How to start having more fun

Plus: Recreating a marble Donatello sculpture Today in [Aeon]( [Psyche]( Wednesday 21 June 2023 It's tempting and understandable to see fun as frivolous. Shouldn't you be doing something more important?[Our psychologist]( challenges this view: he explains why you should treat pleasure as a priority and shows how to start making more space for it in your life. – Christian Jarrett, Editor, Psyche Joy Guide [How to start having more fun]( [Fun isn’t frivolous – it’s vital for your wellbeing. Here’s a step-by-step plan to bring more pleasure into your busy life]( by Mike Rucker  The latest in a series of engrossing videos from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, this short features the sculptor Simon Smith taking the audience through his process of [recreating a Donatello relief.]( Starting with a pencil sketch before working with a series of ever-finer tools to ‘nibble away’ at marble, Smith offers an immensely satisfying glimpse into how one of history’s great sculptors created dazzling, emotive scenes from just stone, shadow and light. – Adam D’Arpino, Head of Video Art Video [From a pencil sketch to cherubs dancing in stone – recreating a Donatello work]( 7 minutes [Share this newsletter with a friend]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( You have received this email because you signed up to the Aeon+Psyche Newsletter list. © Aeon Media Group Ltd 2023. Level 5, 100 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia. [PRIVACY POLICY](  |  [CONTACT US](  |  [PREFERENCES](  |  [UNSUBSCRIBE](