Jane McGonigal

It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens.

American Designer

Amos Bronson Alcott

The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence. He inspires self-trust. He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him. He will have no disciples.

American Educator

Martha Graham

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.

American Dancer

Agnes Gund

The arts capture our insecurities, quicken our instincts, guide us through threats. They help us know ourselves. They help us know each other. They help us know better.

American Public Servant

Henry Cabot Lodge

I fear that the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on strongly and steadily and without any quickening if the league were to perish altogether.

American Politician

Kurt Elling

My intellect was quickened at divinity school, and my abilities to discern were strengthened, and that's always valuable.

American Musician

Giacomo Puccini

Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man's faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.

Italian Composer

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.

American Activist

Alex Ebert

Pro Tools was invented to quicken the recording process.

Stefon Diggs

I try to do anything I can to quicken things up.

American Athlete

Used when actions or events are sped up, often urgently.

Action Acceleration

Implies a reaction to something with a limited timeframe or deadline.

Time-sensitive

Shows a sudden rise in the importance or necessity of an action.

Increased Urgency

Indicates the revival or intensification of interest or curiosity.

Interest Spark

Triggers a stronger emotional response or increases excitement.

Emotional Trigger

Revives someone's enthusiasm or eagerness for something.

Renewed Enthusiasm

Describes the act of making something more lively or full of energy.

Liveliness Boost

Used when something renews energy or vitality, like a cool breeze or a nap.

Refreshing Action

Can refer to the awakening or sharpening of the senses.

Awakening Senses

 to help regulate functions like heart rate, digestion, and respiration. These signals start a chemical cascade that floods the body with several different stress hormones, causing physiological changes that prepare the body to defend itself. Our heart rate speeds up, breathing quickens,

The psychology of...

 and therefore represent the building blocks of our entire emotional lives. Well, if you look at an emotion like this, then it looks like a simple it's triggered by an external predicament, it's hardwired, it's there to protect us from harm. So you see a bear, your heart rate quickens,

The history of human...

 want to do so much more but my body is the one telling me you know I got slowed down here and slow it down but I'm running out of time in order to quicken his weight-loss Francis has opted for a radical solution a gastric bypass surgery basically what they're gonna do

Obesity PIPE National...

 movies some steely-eyed spy tried to conceal the truth from a mysterious interrogator but can you beat a lie detector in real life lying is a stressful business the natural physiological reactions to telling a big fat whopper is that your pulse quickens

Beating a Lie Detector...

 well and that feeling that you did something wrong can increase stress levels releasing adrenaline and cortisol which can cause you to breathe faster make your pulse quicken and even raise your body temperature all from having some unwanted eyes on you

Awkward Stare PIPE Brain...

 He stood up and moved out from behind his desk. 'What is the atom mostly made of?' he thought, 'Space.' He started walking. 'What am I mostly made of? Atoms.' He quickened his pace, almost to a jog now. 'What is the wall mostly made of?'

Why the universe seems...

 it similarly the astronomers results are surely well deserving of the nobel prize but they raised an analogous question what force is driving all galaxies to rush away from every other at an ever quickening speed well the

Is our universe the only...

 And he must have been aware that he was living through a moment of quickening change, of growing confidence in our continent. He must have been aware of new states that were building their influence

The powerful stories...

 him to do every sound somebody gives a TED talk he gets stronger it's like the quickening it's amazing they've also said that this vest would allow us to

TED2015 in review PIPE...

 and follow quickening their pace upstream many will find their way to the fabled cayman lake which few humans have laid eyes on

Quicken