Video: Why Having Fun Is the Secret to a Healthier Life | Catherine Price | TED

Some takeaways from Catherine’s perspectives:

  • Fun is a feeling and not an activity
  • People who are having fun look like they’re being illuminated from within
  • True fun produces this visceral sense of lightness and joy
  • Three factors are consistently present: playfulness, connection and flow
  • It’s possible to be in flow and not have fun, but you cannot have fun if you’re not in flow (flow state)
  • Fun doesn’t just feel good, it is good for us
  • Fun also makes us present
  • Fun also unites us
  • Fun also makes us healthier (having fun is a health intervention)
  • Fun is joyful, fun makes us happy
  • Reduce distractions (such as phones) to increase flow
  • Increase connections by interacting more with other human beings in real life
  • Increase playfulness by finding opportunities to rebel (playful deviance)

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