HUMOR,+LAUGHTER+and+JOY

** Madan Kataria, ** a physician in Mumbai, India believes laughter can improve our health, increase our profits, and perhaps even bring world peace. He has started laughter clubs (small groups of people who come together to spend a half hour or more laughing) all around India, and now there are over 2500 laughter clubs around the world. (Pink, // A Whole New Mind // )
 * =[|My Favorite Laugh EVER.] =
 * ==[|HAHAHAHA Baby] ==
 * ===[|Laughter Club in Mumbai, India] ===

The right hemisphere has an important role in understanding and appreciating humor; it often involves incongruity similar to metaphors and nonverbal expression.

Daniel Pink cites the research of Prabitha Shammi and Donald Stuss when stating, “Humor represents one of the highest forms of human intelligence; the ability to place situations in context, to glimpse the big picture, and to combine differing perspectives into new alignments.”

Humor is a cohesive force in a group and can also give you insight into an organization’s “soul”. (Pink, // A Whole New Mind // )

Think of stories that teachers email and post in circulation to one another.

__ Advantages of Humor and Joyfulness __ (according to Pink) - aerobic benefits - social activity leading to satisfying connections and relationships - nonverbal form of empathy - sparks creativity - strengthens the work ethic and productivity   § ** [|Where do you fall on the Humor Scale]? **   James Thorson, professor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, developed the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale