The Hierarchy of Humor (from 2016)
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The Hierarchy of Humor (from 2016)
Humor is an essential part of spontaneity, an essential part of playfulness, an essential part of the creativity that we need to solve problems, no matter how ‘serious' they may be.
JamesClear.com • "Creativity in Management"
Comedy is an extension of intelligence. It’s hard to be really funny if you’re not really smart.
Mark Manson • Will
Humor means using your mind beyond necessity, beyond reality, for both noticing and imagining.
That’s why we admire a quick wit.
It shows you quickly looked at something from many angles, found the one that amused you the most, and considerately expressed it to someone else.
Observation, creativity, and empathy, all in an instant.
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That’s why we admire a quick wit.
It shows you quickly looked at something from many angles, found the one that amused you the most, and considerately expressed it to someone else.
Observation, creativity, and empathy, all in an instant.
What could be a b... See more
Derek Sivers • Here’s how to live: Laugh at life. | Derek Sivers
Humor temporarily shuts down the commonsense program in your moist robot brain and boots the random idea generator.
Scott Adams • How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
Humor puts distance between an event and yourself.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
Humour The wise take the business of laughing at themselves seriously. They hedge their pronouncements and are sceptical in their conclusions. Their certainties are not as brittle as those of others.