When we do script our lives too tightly, then we don't leave room for serendipity. And if you are doing the same thing every day, then yeah, the years are going to grow hollow and collapse. I think that one of the things that fun can help us do is to opening us up to more serendipitous experiences.
Are we all so busy doom-scrolling and binge-watching that we’ve forgotten how to have fun? Real fun. Tingly-all-over, natural-high, I-hope-this-never-ends fun. Catherine Price thinks so. But don’t despair. Her latest book, “The Power of Fun,” is jam-packed with research-backed hacks for finding meaning, forging connections, improving your health, and living life to the fullest. All while having a darn good time.
(This episode first aired in May 2022.)