Dubbed “the Marie Kondo of Brains” by The New York Times, Catherine Price is an award-winning health and science journalist and speaker, founder of Screen/Life Balance and the author of books, including How to Break Up with Your Phone and Vitamania: How Vitamins Revolutionized the Way We Think About Food. Her work has appeared in The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, Popular Science, O: The Oprah Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Time magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, The Washington Post Magazine, Slate, Men’s Journal, Self, and Outside, among others. Her goal is to help people scroll less and live more.
“An antidote to all the darkness . . . a guide to tapping into True
Fun.”—The New York Times Book Review
“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 WorkLife
“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)
“Price is a trustworthy guide with a personable voice that stands
out on each page. The Power of Fun reads like a heaping serving of
a tasty yet healthy snack. You’ll enjoy every bite and feel
energized afterward.”—BookPage
“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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