Difference between revisions of "Type 2 fun"
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Type 2 Fun describes an experience that is challenging while it's happening, but fun in retrospect. | Type 2 Fun describes an experience that is challenging while it's happening, but fun in retrospect. | ||
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| + | The term appears to have originated from the rock climbing community to describe an experience that was objectively awful (cold, dangerous, uncomfortable) at the time, but which the climber enjoyed in retrospect. | ||
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Taken from Three [https://goeast.ems.com/three-types-of-fun/ Types of Fun] | Taken from Three [https://goeast.ems.com/three-types-of-fun/ Types of Fun] | ||
"Type 2 is a strange beast, because it isn’t actually fun at the moment. In fact, it feels much like suffering. It’s only after the event, and in reflection, that you come to realize you actually had fun. Wading through chest-deep snow, dirty and loose rock, sketchy approaches, hikes that never seem to end, and anything that offers an overriding sense of doom and despair are clear indications you’re having a Type 2 experience." | "Type 2 is a strange beast, because it isn’t actually fun at the moment. In fact, it feels much like suffering. It’s only after the event, and in reflection, that you come to realize you actually had fun. Wading through chest-deep snow, dirty and loose rock, sketchy approaches, hikes that never seem to end, and anything that offers an overriding sense of doom and despair are clear indications you’re having a Type 2 experience." | ||
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| + | https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/03/24/what-is-type-2-fun/ | ||
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| + | https://kellycordes.com/2009/11/02/the-fun-scale/ (Discusses origins of the term) | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 25 November 2022
Type 2 Fun describes an experience that is challenging while it's happening, but fun in retrospect.
The term appears to have originated from the rock climbing community to describe an experience that was objectively awful (cold, dangerous, uncomfortable) at the time, but which the climber enjoyed in retrospect.
Taken from Three Types of Fun
"Type 2 is a strange beast, because it isn’t actually fun at the moment. In fact, it feels much like suffering. It’s only after the event, and in reflection, that you come to realize you actually had fun. Wading through chest-deep snow, dirty and loose rock, sketchy approaches, hikes that never seem to end, and anything that offers an overriding sense of doom and despair are clear indications you’re having a Type 2 experience."
Sources
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/03/24/what-is-type-2-fun/
https://kellycordes.com/2009/11/02/the-fun-scale/ (Discusses origins of the term)
