posted January 09, 2010 09:14 PM         

1 The funny line and the bottom line intersect! In a survey of 737 CEO’s, over 98% of them indicated they would much rather hire somebody with a good sense of humor than somebody without one. You can take your job seriously… and yourself lightly.

2 Jest for the health of it! Laughter enhances respiration and circulation, oxygenates the blood, suppresses the stress-related hormones in the brain, and activates the immune system. Indeed, laughter is the jest medicine.

3 Humor as an antidote to stress: Humor can
help us move from a “grim and bear it”
mentality to a “grin and share it” orientation. By using humor, you can prevent a “hardening of the attitudes,” which can help you add years
to your life and life to your years.

4 “A smile is the shortest distance between
two people,” according to Victor Borge.
Humor can be a magnet to attract people, to
build positive working relationships, and to
improve morale and teamwork.

5 The HAHA-AHA connection: There definitely is a connection between humor and creativity. Humor can jump-start your creativity and give you the energy to think (and laugh) outside the box.

6 The laughing-learning link: Humor can be a
powerful (and delightful) way to capture and
maintain attention and free up tension…
which means that retention increases.

7 Your Resilience Quotient: Norman Cousins’
best-selling book, Anatomy of an Illness,
certainly opened up many people’s eyes to
the notion that “S/He who laughs lasts.”
With humor, you can build resilience and get
more smileage out of your life and work.

8 Humor as a saving (and amusing) grace for
the planet: As our world gets proverbially
smaller all the time, humor could help
build important bridges between countries
and cultures. As Erma Bombeck once said,
“When humor goes, there goes civilization!”

posted January 09, 2010 09:32 PM         

His name is Danny Bhoy - It may be *just* me. I could be biased. I met him briefly when he was here & we have lots of positive aspects in synastry.

Laughter can have a very positive impact in anyone's life

If this is related to the other thread.. I think it's just a matter of thresholds. Personal attacks can cross the threshold and get seriously nasty – rather than funny.

posted January 09, 2010 10:06 PM         

Yes, there is an element of art and skill in humour. Humour is about connecting two situations that don't really match, imo.