It’s a good feeling, discovering unexpected competencies. But it takes work—the kind nerds know how to do.
The print blog, which includes a picture of me, age 11: https://www.mondayspenny.com/penny-blog/nerd-first
HBR article on how LARPs teach improvisation skills: https://hbr.org/2021/03/improvisation-takes-practice
A very nerdy discussion of how DnD plays into the storytelling of Stranger Things: https://collider.com/stranger-things-season-4-dungeons-and-dragons-dnd-storytelling-explained/