"I love it as a family ritual, as a friend ritual. And I really would like to put on my calendar 30 minutes, catch falling leaves," she says. "That's not putting fun on your calendar. Putting the activity that typically generates it for you." She thinks about how we have permission to have fun in a world where ice caps are melting and people are dying in Ukraine.
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.)