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The benefits of humour
Humour is the best antidote to sadness, stress and depression. It is twice blessed: it elevates the mood of the humourist and gladdens the hearts of the listeners.
It is the social glue that binds the society together. Humour can dispel bitterness and hate between people.
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The sense of humour reaches the peak of excellence when the humourist can laugh at himself. This is a capability that few possess. One must be humble to acknowledge one’s own idiosyncrasies and flaws.
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Common sense and a sense of humour are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing
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Brain workout
According to the psychologist Edward de Bono, humour is by far the most significant activity of the human brain. It is an intellectual emotion. It springs from the ability to make connection between seemingly unrelated concepts, contexts, situations and people.
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Downside of humour
Humour can delight as well as hurt. It becomes toxic, when sarcasm oversteps the limits of acceptability. It offends sensibilities when fun becomes malicious slander or vulgarity. Punning ( play on the different meanings of words ) is fraught with rudeness unless words are carefully chosen.
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The Right Kind Of Humour
If you know some jokes or have a knack for being funny, go for it, but keep it as clean and broadly acceptable as possible to generate charisma. Nothing turns off the charm faster than inappropriate humour.
Witty humor is the safest but it may require some practice. Throwing c...
The power of laughter
- Humor, in a way, protects us from life's grim reality. We joke because if we didn't, we'd cry.
- Humor and laughing are also a social vocalization that includes some and excludes others. Jokes establish who is inside the group and who is not. We laugh with peopl...
Gratitude Over The Ages
- In 56 CE, the Stoic philosopher Seneca wrote a comprehensive book on gratitude, called On Benefits.
- The gifted philosopher treats the feeling of gratitude as a virtue that one needs to cultivate and implement socially.
- In his book, gratitude is defined as a glue t...
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