31-Day Fun Challenge
How to Make Fun a Priority
Start by making a fun list.
Day 3 of my 31-day fun challenge.
Adults think they have a duty to be responsible, dependable, reliable or we aren’t doing ‘adulting’ right. But what about fun? Don’t we have a duty to have fun? I’d argue that we do. When we have more fun, we improve our mental and physical well-being. It’s good for our heart and mood.
Don’t just take my word for it, check out The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life by Michael Rucker, PhD. He asserts, supported by peer reviewed research, that we must build our “Fun Muscle” by practicing habits that make life more fun and worth living.
But adults, worried they aren’t proving their worth at work are working long hours — always available to work. And our lives are diminished, not improved, by it.
I taught in public schools for 23 years. When I started out, I had to work hard to keep lessons planned and ready for students each day, papers graded in a timely manner, and keep up with the administrative demands of the job. At the end of each day, however, I still had energy for my family.
Why?
