Dubbed "The Marie Kondo of Brains" by The New York Times, Catherine Price is an award-winning science journalist and speaker and the author of numerous books, including How to Break Up with Your Phone and Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food. She is also the creator of Screen/Life Balance, a resource hub dedicated to helping people scroll less and live more. Her work has appeared in various publications, including The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Popular Science, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post Magazine, Slate, Time, and Men's Journal, among others.
"If you feel like modern adulthood has sucked the fun out of your
life, you'll find hope in these pages. With clarity and levity,
Catherine Price illuminates why our days are so dull-and how we can
have more play and more joy."-Adam Grant, #1 New York
Times bestselling author and host of the TED podcast
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"This is a practical, evidence-backed plan for how to create True
Fun in our lives, and an argument that fun isn't optional, but
essential."-Charles Duhigg, author of the New York Times
bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better
"Building on the central idea of How to Break Up With Your
Phone-that our lives are what we pay attention to-The Power
of Fun takes things a step further by helping us identify
what we want to pay attention to, with the ultimate goal of
helping us to feel more alive. Inspirational, funny,
research-packed, and full of practical strategies, The Power of
Fun is a game-changer."-Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO
of Thrive Global
"Catherine Price helped me work through my dysfunctional
relationship with my smartphone. Now she's again making my life
better."-A.J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author
of The Year of Living Biblically
"Fun isn't nice to have-it's a must-have in a burned-out
world."-Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of
Fair Play
"The Power of Fun is an essential guide for anyone who can't
quite remember what it's like to experience joy-and who wants to
learn how fun can point the way to a happier, healthier, more
energetic, and purpose-driven life."-Laurie Santos, host of the
podcast The Happiness Lab
"Charming . . . Price's advice on how to stop doom-scrolling and
engage in fun, even in small steps, is engaging and will attract
readers."-Library Journal (starred review)
"Joy seekers are encouraged to ditch their devices and rediscover
delight in this antidote to modern malaise. . . . With screen time
and burnout now fixtures of modern life, this is a timely reminder
of the value of reprioritizing."-Publishers Weekly
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