Developing a sense of humor is mandatory if you want to be approachable and appear friendly. It is one of the qualities that make humans stand out from other animals. It’s what makes us creative, imaginative, and creative. Humor is an important part of our lives because it can help us feel better about ourselves …
A Guide to Developing a Sense of Humor and Why It Is Important Read More »
Learning how to avoid burnout in your business or personal life can be hard work but it is definitely not impossible. This article will give you the tools and strategies that you need to be able to have a happy, and healthy life. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, physical and social exhaustion that …
The best way to start your day is feeling refreshed and energized. However, most often we feel sluggish and tired, thus affecting our day’s focus and make us feel unproductive. Here are 5 healthy habits to wake up feeling motivated everyday. 1. Prepare a Morning Routine that Works for You A morning routine is something …
Hi all! Some time ago, my workshop proposition got accepted for the annual SIETAR (Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research) congress in Tallinn, Estonia. The congress will last between 18th and 21st of September (my workshop will take place on the last day, Saturday, between 10:45-12.00). This year’s theme is “Global Reach, Local Touch” …
In this short post, Dr Peter McGraw introduces his universal theory of humor called the benign violation theory. The theory draws to a certain degree on the notion of incongruity, present in other cognitive theories of humor appreciation. The post was originally published on the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) blog by Dr McGraw in September 2010. Both the theory and its author has …
Whom do you laugh with more – friends or strangers? People you know well and share a history with or, for example, random commuters with whom all you share is a crowded bus? Unless you are a stand-up comedian, professional clown or suffer from pseudobulbar affect, you have probably answered that you LOL and ROTFL less …
The organizational psychology of humor is one of my key interests in the field. This post opens a series of related texts discussing theories and research on how humor influences organizational outcomes, work satisfaction, leaders’ effectiveness, teamwork, and many, many more. So, dear readers, given that most of you experienced some form of humor at …
Laughing (with) leaders: different leadership styles, different humor outcomes Read More »
This guest-post was written by Marcus Clarke BSc, MSc from psysci.co.uk, a psychology and science blog that examines the latest research in mental health and explains how findings can impact and improve people’s lives. Lots of great posts at Marcus’ blog, so be sure to pay psysci a visit once done reading about the positive effects …
5 Ways Humour Reduces Stress And Anxiety – guest article by Marcus Clarke Read More »