The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again

The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again - Paperback

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The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again - Paperback

The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again - Paperback

by Catherine Price
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Book Overview

If you're not having fun, you're not fully living. The bestselling author of The Amazing Generation and How to Break Up with Your Phone makes the case that, far from being frivolous, fun is actually critical to our well-being--and shows us how to have more of it.

"This delightful book might just be what we need to start flourishing."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant

Journalist and screen/life balance expert Catherine Price argues persuasively that our always-on, tech-addicted lifestyles have led us to obsess over intangible concepts such as happiness while obscuring the fact that real happiness lies in the everyday experience of fun. We often think of fun as indulgent, even immature and selfish. We claim to not have time for it, even as we find hours a day for what Price calls Fake Fun--bingeing on television, doomscrolling the news, or posting photos to social media, all in hopes of filling some of the emptiness we feel inside.

In this follow-up to her hit book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, Price makes the case that True Fun--which she defines as the magical confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow--will give us the fulfillment we so desperately seek. If you use True Fun as your compass, you will be happier and healthier. You will be more productive, less resentful, and less stressed. You will have more energy. You will find community and a sense of purpose. You will stop languishing and start flourishing. And best of all? You'll enjoy the process.

Weaving together scientific research with personal experience, Price reveals the surprising mental, physical, and cognitive benefits of fun, and offers a practical, personalized plan for how we can achieve better screen/life balance and attract more True Fun into our daily lives--without feeling overwhelmed.

Groundbreaking, eye-opening, and packed with useful advice, The Power of Fun won't just change the way you think about fun. It will bring you back to life.
ISBN9780593241424
Author Catherine Price
PublisherDial Press
GenreEducation and Self-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2024
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Catherine Price

Catherine Price is an author, speaker, health and science journalist, and former middle school teacher. Her bestselling books include The Power of Fun and How to Break Up with Your Phone, and she is the author of the How to Feel Alive Substack newsletter. Her work has been featured in publications including The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Popular Science, and her TED talk on fun has been viewed more than 5 million times. Her goal is to help people of all ages scroll less and live more.

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