02/03/2026
✨This might actually be the hardest theme for me to write about. I’ve had to spend a surprising amount of time really investigating this word, because I’ve realized that fun is not the same thing as play. You can play a game and lose and that’s not always fun. You can do something lighthearted and still feel drained. So what is fun, really?
🤍And of course, the answer is different for everyone. But have you ever actually paused to ask yourself what fun means to you?
For me, fun looks a little different than what’s often advertised. Learning is fun for me. Researching, studying, building, thinking deeply, working toward something meaningful, that’s genuinely fun. So it’s always a little funny when people say, “You need more fun in your life,” because I sometimes wonder… what if what I’m already doing is fun? Does something stop being fun just because it’s serious? Or quiet? Or productive?
🌱Some people find fun in going out, being loud, being social, staying busy. Others find it in staying home, drinking tea, and reading a really good book. Neither is more valid than the other.
🐚I think the real work here is giving ourselves permission to define fun on our own terms. As long as your version of fun doesn’t harm you or anyone else, you’re allowed to own it. You don’t have to fit into society’s version of what fun is supposed to look like. You don’t have to justify it. You don’t have to explain it.
So maybe this is my shortest entry yet, but the invitation is simple:
🫶🏽Figure out what fun means to you.
Be okay with that answer.
And then, as best you can, honor it daily, weekly, monthly, yearly. However it looks. However quiet. However loud. However unconventional.
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