Predicting the Future Primes Your Brain for Learning

Every time that you make a prediction, says Jane McGonigal, author of SuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient–Powered by the Science of Gamesand video game designer, you get a little bomb of dopamine in the reward pathways of your brain.

That dopamine helps you pay closer attention, to process information more effectively, and to be more engaged with what’s going. So if you want to boost your ability to learn or get those you’re teachi...