Life’s too short to be boring: How to bring more fun into your days
I don’t think I trust my best friend enough to be the one in the cart.
I have discovered that one of my favourite ways to have fun is to strap a VR headset to my face and start punching things. Sometimes it’s VR boxing. Sometimes it’s Beat Saber. Either way, I can completely lose myself in it. I’m moving, I’m playing, I’m trying to beat my previous score, and before I know it, a ridiculous amount of time has passed.
I’m pretty sure younger me would never have predicted this.
And that’s one of the interesting things about fun. What you enjoy can change throughout your life, and sometimes the things you end up loving aren’t the things you would have expected at all.
The problem is that a lot of us stop asking ourselves what we actually enjoy.
What do you actually do for fun?
Ask someone what they do for work, and they can usually answer immediately. Ask about their responsibilities, and they could probably give you a fairly impressive list. Ask what they do for fun, and sometimes there’s a pause.
We spend so much of adulthood doing things because they need to be done that it’s surprisingly easy to lose touch with what we genuinely enjoy doing. And even when we do make time for fun, we can fall into the trap of doing things that are supposed to be fun.
“An activity isn’t inherently fun. It’s only fun if you enjoy doing it.”
My husband Todd, for example, enjoys going to a pub, having a few drinks, and sitting around talking with colleagues or friends. He genuinely likes it. Give him some good conversation and a drink, and he can happily settle in for the evening.
I find this incredibly boring.
There is nothing wrong with going to a pub. There is also nothing wrong with me sitting there wondering how much longer we’re going to be there. That’s because an activity isn’t inherently fun. It’s only fun if you enjoy doing it.
Going to parties is fun for some people. Hiking is fun for some people. Spending an afternoon wandering around a museum is fun for some people. So is gardening, playing video games, going to concerts, baking elaborate cakes, watching terrible movies, building Lego, dancing, reading, or sitting around a pub talking for three hours.
None of those things is universally fun. And thank goodness for that. Imagine the lineups.
Your idea of fun is allowed to change
There’s another reason it’s worth checking in with yourself occasionally: the things you enjoy now may not be the same things you enjoyed ten or twenty years ago.
When did life get so serious?
Between work, responsibilities, errands, and everything else demanding your attention, fun has a sneaky habit of disappearing from everyday life.
Bring the Fun Back is a 15-day reset that helps you change that, one small action at a time.
For 15 days, you'll try simple activities designed to help you reconnect with what brings you joy, make fun a priority again, and remember that enjoying your life deserves a place on the schedule too.
This reset will help you:
Reconnect with the things that make you happy
Make room for fun without rearranging your entire life
Build the habit of choosing joy more often
What is it?
Bring the Fun Back is a guided 15-day reset with one small action to complete each day.
You won't need hours of free time, an elaborate plan, or a sudden personality transformation into someone who goes kayaking before breakfast; you'll simply experiment with different ways to bring more enjoyment into ordinary life.
Some activities may remind you of things you used to love. Others may encourage you to try something new. Along the way, you'll pay attention to what genuinely feels fun to you, because that's the part that matters.
How this reset can help
When life gets busy, fun is easy to treat as optional. We tell ourselves we'll make time for it after the work is done, the house is organized, everyone else is taken care of, and life finally calms down.
Which is a lovely plan, except life rarely cooperates.
This reset helps you stop waiting for fun and start creating small opportunities for it now.
Over the 15 days, you'll practice noticing what brings you joy, giving yourself permission to do things simply because you enjoy them, and finding realistic ways to make fun part of your regular life.
The goal isn't to have the Most Fun Ever™ for 15 consecutive days; it's to finish the reset knowing how to create a little more fun for yourself long after it's over.
What you'll do
Each day gives you one small action to try.
Rather than simply reading about why fun matters, you'll actually experiment with it.
You'll explore old favourites, try different ways of adding enjoyment to ordinary days, break out of familiar routines, and discover which kinds of fun leave you feeling lighter and more energized.
15 days. One small action each day. More joy, more often.
Why I created it
I've always believed fun is an important part of a good life, but it's remarkably easy to push it aside.
We make time for the things we're responsible for. We schedule appointments. We meet deadlines. We take care of other people.
And then we wait for fun to happen whenever there's some time left over.
I created Bring the Fun Back because I don't think we should have to earn the right to enjoy our lives.
Sometimes we just need a little nudge to stop waiting and go do something that makes us smile.
Consider this your nudge.
Product details
15-day guided reset
One small action each day
Digital PDF
Printable
Letter size (8.5 × 11")
Instant digital download
Download available for 30 days
No physical product will be shipped
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to complete the reset every day for 15 days?
No. Fifteen consecutive days can help you build momentum, but real life gets a vote. Miss a day? Pick it back up when you can. This isn't a streak you can fail.
What if I don't have much free time?
That's exactly why the reset focuses on small actions. You're looking for realistic ways to bring more fun into the life you're already living, not adding another major commitment to your schedule.
What if I don't even know what I enjoy anymore?
Then this reset may be especially useful. Part of the experience is experimenting and paying attention to what feels genuinely enjoyable to you now. What you loved ten years ago doesn't have to be what you love today.
Ready to bring some fun back?
Start with one small action. Then try another tomorrow. Bring the Fun Back: A 15-Day Reset will help you get started.
We change. Our interests change. Our energy changes. Our circumstances change. Sometimes we stop doing something because life gets busy and discover years later that we still love it. Other times we go back to something we used to enjoy and realize it doesn’t really do anything for us anymore. You don’t have to keep having fun the same way simply because that’s who you used to be.
You’re also allowed to discover completely new things.
I certainly wasn’t wandering around years ago thinking, You know what would really add something to my life? Punching imaginary opponents in my living room. But here we are.
That’s why figuring out what you enjoy usually requires a little experimentation. You can’t always think your way into knowing what will be fun. Sometimes you have to try something and pay attention to what happens.
Did you enjoy yourself? Did you lose track of time? Did you laugh? Did you feel energized afterward? Did you immediately want to do it again? Those reactions tell you something. So does trying something everyone told you was amazing and thinking, “Well, I never need to do THAT again.”
That’s useful information too.
Stop worrying about whether your fun counts
I think adults have a strange tendency to make fun earn its place in our lives. If we exercise, it’s good for our health. If we take a class, we’re learning something. If we spend time with friends, we’re maintaining relationships. If we garden, at least we get tomatoes out of the deal.
But sometimes you get to do something simply because you enjoy doing it. It doesn’t have to improve you. You don’t have to become good at it. You don’t have to turn it into a side hustle. You don’t even need to have anything to show for the time you spent doing it.
You enjoyed yourself. That counts.
And your fun doesn’t have to look particularly exciting from the outside, either. Maybe your perfect Saturday afternoon involves an adventure somewhere you’ve never been. Maybe it involves staying home with a video game and ignoring the outside world for a few hours. One isn’t a better use of your free time than the other if the point is enjoyment.
Pay attention to what makes life more enjoyable
If you’ve been feeling like there isn’t enough fun in your life, resist the urge to immediately start looking for new hobbies or filling your calendar with activities.
Nope. Not on your life.
Start by paying attention.
What do you already look forward to? What makes you lose track of time? What makes you laugh? What do you finish and immediately want to do again? What have you been curious about trying?
You can also pay attention to the opposite. What are you doing because other people enjoy it, even though you don’t? What used to be fun but doesn’t feel that way anymore? What invitations make you think you should want to go even though you’d rather stay home?
You’re not trying to create some definitive list of Approved Fun Activities™. You’re learning something about yourself. Once you start noticing what genuinely feels good to you, you can make more intentional choices about where your free time goes.
Maybe that means bringing back something you stopped doing years ago. Maybe you try something completely new. Maybe you decide you want more time with friends, more time outside, more play, more creativity, or more evenings disappearing into a game.
And yes, maybe you discover that you genuinely love sitting in a pub talking for hours. Todd will save you a seat. I’ll be at home with my VR headset.
The next time you have some free time
The next time you have a few hours to yourself, pay attention to what you actually want to do with them before habit, obligation, or somebody else’s plans take over.
Maybe you want to call a friend. Maybe you want to go somewhere. Maybe you want to pull out something you haven’t done in years or finally try the weird little thing you’ve been curious about. Maybe you want to stay home, put on your headset, and spend an hour swinging imaginary lightsabers around your living room.
Whatever it is, notice it, because the more you know about what makes your life enjoyable, the easier it becomes to choose more of it.
And if someone invites you onto an amusement park ride? You’re allowed to say no.
Michelle Arseneault is a certified life coach and instructional designer who loves helping women understand why life feels harder than it needs to, and what to do about it.
“I believe small, thoughtful changes usually have a bigger impact than dramatic overhauls. Around here, you'll usually find me exploring the psychology behind everyday life, creating practical tools, or asking questions that help you see things from a new angle.”
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