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between thinking something would be fun, either because others do it or because it used to be fun, and actually experiencing it and being fully engaged in an activity in the current moment.</p><p id="d519" type="7">“Fun is another word for learning.”</p><p id="7c5a" type="7">“‘Fun is the emotional response to learning.’ — Chris Crawford, March 2004. Also, Biederman and Vessel’s research shows that curiosity itself is inherently pleasurable.”</p><p id="d05f" type="7">— Raph Koster, Theory of Fun for Game Design</p><p id="8b62">I agree here with Raph Koster; fun is about learning and curiosity.</p><p id="0c48">And learning and curiosity can’t occur before or after the moment, but only in the moment of now.</p><h1 id="03c5">How does fun feel for you?</h1><p id="69c9">Even if it is hard to describe what fun is and how it feels, I would like to ask you to give it a try, and contemplate what fun means to you, and which activities you remember experiencing as fun and in which circumstances.</p><p id="f93a">Which of them was the most recent one?</p><p id="cad4">I invite you to share them in the comments.</p><p id="add4"><i>This article is an adjusted excerpt from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SV46VPP">Self-Gamification Happiness Formula: How to Turn Your Life into Fun Games</a>.</i></p><figure id="230e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/0*ONixovGKtcYlaYdY.png"><figcaption><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SV46VPP">Self-Gamification Happiness Formula</a></figcaption></figure><p id="bfe2"><b>Thank you for reading!</b> If you enjoyed reading this article, you might also like these:</p><div id="ace4" class="link-block">
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