Play is the work of children.” A version of that quote is attributed to a number of people including noted educator Maria Montessori, and we couldn’t agree more. (We would add that play is just as important for grown-ups.) Everyone needs open, unstructured time to get creative, follow a train of thought, run off energy, and extend his or her imagination beyond the distance of a computer screen or to-do list. We all deserve the freedom of no agenda every now and then.