If you’re not having fun you’re not fully living. The author of How to Break Up with Your
Phone makes the case that far from being frivolous fun is actually critical to our
well-being—and shows us how to have more of it. “This delightful book might just be what we
need to start flourishing.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant Journalist and
screen life balance expert Catherine Price argues persuasively that our always-on
tech-addicted lifestyles have led us to obsess over intangible concepts such as happiness while
obscuring the fact that real happiness lies in the everyday experience of fun. We often think
of fun as indulgent even immature and selfish. We claim to not have time for it even as we
find hours a day for what Price calls Fake Fun—bingeing on television doomscrolling the news
or posting photos to social media all in hopes of filling some of the emptiness we feel
inside. In this follow-up to her hit book How to Break Up with Your Phone Price makes the
case that True Fun—which she defines as the magical confluence of playfulness connection and
flow—will give us the fulfillment we so desperately seek. If you use True Fun as your compass
you will be happier and healthier. You will be more productive less resentful and less
stressed. You will have more energy. 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. Weaving
together scientific research with personal experience Price reveals the surprising mental
physical and cognitive benefits of fun and offers a practical personalized plan for how we
can achieve better screen life balance and attract more True Fun into our daily lives—without
feeling overwhelmed. Groundbreaking 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.
