From the blurb: "So why fun? If happiness is a mirage, then fun is your backyard oasis. While happiness is a state of mind and a reaction to your circumstances, fun is an action you can take here and now, practically anywhere, anytime. Research has shown that pursuing fun is enormously beneficial to our physical and psychological well-being."
3 Favorite Quotes:
"Happiness is a state of mind, but fun is something you can do. It doesn't require education, money, or power. All it requires is intentionality. Fun is immediate. And it is uniquely yours."
"When you fill your life with fun and novel experiences and feed your brain lots of new information--learning, traveling, meeting new people, trying new activities--you look back on life in general with greater satisfaction."
"Extraordinary experiences require us to make deliberate choices. Transformative moments don't often fall out of the sky, but there are definitely ways to increase their frequency. Choosing fun every day in small, seemingly superficial ways can, over time, lead you to new patterns of behavior--new and better choices. What starts as a dance of whimsy may lead to you discovering The Mystery, with joy lighting the path. How might your life improve after a month, or a year--or ten years--of making fun a habit?"
My thoughts: I love Rucker's premise and the exercises he suggests, and totally agree that we all need to have a little more intentional fun in our lives. Everyday. Even if it's something small. It's something I intend to work on this year.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Happy Reading!
P.S. I've been having trouble getting my comments to go through on some Wordpress blogs; I don't know why. I've never had trouble before. But suddenly my comments are disappearing. Are they lost in the limbo of spam? Who knows. But Helen and Lisa...if you don't see any comments from me on your most recent posts, that's why! I'm not ignoring you, I promise. And hopefully it sorts itself out soon.
