Learning to have fun again as an adult

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The other day I met up with a girl friend of mine, it has been such a long time since I last saw her, and we started to catch up and all, I had fun and told her that it has been awhile since I feel that I could be in the present moment with another person while being my child like side, somehow my inner child was out to play 🤗

Somehow I started to reflect and I forget when was the last time I laughed from the heart? Somehow when I entered the workforce, a part of me seems to forget how to play and have fun. Do you remember when you were young, you could jio your friend out to have fun almost spontaneously? Now it seems that we have to set appointment ahead of time to meet a friend 🥹

Does that resonate with you?

Recently when I was decluttering my phone photo album, I realised that in my younger days all my photos have me smiling with teeth. But the moment I enter the workforce, all my photos doesn’t have that anymore. I miss the silly goofy fun spontaneous side of me 😳

So I thought maybe it is time to learn how to have fun again as an adult.

I saw an article on “adults need play – 10 ways to have more fun and play more as adults”

These are some notes that I have taken down that I could use it practically in my own life!

Studies have shown that by playing, it helps to increase creativity, and feelings of well-being!

1️⃣ Set the goal of playing more.

2️⃣ Decide what fun means for you.

Write down a list of things you enjoyed doing as a kid, highlight those things that still sound appealing

Google “fun ideas for adults” or “bucket list ideas”. Highlight those ideas that sound more interesting

I do realised that my definition of “fun” has evolved over the years, the things I used to find it fun is no longer fun!

3️⃣ Set a fun minimum

Set at least 30 mins a day to do something fun, set aside 1 day a week to have a minimum of 2 hours of fun

4️⃣ Put FUN in your schedule

5️⃣ Befriend a fun person

I do have a couple of friends who are more fun and spontaneous type, it is true that whenever we hang out, I could feel like I am in the present moment and do not take myself too seriously. Lol I can be silly and laugh at myself.

I guess I need an extrovert to “adopt” me (introvert) lol teach me how to have funnnnnn

6️⃣ Play with kids

Ya kinda make sense, the other day when my sis brought my nephew over, we played monster catching, means I am the monster, I have to run and chase him lol or he become monster and chase me.

I could think of some ideas of what fun means to me:

1. Zoo

2. USS/sea aquarium

3. Pottery

4. Ice skating

5. Science centre

6. NUS museum – I really want to visit this!

7. Art science museum?

8. Singing K!

9. Holey Moley golf club?

10. Roller Skate with disco lights?

11. Night picnic at Sentosa’s Beach under the stars