Laugh at life
Laughter is the language of the soul.
– Pablo Neruda
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.
John Cleese • "Creativity in Management"
"Don't take yourself so seriously. You're just a monkey with a plan."
– Naval Ravikant
Humor helps you see the familiar from a surprising new perspective.
It reminds you that there is no grand truth.
Any belief can be up-ended.
Every belief can be mocked.
Nobody knows anything.
See?
Laughing is subversive.
It reminds you that there is no grand truth.
Any belief can be up-ended.
Every belief can be mocked.
Nobody knows anything.
See?
Laughing is subversive.
Derek Sivers • Here’s how to live: Laugh at life. | Derek Sivers
A bad situation can feel all-consuming.
A laugh shows you’ve escaped.
Humor puts distance between an event and yourself.
Comedy is tragedy plus time.
Time belittles anything by showing it’s not as bad as it seemed.
Humor does that instantly.
A laugh shows you’ve escaped.
Humor puts distance between an event and yourself.
Comedy is tragedy plus time.
Time belittles anything by showing it’s not as bad as it seemed.
Humor does that instantly.
Derek Sivers • Here’s how to live: Laugh at life. | Derek Sivers
To laugh at something is to be superior to it.
Humor shows internal control.
Humor shows internal control.
Derek Sivers • Here’s how to live: Laugh at life. | Derek Sivers
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... See more