Catherine Price | The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again with Gretchen Rubin | Better Than Before - a podcast by Free Library of Philadelphia

Catherine Price discusses her new book with #1 best selling author, Gretchen RubinCatherine Priceis the author of How to Break Up with Your Phone, a book that''gives practical advice on how to forge a healthier relationship with technology-without the fear mongering."(Refinery29). Her other books include the parody travel guide 101 Places Not to See Before You Die, Vitamania, The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook, and Mindfulness: A Journal. A public speaker, teacher, and consultant, Price has contributed work to The Best American Science Writing, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Outside, and Men's Journal, among many other periodicals. A mix of science and personal experience,The Power of Funargues that having fun is crucial to our mental and physical health and presents a practical guide for having more of it.Gretchen Rubinis one of today's most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. She's known for her ability to distill and convey complex ideas with humor and clarity in a way that's accessible to a wide audience. She's been interviewed by Oprah, eaten dinner with Daniel Kahneman, walked arm-in-arm with the Dalai Lama, had her work written up in a medical journal, been the subject of a''The Talk of the Town''piece in The New Yorker magazine, and been an answer on the game show Jeopardy! She's the author of many books, including the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers, The Four Tendencies and Better Than Before. Her book The Happiness Project has sold more than one million copies, been published in more than thirty languages, and spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list, including at #1. (recorded 2/10/2022)

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