The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again

　　捫心自問，你是否也認為追求「樂趣」既奢侈又不成熟，宣稱自己沒有時間，卻浪費大把時間滑手機、看影片、發無意義的貼文填補空虛？
 
　　社群媒體上令人艷羨的照片、文章，讓總是在線上、手機成癮的我們，對於難以捉摸的「幸福」概念深深著迷，然而想要擁有真正開心、滿足的生活，那些能點亮每個日子的愉快元素，其實俯拾即是、近在眼前。
 
　　完成她的上一本暢銷書《和手機分手的智慧》後，資深記者凱薩琳‧普萊斯持續實踐不被手機綁架的行動，重新獲得時間掌控權、重拾注意力的她，卻面臨了新的難題：奪回了時間，想做一些讓自己能開心享受的活動，卻想不到能做什麼。
 
　　普萊斯開始思考自己最後一次感受到純粹、充實的樂趣，是什麼時候，更進一步探索，那些能帶來所謂「真正的快樂」的事情，究竟擁有哪些關鍵的要素，而所謂「享樂」，又能為我們的人生帶來怎樣的變化。
 
　　本書指出，若將「真正的快樂」作為生活的指引，你將會活得更健康、充滿創造力，並找到歸屬感和生命的意義。最棒的是，你將能夠在真正的意義上開始享受過程。
 
　　結合科學研究資料與個人探索經驗，普萊斯揭示了「玩樂」意想不到的好處，並提供一份實用的計畫，讓我們能夠在使用3C產品和個人生活間建立更好的平衡，並在日常中發掘更多樂趣。這本書不僅將改變你對「享樂」的想法，更將帶你好好過生活！(文/博客來編譯)
 

　　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.