finding ways to break the rules of responsible adulthood, and gi

Fun is the secret to feeling alive-to experience its power for yourself - finding ways to break the rules of responsible adulthood, and giving yourself permission to get a kick out of your own life.

 Fun is a feeling [an element of serendipity], and it's not an activity. e.g., "Dancing is fun," or "Skiing is fun," or, I don't know,
"Pickleball is fun."

 

what color fun would be?
she said "sunshine" -glow -is energizing, contagious.

 

There were three factors that are consistently present,

1) playfulness, 

2) connection refers to the feeling of having a special, shared experience with yourself or the surroundings,

or the activity.

3) and flow is the state where we are so engaged and focused

on whatever we're doing

that we can even lose track of time..

we often use the word "fun" to describe anything we do with our leisure time,
even if it's not actually enjoyable, and, in fact, a waste of time.
So for example, we scroll through social media "for fun,"
even though doing so often makes us feel bad about, like, kind of everything.
Or we'll say, "That was so fun. We should do that again  soon."

the secret to long-term happiness
is just to have more everyday moments of fun.

 "How to Break Up With Your Phone," to reduce stress.

"What's something that fascinates you?"
Or "What's one thing that delighted you today?"

I'm talking about finding ways to break the rules
of responsible adulthood,
and giving yourself permission to get a kick out of your own life.