Psychology: Playful people are at an advantage
Adults can positively utilise their inclination towards playfulness in many situations. They are good at observing, can easily see things from new perspectives, and can turn monotonous tasks into something interesting. At the same time, playfulness should not be equated with humor. Instead we need a new vocabulary to describe it, write psychologists. Ref. Source 4m.
I can see that this is true. I would consider myself a playful person. I enjoy playing 'games' against myself, like trying to turn phrases into songs or calculating how long it'll take to drive somewhere, down to the minute. I challenge myself constantly to come up with something, just to keep my mind occupied, but I would say that it makes me take notice of what is around me and helps me remember what happened. Friends and close family tell me that the way I think is strange and my outlook on the world is different, but that it works for me and it keeps life interesting.