It'll Be Fun, They Said: A Worrier's Journey to Finding Joy (Despite Everything)
Apr 2027 · Sold by Penguin
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A poignant and laugh-out-loud exploration of how to find happiness in an age of anxiety—and the unlikely places joy shows up when you go looking for it
How can I find happiness again? This is the question Jessica Pan asked when the long walks, Netflix binges, therapy, and bowls of carbonara weren’t working. After the pandemic and finally free from the darkness of postpartum anxiety and depression, she discovered that joy still eluded her. In It’ll Be Fun, They Said, Jess chronicles the year she spent putting herself directly in joy’s path with adventures like:
Hilarious, joyful and thought-provoking, this is the book our anxious and worried world needs right now.
How can I find happiness again? This is the question Jessica Pan asked when the long walks, Netflix binges, therapy, and bowls of carbonara weren’t working. After the pandemic and finally free from the darkness of postpartum anxiety and depression, she discovered that joy still eluded her. In It’ll Be Fun, They Said, Jess chronicles the year she spent putting herself directly in joy’s path with adventures like:
- A pilgrimage to Finland, known as the world’s happiest country, to jump in cold lakes and sauna with the locals
- An experiment in “Deep Talk” with her parents
- A crash course in adult hobbies including pottery lessons and roller skating
- Falling back in love with the human race from behind the register of an indie bookstore in London
- Heading to the Arctic Circle for the winter solstice
- Conversations with psychologists, behavioral scientists, philosophers, and other “happiness mentors” who guide her along the way
Hilarious, joyful and thought-provoking, this is the book our anxious and worried world needs right now.
A poignant and laugh-out-loud exploration of how to find happiness in an age of anxiety—and the unlikely places joy shows up when you go looking for it
How can I find happiness again? This is the question Jessica Pan asked when the long walks, Netflix binges, therapy, and bowls of carbonara were...
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About the author
Jessica Pan is a journalist whose work has appeared in The Guardian, New York magazine, Elle, Vice, and more. She has a BA in psychology from Brown University and a masters in journalism from RMIT. Jess is also the author of Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come. She previously worked as a TV reporter and magazine editor in Beijing. She writes about working at a tiny indie bookstore in London in her Substack newsletter, It’ll Be Fun, They Said.
Jessica Pan is a journalist whose work has appeared in The Guardian, New York magazine, Elle, Vice, and more. She has a BA in psychology from Brown University and a masters in journalism from RMIT. Jess is also the author of Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come. She previously worked as a TV rep...
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