Psychology

The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again

The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again

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  • Create Date：2021-12-13 06:21:16
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Catherine Price
  • ISBN：0593241401
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Reviews

Crystal ，

The Power of Fun was such an inspirational read for me。 I have learned so much from this novel and it will stick with me as it has me reevaluating my life， who I spend time with and how I spend my time。 I highly recommend this novel and I am now off to request other books from this author。

Ann ，

I was really looking forward to "The Power of Fun"。 Who doesn't need more fun in their life？I only got about halfway through the book。She had me at the beginning。 All the personal anecdotes helped make her points very clear。The only problem was that she made it into a science （which I don't agree that fun is）。It seems to me that this subject would make a great essay （for the New York Times？）The bottom line is: she defines fun as playfulness， connection and flow。 When you have one of these， you a I was really looking forward to "The Power of Fun"。 Who doesn't need more fun in their life？I only got about halfway through the book。She had me at the beginning。 All the personal anecdotes helped make her points very clear。The only problem was that she made it into a science （which I don't agree that fun is）。It seems to me that this subject would make a great essay （for the New York Times？）The bottom line is: she defines fun as playfulness， connection and flow。 When you have one of these， you are heading in the right direction。 When you have all three， you are having Real Fun （as opposed to Fake Fun， which she also defines）。So， you need to think about situations where you had one or two or all three of the components of Real Fun。 And repeat。I think I've summed the book up nicely。 。。。more

Lisa ，

I felt like this book didn't need to be nearly as long as it was。 There wasn't a ton new in the messaging and I didn't learn much， but it's certainly an important message and had a lot of good reminders in it。 I felt like this book didn't need to be nearly as long as it was。 There wasn't a ton new in the messaging and I didn't learn much， but it's certainly an important message and had a lot of good reminders in it。 。。。more

Todd Kashdan ，

Of all the documentaries， podcasts， and books I've digested over the years none have been as persuasive as The Power of Fun to wean me from my smartphone screen （and convince others to do the same）。 But don't be mislead。 This is not an authoritarian creed on the evils of smartphones。 What this book addresses is the next seemingly obvious question - if you detox from screens， what's the plan for entertaining yourself？ You probably don't have a great answer and neither did I。 This is one reason ki Of all the documentaries， podcasts， and books I've digested over the years none have been as persuasive as The Power of Fun to wean me from my smartphone screen （and convince others to do the same）。 But don't be mislead。 This is not an authoritarian creed on the evils of smartphones。 What this book addresses is the next seemingly obvious question - if you detox from screens， what's the plan for entertaining yourself？ You probably don't have a great answer and neither did I。 This is one reason kids refuse to leave their screens。 This is at the core of why adults are often worse than kids with their screen addictions。 People just don't know what to do with their free time。 Consider this quote from the late Dr。 Mihalyi Csiksentmihalyi， author of Flow: In their free time people feel that there is generally not much to do and their skills are not being used， and therefore they tend to feel more sad， weak， dull， and dissatisfied。In general， adults have a hard time having fun。 Being silly。 Being rebellious。 Laughing uproariously without a hint of self-consciousness。 Entering into a playful mindset and diving headfirst into activities。 This book is going to change people's lives。 It is a manifesto on how to live with more playfulness and exuberance。 I really hope this gets into the hands of people I bump into at future bars and parties。 I don't just want to inject more fun into my life， I want to be surrounded and infected by other people enjoying themselves。I do want to add a bonus reason to read this book - you will adore the author。 She is $#@！ hilarious。 The way she experiments on herself。 The way she details the intimate connections and arguments with her partner。 She is witty。 She is intelligent。 And she has a masterful way of relying on research but keeping it in the background。 Her playful writing style makes this book infinitely readable and relatable。 You are going to want to contact her with hopes of being her friend。 I have read hundreds of books。 The only other author who I wanted to befriend as quickly as Catherine Price is Mary Roach。 Kind， hilarious， witty， intellectuals with a desire to improve other people's lives。Honestly， this is one of my favorite reads and will certainly be on my end of year recommendation list。 。。。more