Day 29: Let’s Have Some Fun
Welcome to Day 29 of the Phone Breakup Challenge!
Believe it or not, it’s the second-to-last day of our challenge, and today I want to talk about fun. Yes, fun.
If we don’t know how we want to spend our free time (or, dare I say, have fun) without our phones, then we’re much more likely to slip back into our old habits. (Trust me on this.)
So take a moment to write a list of a few things you could do today, this week, or this weekend, purely for fun.
Feel free to share some of your ideas in the comments.
And also: please think about two or three memories from your life that stand out to you as having been truly fun – as in memories, no matter how mundane, that you’d describe as having been “SO fun.” Share one of those stories in the comments as well. Tell us what you were doing, roughly how old you were, where you were, and who (if anyone) you were with – and WHY it felt so fun. (Then get ready to feel energized reading other people’s stories!)
If you need any convincing that prioritizing your own fun is important, I encourage you to watch my TED talk about fun.
I’ll see you tomorrow for the last “official” day of our challenge!
To scrolling less, living more, and getting a kick out of our own lives,
PS:
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