The Power of Fun How to Feel Alive Again Catherine Price

When’s the last time you did something fun? For many of us, as we get older, fun starts to take a backseat to the neverending list of adult responsibilities. But what if it didn't have to be that way? In The Power of Fun, award-winning science writer Catherine Price uses research and personal anecdotes to explain why fun is fundamental to living a happy and healthy life and how everyone can start having more fun.In this guide, we’ll define fun and why it matters and elaborate on how modern society has made it harder to prioritize fun. We’ll then outline Price’s step-by-step guide to invite more fun into your life. In our commentary, we’ll expand on Price’s research with insight from other writers and experts in the psychology of well-being, including Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow, Stuart Brown, founder of the Institute for Play, and Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project.