“Fun” is a very hard term to define. The lack of a well-agreed to definition is one reason why finding scientific literature studying “fun” is next to impossible. Do disambiguate more general usages of the word "fun" from a more strict definition of "fun" used in [[The Power of Fun]], Catherine Prince coined the [[Nonce]] "**true fun**" which is, in short, “**playful connected [[Flow]]**”. True fun is what it’s called when you’re experiencing these three things simultaneously: - **Playfulness** - doing a thing for the sake of doing it - **Connection** - that which makes you a part of something outside yourself, typically other humans, but also could be God - [[Flow]] - defined in that note, but basically the feeling of being fully engaged and [[Presence|present]] in what you’re doing It's possible to experience only one or two of these things, but to meet the strict "_true fun_" definition means achieve all 3 at once. **** # More ## Source - [[The Power of Fun]] ## Related