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The 5 Needs: Fun
In Choice Theory, fun encompasses a number of experiences including joy,
pleasure, satisfaction, play, humor, merriment, amusement, and engagement in
activities that one enjoys. What is fun for one person, however, may be
boring or seem like drudgery (perhaps even torture!) to another. What one
person considers work may be fun to someone else. Whatever an individual's
perception, fun is an important aspect of being human: think how fundamental
"fun" is to motivation and how dreary life would be without it. When the
element of fun is missing, other areas of a person's life, such as work or
relationships can suffer. Like the other needs, fulfilling one's need for
fun may occur at the same time as other needs satisfaction. For example,
playing a game may also satisfy the need for love and belonging. Other
examples of situations that might help satisfy the need for fun include the
following.
- Participating in sports
- Pursuing hobbies and other leisure activities
- Completing a meaningful goal
- Acting silly
- Telling Jokes
- Engaging in any activity that one enjoys
Scenarios that might frustrate satisfaction of the need for fun include
the following.
- Heavy/overwhelming workload
- Time constraints
- Being in the company of negative people (e.g., whining, complaining,
judgmental/disapproving, pessimistic, grouchy/no sense of humor, "wet
blanket" syndrome)
- Lack of resources (money, imagination, transportation)
- Unavailability of friends
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