It seems like the ideal leisure activities, then, should combine the social games with games against nature. Sports do this to some extent, but the “game against nature” part is mostly physical rather than intellectual.
Maybe we could improve on that. I’m envisioning some sort of combination of programming and lacrosse, where the field reconfigures itself according to the players’ instructions with a 10-second delay...
But more realistically, certain sports are more strategic and intellectual than others. I’ve seen both tennis and fencing mentioned as sports that involve quick strategic thinking and predicting your opponent, although they lack the team element that lets you build coordination skills. Maybe some kind of group fencing would be good… or doubles tennis?
It seems like the ideal leisure activities, then, should combine the social games with games against nature. Sports do this to some extent, but the “game against nature” part is mostly physical rather than intellectual.
Maybe we could improve on that. I’m envisioning some sort of combination of programming and lacrosse, where the field reconfigures itself according to the players’ instructions with a 10-second delay...
But more realistically, certain sports are more strategic and intellectual than others. I’ve seen both tennis and fencing mentioned as sports that involve quick strategic thinking and predicting your opponent, although they lack the team element that lets you build coordination skills. Maybe some kind of group fencing would be good… or doubles tennis?
Exactly! Hence arts (and sports).
War.
Strategic, intellectual, contains the team element, and is highly motivating :-P