvement. I get it. We get busy. We get tired. Our ... Read more

August 28, 2019 | Clay Drinko

The Yes Challenge: What I Learned by Saying Yes to Everything for a Week

There's a Yes Challenge making its rounds on the internet. The whole idea is just to try saying yes to everything for 24 hours. But Shonda ... Read more