Fun & Wellbeing - Creating A Habit of Fun

"In order to make progress when we're working towards meaningful goals - we need to stop and celebrate our wins."

 

This is my last conversation with Dr Mike Rucker in this podcast series about "Fun and Wellbeing" which is a little sad, but the conversation itself is a cracker. In it Mike and I discuss:

The role that fun and pleasure play when pursuing social goals and making a difference to our community.
Meaning, purpose and contribution.
Finding the small wins in the 'infinite game' of social change.
The Progress Principle
How to create an environment that helps you collect memories/resources to enable fun.
How to make sure that you are having fun even in environments that don't readily allow you to do so.
Why working towards meaningful goals and ensuring that you have an aspect of pleasure can help propel you forward.
For organisations: how kindness and fun have the same effect on wellbeing and how you can incorporate that into your CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) program.

 

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This week's point to ponder:

How can you use fun for social good?.

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Progress Principle: Teresa Amabile TEDx talk

Brene Brown

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