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Catherine Price is an American science journalist and author whose work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Best American Science Writing, and Popular Science. She focuses on health, science, and technology, and is known for her accessible and humorous writing style.
Known for: How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life, The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again
Books by Catherine Price
How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
A practical guide that helps readers regain control over their relationship with their smartphones. Through a 30-day plan, the book combines behavioral science, mindfulness, and habit change strategie...
The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again
In this book, science journalist Catherine Price explores the concept of 'True Fun'—a state of playfulness, connection, and flow that brings joy and vitality to life. Drawing on psychology and neurosc...
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Understanding the Problem
When I first delved into the science behind phone use, I discovered something both fascinating and unsettling: smartphones are designed to be addictive. Their architecture borrows directly from slot machines, the paragon of variable reward systems. Each time you check your phone, you might find a ne...
From How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
Assessing Your Relationship with Your Phone
Breaking up with your phone begins by asking an uncomfortable question: what role does it play in your life? To clarify this, I encourage readers to watch their behaviors like a scientist observing a subject. When do you reach for your phone? What are you feeling just before you pick it up—boredom, ...
From How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
Defining Fun
When people hear the word “fun,” they often picture laughter, games, or leisure—but those things alone don’t capture its essence. Fun is not mere pleasure, nor is it passive entertainment. True Fun arises when three elements intersect: playfulness, connection, and flow. Playfulness is the willingne...
From The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again
The Science of Fun
Fun might sound lighthearted, but the science behind it is profound. From the perspective of psychology and neuroscience, experiences of play, connection, and flow activate brain circuits that regulate mood, creativity, and social bonding. Research in positive psychology shows that fun—especially w...
From The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again
About Catherine Price
Catherine Price is an American science journalist and author whose work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Best American Science Writing, and Popular Science. She focuses on health, science, and technology, and is known for her accessible and humorous writing style.
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