The Power of Fun: Why fun is the key to a happy and healthy life - Softcover

Price, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1787635937 ISBN 13: 9781787635937

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2022

Synopsis

'A shortcut to boosting your joy.' Oprah Winfrey

'Accessible and instantly rewarding.' Guardian

'The best self-help book of 2022. This is the book everyone needs to read.' Independent

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When did you last feel exhilarated and light-hearted?
When did you last feel fully alive?
When did you last have fun?

In our always-on, tech-addicted lifestyles, the pursuit of fun has become an indulgence. We have forgotten how to relax.

Award-winning science journalist Catherine Price argues that fun is the key to living a more meaningful, fulfilling and happier life. If you prioritize fun, you will:

* Be healthier, less stressed and have more energy
* Find community and a sense of purpose
* Stop languishing and start flourishing

And best of all? You'll enjoy yourself!

Ground-breaking, eye-opening and packed with useful advice, The Power of Fun won't just change the way you think, it will bring you back to life.
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'This delightful book might just be what we need to start flourishing.' ADAM GRANT, author of Think Again

'The Marie Kondo of Brains.' New York Times

About this title

About the Author

Dubbed 'The Marie Kondo of Brains' by The New York Times, Catherine Price is an award-winning science journalist and speaker and the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone. She is also the creator of ScreenLifeBalance.com, a resource hub dedicated to helping people scroll less and live more. Her work has appeared in publications including The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Popular Science, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post Magazine, Slate, Time, and Men's Journal, among others.

From the Back Cover

From the bestselling author of HOW TO BREAK UP WITH YOUR PHONE

'A practical, evidence-backed plan ... and an argument that fun isn't optional, but essential.' CHARLES DUHIGG, author of The Power of Habit

'This delightful book might just be what we need to start flourishing.' ADAM GRANT, author of Think Again
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When did you last feel exhilarated and lighthearted?
When were you last engaged, focused and completely present?
When is the last time you felt fully alive?
In other words, when did you last have fun?

In our always-on, tech-addicted lifestyles, we often think of the pursuit of fun as an indulgence. When we do find time to relax, we often turn to activities that are not actually that enjoyable, let alone fun: bingeing on television and movies, doomscrolling the news, or feeding our FOMO on social media.

But award-winning science journalist Catherine Price has learned the truth: far from being frivolous, fun is the key to living a more meaningful, fulfilling and happier life. If you make fun a priority, you will be healthier and have more energy. You will be more productive, less resentful and less stressed. 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.

In The Power of Fun, Price argues that fun will lead to the happiness we so desperately seek, and includes a practical plan for how to incorporate more fun into our daily lives. Ground-breaking, 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787635937
• ISBN 13: 9781787635937
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352