Serious About Fun: A Gentle Guide to Living Light Without Losing Direction

By Carl Brownridge

What if you did not have to choose between being responsible and being joyful?

SERIOUS ABOUT FUN: A Gentle Guide to Living Light Without Losing Direction by Carl Brownridge is a refreshing guide for anyone who feels weighed down by pressure, productivity guilt, or the constant sense that life is something you have to "manage."

This book is not about escaping your responsibilities. It is about learning how to carry them with less heaviness. It shows you how to build a life that still has goals, structure, and integrity, but also has play, ease, and the kind of fun that restores you instead of derailing you.

Inside, you will learn how to:

Stop treating rest like a reward and start treating it like fuel

Replace burnout productivity with calmer, sustainable momentum

Rebuild joy through small daily practices that actually fit real life

Let go of perfectionism without letting your standards collapse

Create boundaries that protect your energy and your time

Make space for play, curiosity, and creativity again

Stay committed to your goals without losing your humanity

Build a life rhythm that feels lighter while still moving forward

If you have been "doing everything right" but still feel tired, tense, or emotionally flat, SERIOUS ABOUT FUN offers a kinder way forward: a life with direction, but not dread.

Scroll up and get your copy today-and learn how to live light, on purpose.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQDNPKM9
• ISBN13: 9798249913168
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"