If you’ve ever moved to a beat, joined in a chorus or felt your heart quicken to the lyrics of a song, you’ve felt the power of music. That power runs deep in the human experience, and the urge to dive fully into the sounds, to make those sounds and share them, is strong.Most of us had musical experiences as children, whether it was singing during religious services, taking lessons that our parents supervised, or attending music clubs in school. But playing music as an adult is different. We have pressing obligations, no supervising parents and fewer opportunities thrust upon us.

Our Relationship With Music

Those who have the desire to play often fear that they waited too long, that learning music as an adult is just too hard. But it’s never too late. People of all ages have chosen music and are prospering with it. As adults, we have learned how to learn, we value what music has to offer, and we have the patience to watch our abilities and joys compound with time. We might not learn to play as quickly as a teenager would, but we can play with feeling and nuance, and deeply appreciate those we play with.

Never Too Late

Music brings us joy. But what else can it do? It can relax us, offer us solace, and give us a creative outlet. It can deepen our emotional experience, <a href="https://makingmusicmag.com/improve-your-hearing-and-your-musicianship/">sharpen</a> our hearing, and produce <a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/116/9/3793">changes</a> in our nervous systems that create a natural high. We’re able to enjoy tapping our feet to a beat because music fires up our neural systems through <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0128839">entrainment</a> – the synchronisation of one’s own rhythms to an external musical rhythm.

The Benefits of Music

Whether you approach music as a child would a playground, as a mathematician would a proof, as a painter would a canvas, or as an athlete would spring training, you can find satisfaction in your pursuit. This Guide will help you take the first steps as you choose an instrument, learn how to practise, find ways to play with others, and develop techniques to keep moving forward.Who knows where music might take you? Like all of us, you have music in your genes and in your head. Now you just need to take the next step toward music and follow the path where it leads you.

You Can Find Your Own Way to Make Music

Finding an instrument that feels right is your first step. Whether or not you’ve played one in the past, this is a good time to consider what suits you now.One approach is to follow your feelings. What instruments move you? Which ones draw you in when you’re listening to music?  Open your eyes and ears to the instruments you encounter and see if one moves you more than the others.

Choose an Instrument

Do your hands, lungs or ears constrain your options? Does your wallet? For many, getting quick results, measured in months rather than years, matters most. In the acoustic world, some instruments yield pleasing results in less time: the ukulele, the drum, the dulcimer, the autoharp, the harmonica. Electric instruments (such as the electric guitar) can be easier on the hands.Electronic instruments, such as synthesisers and drum machines, offer versatility and a quicker means of getting sounds from your head out into the world.

The Instrument Which Is Easier To Get And Use

Consider who you might be playing with, and what role you want to take on. Do you see yourself in an orchestra, a jazz band, a folk duo, a rock group, or a choir? Do you want to shine in the limelight, taking solos and basking in that glow, or do you want to support others in the group? Instruments lend themselves to some roles and genres more than others. Often people think of an instrument as a standalone object. But they really should think of it as part of an ensemble.

Your Role In The Music

A singer's body is their instrument, intimate and unique. Your voice will change with time, and how it changes is partly up to you. With the help of a voice teacher, choir director or experienced friend, you can find your voice and develop it. Then you can explore how best to share it. Many people begin with singing, and then learn an instrument to accompany their voices. Others play an instrument and realise they can learn to sing along with it.

What Singers Do

Talk to amateur and professional musicians. Read music blogs. Visit a music store. Listen to live music. Attend a music jam, where you can see how people at different skill levels play informally and improvise together. Experience instruments in different settings to open your eyes to new possibilities. And if you try one instrument and it doesn’t suit you, don’t give up. Consider it an adventure that can guide you to the next instrument, the one you’ll come to love best.

Expand And Explore

You could learn to play one chord or scale, learn the lyrics to one song, or get started on one technique. A medium-term goal might be achieved in months. You could take private or group lessons, develop calluses and muscles to extend your practice time, learn to sing in tune, expand your repertoire, or explore a new musical genre. A long-term goal is measured in years. You might aim to play comfortably with others, learn to read music or play by ear, form a band, perform in public, or record your music.

Set Goals for Yourself

As with other goals we pursue, our musical ambitions can change as we mature. A 20-year-old might hope to make a career with music or to hit it big. A 40-year-old with work deadlines and kitchen duty might be pleased to carve out a few hours a week to play. And a 70-year-old might find that learning new skills and deepening friendships is the richest reward. Your goals can change as you progress with music, too.

Our Rewards And Ambitions Change As We Age

Do you prefer the privacy of learning in a quiet corner, with no one else listening? Do you like the structure of a class with assignments and deadlines? Do you like the freedom of YouTube instruction? Do you like working with a teacher one on one, and if so, what sort of teacher helps you prosper – someone who’s gently supportive or someone who prods? Someone who is a pro at their instrument or someone who is a mentor and peer? Experiment and see what feels right for you.

Find out How You Learn Best – and What Will Keep You Going

Online teachers are now readily accessible for those who face obstacles to working with someone in person. And year-long subscriptions to mass video lessons, audio files and other materials offer a wealth of targeted information and individual feedback from working musicians.If you have self-discipline and can stay motivated without structure or deadlines, YouTube videos can take you far. You could spend a lifetime exploring online resources for singing, writing songs, playing instruments, and synthesising music.

Go Deep In The Online World

After a few weeks of practising how to hold your hands and arms or how to sing a line, you may ask yourself: ‘Isn’t there more to music than this?’ But you’re just like a toddler taking her first steps, not realising that one day those legs will take her anywhere she wants to go.So pace yourself. Plan to practise as much as you realistically can, whether it’s 15 minutes each evening or several short sessions in a day. Work your way up to longer practices, which will be easier when you’ve developed calluses or muscle strength, and can work on a wider variety of skills.

Get the Most Out Of Your Practice

There are many learning resources focused on how to practise. Here are a few basics to get you going:<ul><li>include warm-ups to prepare you mentally and physically;</li><li>learn scales, which lay the foundation for understanding how to play a melody line or improvise;</li><li>play slowly while learning a piece to help you play it cleanly;</li><li>focus on sections that give you trouble rather than playing an entire piece repeatedly;</li><li>practise in shorter and more frequent sessions for best results; and</li><li>incorporate mental practice into your routine (here’s why and how).</li></ul>

Learning Tips

When we’re new to an instrument and fumbling to make satisfying sounds, it’s more comfortable to make them in private. But some teachers argue that playing with others early is the key to learning and to sticking with it. Why? Because you’ll learn what you need to work on, experience moments of connection that keep you going, meet people who can help you, as well as get inspired and avoid the rut that can come from exclusively playing by yourself.

Find Others To Play With

Music stores and centres commonly offer group classes that focus on different instruments and genres. Community orchestras often cultivate newcomers. Many churches, synagogues and other places of worship bring their congregants together with music and welcome members to sing, chant or play instruments during services. You can find local jams in both rural and urban areas through online platforms like Meetup, and it’s easy to play quietly at the beginning as you learn how to play by ear.

Resources for Finding Others Abound

Camps offer different genres, levels and learning styles, whether the focus is on jazz, folk, roots, bluegrass, orchestra, rock, singing, songwriting or other subjects. But no matter which camp you attend, you’ll be offered camaraderie, meals, late-night jams, concerts, inspiring teachers who might be the best in their genre, and a big boost of musical adrenaline.

Joining A Music Camp

It’s never too late to play an instrument or learn to sing. Take the leap from listener to maker in the way that suits you

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How to start making music | Psyche Guides

Have you ever tried to relax, only to find yourself overwhelmed with feeling stressed and having negative thoughts? Turns out a lot of us experience this—which is why some have coined it “stresslaxing.”Even though stresslaxation is a new term, it describes relaxation-induced anxiety, which has been studied for years. This is shown to happen to between 30% and 50% of people when they try to do relaxing things, causing symptoms of stress (such as rapid heartbeat or sweating).

Relaxation Causing Stress

Pretending that a problem doesn’t exist—also known as denial—is one of the least effective coping strategies for stress. In the case of stresslaxing, this might be denying you’re stressed to begin with.Short periods of denial can actually help us adapt to change. For example, denial can help a person cope with their emotions after experiencing the death of someone close. But when denial is used frequently to deal with daily stressors, it can leave people feeling perpetually stuck in a rut.

Reason For Stresslaxation: you’re Denying You’re Stressed

Acknowledge that the stress symptoms can be helpful. Your body is trying to alert you that a problem needs fixing, so it’s activating all its physiological resources to help you do this.Write down your deepest thoughts and feelings associated with your stress. This will help you understand the source of your stress so you can tackle it. Think outside the box. When we’re stressed, we might think only certain activities (such as meditation or exercise) can help us relax.

How To Fix Stresslaxation Denial

Most of us have something we’re passionate about—whether that’s our work or even a hobby. But the reason you’re motivated to do these things is important.Some people pursue their passion because they want to—whether it’s to improve themselves or learn a new skill. But others may only pursue their passion because they want recognition from other people. People with certain personality types may be more prone to obsessing over their passion. Others may simply follow a certain pursuit to get praise from their colleagues or even to prove their worth to friends or family.

Reason For Stresslaxation: Worrying About Others

When making a decision, some people can’t help but explore all possible options available to them—known as maximizing thoughts. This can even happen when trying to pick something relaxing to do. Even after picking something, you may instead think about the other options, wondering if something else would’ve helped you feel more relaxed. So instead of relaxing your mind, you’re stressing yourself even more.Unfortunately, maximizing leads to self-blame regret, no matter what option we choose. It’s also sometimes associated with lower well-being.

Reason For Stresslaxation: You Can’t Make up Your Mind

Limit the number of decisions you need to make on the day you want to do something relaxing. Or even plan when you’re going to do something relaxing (such as watching a movie or meditating) and how long you’re going to do it for. This may make it easier to relax when the time comes as you’ll know you aren’t putting other things off.Remember why you’re trying to relax. Your health is important, so remembering this may help you feel less stressed while trying to do a relaxing activity.

How To Make Up Your Mind

Relaxation-induced anxiety is shown to happen to between 30% and 50% of people when they try to do relaxing things. This is a practical guide to help deal with it.


Understand yourself and those around you.

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‘Stresslaxation’ is real. Science explains why it happens and how to get past it

Why are corny, formulaic attempts at humour so popular - that they’ve even caught on with cultural terminologies in the form of "dad jokes" or otherwise?People laugh at the juxtaposition of incompatible concepts and at defiance of their expectations-that is, at the incongruity between expectations and reality.The Japanese even have a name for it: oyaji gyagu, a.k.a. corny, dad jokes that young people respond to with a blank stareThese jokes thrive on their simplicity; one doesn't need the perfect punchline, a crafty delivery style, or an endless shelf life.

Why Cheesy Jokes Make Us Laugh

What hangs at a man’s thigh and wants to poke the hole that it’s often poked before? Answer: A key.There’s a hint of superiority in dismissing a conventionally bad joke. Recognizing a discrepancy is a show of ability and one’s calibre; it becomes a way to elevate one’s social status.Arguably, a bad joke is also a safe one, so laughing at these zingers responds to our desire for security. They become a reliable indicator of such relaxed, safe times and paved the way to playful emotions.

The Bad Joke

These anti-jokes thrive on their simplicity; they don't need the perfect punchline wit, or a crafty delivery style.

Why We Laugh at Cheesy Jokes

Fun is not frivolous! When we have true fun (more on that later), we stave off loneliness, we stop judging ourselves and we can walk away from a couple of hours of fun with energy that buoys us long after the guitar is back in its case or the deck of cards is back in the drawer.
It's important to acknowledge that to have fun, you really need to have your basic needs met. But making space for fun doesn't mean needing to go on a fancy vacation or spending a bunch of money on equipment: Fun can be sledging down a hill or singing a song.

We Got Fun Wrong

Playfulness is when you embrace a spirit of lightheartedness and freedom. It means letting go of the idea that you have to be perfect or to achieve something.

Playfulness

You feel a sense of connection with the activity that you're doing. You feel a sense of connection with your physical body. Or, most likely, you feel a sense of connection with another person or group of people through a shared experience.

Connection

You know that thing where you're totally immersed in something and can even lose track of time? That is flow.The brainwaves change when we enter the state of flow. Our focus is only on the ongoing activity, along with a boost in creative energies.

The Flow State

S — Make space for fun! Put your phone down!P — Pursue passions.  Look for things that interest you and let those guide you.A — A is for attracting fun, which means having an open mind about when and where fun might appear. R — Be a Rebellion! K — Keep at it! Like any new practice, the only way to really incorporate it into your life is to try it many times.

SPARK! Get More Fun Into Your Days

Do you have enough fun in life? Catherine Price, author of The Power of Fun, explains the three components of true fun and how to tap into this powerful, everyday source of joy.

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Space out your appeals to humor. Some speakers try to engage in a stand-up comedy routine about their topic and then move into the serious part of the message. This too often feels disjointed or insincere. And it makes the heavier content less attractive, or at least less engaging, than the lighter content. That means your audience might miss the most important stuff because they’ve become bored with the more somber tone after a funny opening.

Timing Matters

<ul><li>Humor has a way of opening the audience up to engaging with your message for a few reasons:</li><li>It feels universal: almost everyone likes to laugh.</li><li>It feels connective: when we laugh together we remember we have things in common.</li><li>It feels safe: if we are laughing, we aren’t worried or fearful.</li></ul>When something makes us laugh, it catches our attention and invites us deeper. So every time the audience laughs together during Finley’s presentation, they feel a little more connected to each other, to him, and to his message. Which is something that all presenters desire.

Why Does Humor Work?

“Humor is a great way of engaging people, even if there is something a little sad underneath some of the pieces. Hopefully, people will find something there to think about as well.”

There's a time and place for humor, right? Sure. But let's not be too quick to dismiss the powerful role humor can play even in serious presentations.

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Using Humor Even When Talking About Tough Stuff

Definition: one who is presumptuous and offers advice or opinions beyond one’s sphere of knowledge.The meaning of this word comes from a story in antiquity, in which the famed Greek painter Apelles one day heard a cobbler criticizing the way he had rendered a foot in a painting. Hence, an ultracrepidarian is one who, as a shoemaker might, goes “beyond the sole,” and offers advice on matters they perhaps should leave alone.

Ultracrepidarian

Definition: one given to finding out and getting invited to good feasts.The smell-feast is a distinctive kind of sponger; not one who imposes on friends for lodging and money, but rather focuses their efforts on being invited to dinner. We have all of us known a smell-feast, even if we lacked the word with which to describe this particular creature.

Smell-Feast

Base fawning Smell-feast, I beleeve thou art Shrewdly distemper’d both in head and heart; Thy wits are dreggish, and thy spirits dull and restive, c’ause thy belly’s always full.

Definition: a contemptible unmannerly person.English is a language that contains an embarrassment of riches when one wants to say something mean about someone else. If you need to refer to a <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contemptible">contemptible</a> person you may choose from <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blighter">blighter</a>, cockloche, dandiprat, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirtbag">dirtbag</a>, dogbolt, shagrag, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stinkard">stinkard</a> ... you get the picture.So why do we need <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smatchet">smatchet</a>? Well, because there are a lot of contemptible people out there.

Smatchet

Definition: an affectedly nice person, a <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fop">fop</a>.<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prickmedainty">Prickmedainty</a>, a word that has primarily been used in Northern England and Scotland, may be employed as either a noun or an adjective. It comes from <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compound">compounding</a> three words, which are exactly the ones you would expect: prick, me, and dainty. When the word first began to be used in the early 16th century it had more of a sense of “someone who cares overmuch about his clothing or appearance.”

Prickmedainty

Definition: one who insincerely professes love for the sake of gain.This delightful term is fashioned from the earlier noun cupboard love. This Kind of Love is frequently seen among certain Gentlemen at Counry Quarters, the Curates in City Parishes, Attornies Clerks, and young Barrister, and may, doubtless, descend to all Persons who have larger Stomachs than Purses.

Cupboard-Lover

Definition: a ponderous clumsy person.<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fustilugs">Fustilugs</a> is one of those words that do a certain amount to renew one’s faith in the notion that English language makes sense.<ul><li>It is an obscure word that manages to still be fairly self-explanatory. It comes from combining the words <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fusty">fusty</a> (“not fresh, stale”) and lug (“a heavy clumsy fellow”).</li></ul>

Fustilugs

Definition: a worthless person or thing; one who cumbers the world.Some words are examples of their definition; sesquipedalian, a word which means “having many syllables” may be used to describe itself. It is unclear why such a useful word for describing useless things should have fallen into disuse and obscurity. Cumber-world and the considerably more common adjective cumbersome both come from the verb cumber, which originally meant “to destroy utterly”, but also has the sense of “to hinder”.

Cumber-World

Definition: a silly flighty person.Flibbertigibbet is one of many incarnations of the Middle English word flepergebet, meaning "gossip" or "chatterer." (Others include "flybbergybe," "flibber de' Jibb," and "flipperty-gibbet.") It is a word of onomatopoeic origin, created from sounds that were intended to represent meaningless chatter. Shakespeare apparently saw a devilish aspect to a gossipy chatterer; he used "flibbertigibbet" as the name of a devil in King Lear.

Flibbertigibbet

Definition: one who excessively strives for knowledge, or has a preoccupation with it.A person who loves knowledge is a thing of beauty. However, a person who loves knowledge just a bit too much can quickly transition from “thing of beauty” to “person you’d really rather not sit next to at a dinner party.” The epistemophiliac is the sort of person who falls into the latter category. The word is a fairly recent addition to our language, appearing in the middle of the 20th century.

Epistemophiliac

Definition: a religious fanatic.Berndt Knipperdolling was a prominent Anabaptist (a member of a sect of 16th century Protestants who advocated the baptism and church membership of adult believers only), born in Munich at the end of the 15th century. Knipperdolling’s religious views were not shared by some authorities, and he came to an untimely end as a result of them. While initially knipperdolling was simply used as a term for an Anabaptist, it came to later take on the connotation of religious fanaticism.

Knipperdolling

'Smatchet', 'fustilugs', & other words for people who get on your nerves.

'Smatchet', 'fustilugs', & other words for people who get on your nerves

10 Polite Words for Impolite People

The origin of April Fools’ Day is debated, but its history covers centuries of <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/april-fools-pranks/">April Fools’ pranks</a>, from family high jinks (like <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/april-fools-jokes-to-play-on-parents/">pranks to play on your parents</a> or your <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/april-fools-jokes-to-play-on-your-kids/">kids</a>) to <a href="https://www.rd.com/list/april-fools-office-pranks/">office pranks</a> and <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/amusing-april-fools-humor/">April Fools’ jokes</a> at everyone’s expense. Your pranking ambitions might be a little more modest, but what gave rise to those ambitions in the first place? Let’s look into the origin of April Fools’ Day.

April Fools!

April Fools’ Day is an annual holiday that consists of practical jokes, pranks, and hoaxes. Pranksters often unmask their joke by yelling a loud and proud, “April Fools’!” at their victim. This custom has been observed for hundreds of years, but more on that later.

A Primer On April Fools Day

April Fools’ Day always occurs on the first of April. In 1561, a Flemish poet wrote some comical verse about a nobleman who sends his servant back and forth on ludicrous errands in preparation for a wedding feast (the poem’s title roughly translates to “Refrain on errand-day / which is the first of April”). The first mention of April Fools’ Day in Britain was in 1686, when biographer John Aubrey described April 1st as a “Fooles holy day.”

The Big Prankster Day

There’s no question that April Fools’ Day is one of the most widely recognized non-religious holidays in the Western world. Children prank parents, coworkers prank coworkers, and yes, national news outlets still prank their readers.What is the origin of April Fools’ Day, and how did it become an international phenomenon? The totally legit, not-pulling-your-leg answer to the origin of April Fools’ Day is: Nobody really knows.

The Origin of April Fools’ Day

One likely predecessor to the origin of April Fools’ day is the Roman tradition of Hilaria, a spring festival held around March 25 in honour of the “first day of the year longer than the night” (to us, the vernal equinox, which typically falls on March 20). Festivities included games, processions, and masquerades, during which disguised commoners could imitate nobility to devious ends.It’s hard to say whether this ancient revelry’s similarities to modern April Fools’ Day are legit or coincidence, as the first recorded mentions of the holiday didn’t appear until several hundred years later.

The History Of April Fools

While April Fools’ Day is technically considered a national holiday, many countries have adopted the idea of playing pranks on or around April 1st.For example, France celebrates April Fools’ Day on April first by sticking a paper fish onto the backs of as many people as possible, while yelling “Poisson d’Avril!” This tends to be something children partake in more than adults.In Greece, successfully tricking someone on this day is said to bring the prankster good luck for the entire year. In some parts of the country, rainfall on April 1st is said to have healing abilities.

A Worldwide Celebration

The origins of the prank lovers' favourite holiday are murky. In fact, it's possible that the entire concept of April Fools' Day is itself a prank. Or is it?

The origins of April Fools' Day are murky, but it's clear that humans have been pulling one over on each other for centuries.

April Fools’ Day: How Did It Start, and Why Is It April 1?

Haptic technology , also known as kinaesthetic communication or 3D touch , refers to any technology that can create an experience of touch by applying forces , vibrations , or motions to the user. These technologies can be used to create virtual objects in a computer simulation , to control virtual objects, and to enhance remote control of machines and devices (telerobotics ). Haptic devices may incorporate tactile sensors that measure forces exerted by the user on the interface. The word haptic , from the Greek : ἁπτικός , means "tactile, pertaining to the sense of touch".

Haptic Technology And 3D Touch

Haptic technology facilitates investigation of how the human sense of touch works by allowing the creation of controlled haptic virtual objects. Most researchers distinguish three sensory systems related to sense of touch in humans: cutaneous , kinaesthetic and haptic . All perceptions mediated by cutaneous and kinaesthetic sensibility are referred to as tactual perception. The sense of touch may be classified as passive and active, and the term "haptic" is often associated with active touch to communicate or recognize objects.

3 Senses of Touch

Types of Mechanical Touch SensingHuman sensing of mechanical loading in the skin is managed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanoreceptor">Mechanoreceptors </a>. There are a number of types of mechanoreceptors but those present in the finger pad are typically placed into two categories. Fast acting (FA) and slow acting (SA). SA mechanoreceptors are sensitive to relatively large stresses and at low frequencies while FA mechanoreceptors are sensitive to smaller stresses at higher frequencies. --->See Next

Mechanoreceptors

The result of this is that generally SA sensors can detect textures with amplitudes greater than 200 micrometers and FA sensors can detect textures with amplitudes less than 200 micrometers down to about 1 micrometer. Though some research suggests that FA can only detect textures smaller than the fingerprint wavelength.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_technology#cite_note-18"> </a>FA mechanoreceptors achieve this high resolution of sensing by sensing vibrations produced by friction and an interaction of the fingerprint texture moving over fine surface texture.

Slow Acting And Fast Acting

Air vortex rings<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vortex_ring">Air vortex rings </a>are donut-shaped air pockets made up of concentrated gusts of air. Focused air vortices can have the force to blow out a candle or disturb papers from a few yards away. Both Microsoft Research (AirWave)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_technology#cite_note-25"> </a>and Disney Research (AIREAL)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_technology#cite_note-26"> </a>have used air vortices to deliver non-contact haptic feedback.

Non Contact Haptic Feedback

Focused <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultrasound">ultrasound </a>beams can be used to create a localized sense of pressure on a finger without touching any physical object. The focal point that creates the sensation of pressure is generated by individually controlling the phase and intensity of each transducer in an array of ultrasound transducers. These beams can also be used to deliver sensations of vibration,and to give users the ability to feel virtual 3D objects.----> See Next

Ultrasounds Beamforming

Another form of tactile feed back results from active touch when a human scans (runs their finger over a surface) to gain information about a surfaces texture. A significant amount of information about a surfaces texture on the micro meter scale can be gathered through this action as vibrations resulting from friction and texture activate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanoreceptor">mechanoreceptors </a>in the human skin. Towards this goal plates can be made to vibrate at an ultrasonic frequency which reduces the friction between the plate and skin.

Surface Textures

A tactile electronic display is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_device">display device </a>that delivers text and graphical information using the sense of touch. Devices of this kind have been developed to assist blind or deaf users by providing an alternative to visual or auditory sensation.

Accessibility For The Blind

Haptic feedback is used within <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teledildonics">teledildonics </a>, or "sex-technology," in order to remotely connect sex toys and allow users to engage in virtual sex or allow a remote server to control their sex toy. Teledildonics and sex-technology have expanded to include toys with a two-way connection that allow virtual sex through the communication of vibrations, pressures and sensations. Many "smart" vibrators allow for a one-way connection either between the user, or a remote partner, to allow control of the toy.

Teledildonics

Haptics are gaining widespread acceptance as a key part of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality">virtual reality </a>systems, adding the sense of touch to previously visual-only interfaces. Systems are being developed to use haptic interfaces for 3D modeling and design, including systems that allow holograms to be both seen and felt.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_technology#cite_note-90"> </a> Several companies are making full-body or torso haptic vests or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_suit">haptic suits </a>for use in immersive virtual reality to allow users to feel explosions and bullet impacts.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haptic_technology#cite_note-91">[ </a>

Virtual REALity

Haptic technology is the beginning of how the non contact ability of haptic feedback or engagement was discovered or implied. The use of technology to give a user feedback also opened doors to harassment if someone were to copy the technological abilities. I will explain more of this soon.

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Some of the oldest jokes in history are still in use today.It is striking that the earliest recorded joke is about toilet humour. The earliest jokes we have on record suggest that crude jokes stand the test of time. Flatulence, for example, is funny because it shows our "uncontrollable physicality".

The Oldest Jokes Are About Toilet Humor

<ul><li>Finding a universally funny joke is challenging.</li><li>Effective jokes are a "benign violation" always walking a delicate balancing act between too soft and too extreme.</li><li>The purpose of a benign violation is to elicit laughter and disgust at the same time.</li><li>Jokes in the times of all-powerful medieval monarchs were a risky business.</li><li>Many of the oldest written jokes were scribbled in the margins of ornate early Latin Bibles.</li><li>Raw intelligence is the most effective indicator of whether someone is funny.</li></ul>

Jokes Through The Centuries

Stand-up comedy in recent years has evolved at speed. Kylie Brakeman was one of the early adopters of a new kind of observational comedy that emerged at the start of the pandemic. Her to-camera Twitter videos have attracted millions of views and kicked off an era in which the day's events can be parodied within minutes. Online comedians are increasingly at the bleeding edge of satire. If something happened in the news you could jump on it right away. It's an advantage that online comedians have.

Stand Up Comedy Is Evolving

We are told "the old ones are the best ones" – and some of the oldest jokes in history are still in use today. It’s worth going back a few thousand years to find out why.

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History

The jokes that have made people laugh for thousands of years

Dave Chappelle is one of the funniest people alive. His humour works for the vast majority of people. Dave adopts different characters as he tells stories in his stand-up routines. It maximises the value of your punchlines. What makes his normal speaking and storytelling so captivating is that he doesn't speak in monotone. He emphasises different words and adds different tones when he's speaking.

Adopt different characters

A pause plus your voice tone creates humour. There's no punchline necessary. Silence at the moment of maximum tension drives home the punchline. While this is very difficult to master, one way to immediately punch up your humour is to leave extra silence in front of the punch line to create maximum tension and the highest mystery.

Good timing

What makes Dave's normal speaking and storytelling so captivating is that he doesn't speak in monotone. He emphasises different words and adds different tones when he's speaking. You can immediately improve your storytelling, especially if it's humorous, by speaking as if you're reading a book to a five-year-old. This will push you in the direction of more engaging storytelling, which is critical if you want anyone to laugh.

Adopt the tone and mannerisms of the character

This is when you use your tone to create the expectation of one punchline, then throw a completely different one. For example, leading with a serious and literal tone to an obviously silly and false punchline. Or, if you meet someone in a social environment and they ask you what you do for a living, you can make up a silly job like a professional boxball player, then riff on why it's so stressful in a serious tone. Eventually, you will drop the joke and give a real answer so you can connect on a deeper level. However, it should introduce a more relaxed vibe.

The fake-out

Most people think that people connect over things like logistics. For example, they share where they grew up, what they do for work, or how they spend their free time.  However, people connect over shared laughter. Allowing yourself to be silly with a tongue-in-cheek response can go a long way rather than perfect reasoning to convince someone.

People connect over shared laughter

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Check out Charisma University: https://bit.ly/3bMDMLQ Kevin Hart - 3 Tips To Instantly Tell Better Stories: https://youtu.be/vn_L4OPU_rg Subscribe to Charisma On Command’s YouTube Account:  http://bit.ly/COC-Subscribe With 3 consecutive Grammy’s to his name, it’s safe to say that Dave Chappelle’s humor works.  If not for literally everyone then at least for the vast majority of people. So in this video we’re going to explore what we can learn from Dave’s admittedly difficult to imitate style. Because even though getting to Dave's level may be impossible, there are 5 core building blocks that anyone can use to immediately become much funnier. ⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰  0:35 - #1: Adopt different characters. 1:31 - #2: Adopt the tone and mannerisms of the character. 3:39 - #3: Have good comedic timing. 6:29 - #3: The fake out. 9:31 - #4: The comedic simile. 10:28 - Final mindset. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #DaveChappelle #Comedy #CharismaOnCommand -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with us further: Website: http://www.charismaoncommand.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/charismaoncommand Instagram: @CharismaOnCommand Or if you want to see our personal stuff: Instagram: @CharlieHoupert Instagram: @IamBenAltman

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With 3 consecutive Grammy’s to his name, it’s safe to say that Dave Chappelle’s humor works.  If not for literally everyone then at least for the vast majority of people.

So in this video we’re going to explore what we can learn from Dave’s admittedly difficult to imitate style. Because even though getting to Dave's level may be impossible, there are 5 core building blocks that anyone can use to immediately become much funnier.


⏰TIMESTAMPS⏰ 

0:35 - #1: Adopt different characters.
1:31 - #2: Adopt the tone and mannerisms of the character.
3:39 - #3: Have good comedic timing.
6:29 - #3: The fake out.
9:31 - #4: The comedic simile.
10:28 - Final mindset.
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