The Power of Fun: How To Feel Alive Again

Price’s latest book expands on her previous best-seller How To Break Up with Your Phone with a focus on the benefits of fun. Written during the height of COVID-19 lockdowns, the book explores ways for Price to address her own trepidation and anxieties brought on by the global pandemic. Price’s research leads her to determine that to aim for fun is good; however, “True Fun” actually happens when one hits the sweet spot harkening back to childhood. Chapters with titles like “Fun Audit” and “Rebel” guide readers through the process of discerning and achieving “True Fun.” The author includes charming anecdotes of her own explorations of fun, such as learning to play guitar and rowing crew. The book concludes with an extensive list of works cited and is thoroughly researched, but it is also primarily written through the white gaze. Still, Price’s advice on how to stop doom-scrolling and engage in fun, even in small steps, is engaging and will attract readers.