Fun is a ‘wicked problem’

In this post, I will introduce an argument that fun is a wicked problem. For much of the discussion on fun in the posts so far, I have written about fun as an object to be desired, manufactured or weaponised....

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Counselling should be fun

With so many counsellors sitting in the room straight-laced and distant, it might sound like heresy to suggest counselling should be fun, but in this post, that is precisely what I will argue. Although ‘counselling’ and ‘fun’ may not be...

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The surprising origins of ‘fun’

In this series of blog posts on fun, I explain why I am interested in fun and what I mean by fun. A serious question to start with, how would you define fun? I am not asking you to describe...

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Why is it important to embrace Being-Fun?

Fun is a strange word. We all know what we mean by fun, but it is tough to define it; each of us will explain it differently. As part of my research, I looked back over time to understand...

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