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Humor and Society
January 11, 2023 humorhealth

The end of laughter?

A New York University professor predicted in 1925 the end of laughter as we know it and that jokes would

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Uncategorized
May 8, 2022 humorhealth

How to use humor in the beginning of a presentation

Humor is a powerful tool to start a speech. Here are some tips on how to do it.

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Humor and Creativity
April 22, 2022 humorhealth

How humor helps you create solutions to problems

Humor is an excellent way to stimulate creativity that leads to new ways of thinking about complex problems. Moses Ma,

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Humor and Communication
March 13, 2022 humorhealth

How to make things funny

How do you find the humor in things? This video from Casually Explained details how to ask questions about a

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Humor and Health
February 21, 2022 humorhealth

Flower in the desert

In 1981, humorist Erma Bombeck spoke to the graduating class at Benedictine College. She told them, “Humor makes it so

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Humor and Health
February 16, 2022 humorhealth

Can humor be developed?

Humor skills can be developed to help deal with depression. Here’s how.

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Humor in Social Situations
February 6, 2022 humorhealth

How to be witty

The ability to use wit to diffuse situations or bring an inflated ego back to earth is a useful skill.

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Humor and Health
January 30, 2022 humorhealth

How humor affects immunity

Does humor positively affect immune function? This is the fourth in a series of four of four articles investigating the

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Humor and the Workplace
January 27, 2022 humorhealth

Lighten up at work to get ahead

I know, I know, you are a master of the universe. Until you get derailed. What happened? It could be

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Humor and Health
January 27, 2022 humorhealth

Worry less about what other people think

Improve your humor health immediately by worrying less what other people think.

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Recent Posts

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  • When humor becomes avoidance: using jokes to deflect rather than process
  • Toxic positivity disguised as humor: when it’s OK not to laugh
  • Laughter logs or humor diaries: a way for readers to track what makes them laugh and how they feel afterward
  • Humor challenges: practical prompts at the end of chapters to help readers incorporate humor into their lives
  • Expert interviews: comedians, therapists, doctors, and researchers weigh in
  • Real-life stories: first-person narratives of people who credit humor with saving their mental health
  • Humor in marginalized communities: how humor has been used as a survival tool among BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and immigrant communities.
  • The ethics of humor: punching up vs. punching down — how to stay funny without harming
  • Cultural variations in humor: what’s funny in one culture might be taboo in another — and what that means for mental health support
  • Humor in the workplace: its role in burnout prevention and team morale
  • Neurodivergence and humor: how people on the autism spectrum or with adhd engage with and use humor differently
  • Depression and humor: when humor helps, and when it hides pain
  • Humor and anxiety: How humor can short-circuit the stress response

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