Take a moment to name it! What were you doing, who were you with, how old were you and where were you? Going down toboggan hill in New York? Was it at the Kangaroo Bar in St. Anton, Austria. Was it studying plants on a hike? Building Lego creations with the kids?
Eating, drinking, laughing, and having sex activate brain neurons that stimulate the pleasure zone in our brain. (I love that place, don’t you?). Anyway, it’s a survival trait. So, we could loosely conclude that pleasure is fun, or at least an element of fun. However, fun is highly subjective. It is based on our interests, temperament, and many other components of our personality. Fun is – enjoyment, amusement, pleasure, entertainment – according to the dictionary.
What does fun mean to you? Name it –
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If you want to elevate your fun factor, start taking photos. Take pictures of other people having fun. Then, include pictures of you out in the world having fun, too. Invest a few minutes, to really observe and analyze the pictures you find. What is everyone one doing? Check out the peoples’ faces and body language. This can be pictures of individuals or just you, it doesn’t have to be groups of folks. How can you tell who’s or if you’re having a good time? Consider making that fun person you – in small increments over time. If you want accountability, then make a note on your calendar to review Your Fun in a couple of months.
If your desire is to combine fun and friends, ask a friend (or partner) to make their list of what fun means to them and compare. Fun is personal and depends on our experiences, our personality, and our temperament. What’s fun to me may never make it to your list. What happens when you compare your list with someone else?
If you’ve gotten a little rusty in the fun department, chances are you can’t recreate what you had in the past. Yet, you CAN reinvent it by visualizing what has brought you fun and create something new that fits who you are today.
“I am going to keep having fun every day I have left, because there is no other way of life. You just have to decide whether you are a Tigger or an Eeyore.” – Randy Pausch