Everybody loves a good joke, but when the chips are down or you work with a chump, humor can be hard to find. That’s why the book, LaughLab is such a hit. LaughLab started as an experiment to discover the world’s funniest joke, and the book is a summary of the findings.
Dr. Richard Wiseman from the 
Sometimes the workplace can crack you up, when you least expect it, so it’s worth leaning into the action there. Because I’m a rather serious golfer I’m still laughing at the red fox who swipes every golf ball it spots from other serious golfers in
Humor comes faster to those who look around for the funnier side of a thing. Check out Christopher M. Knight’s Top 7 Tips to Laugh … where research shows the importance of laughter for healthy workplaces. Did you know that discussing a funny movie, for instance, boosts a healthy flow of blood to your brain? Or that you learn more and remember more at work when you laugh?
Knight says you’ll find humor if you…
1. Identify what makes you laugh and actively look for those situations. Your brain will actually help you find it when you decide to focus on more fun and games!
2. Watch at least one funny movie per week, and play funny cd’s or tapes in the car while driving to work (excellent way to get over morning moods!).
3. Make fun of what you actually fear. See the comic side in your fearful thoughts, exaggerate them and make them ridiculous.
4. Act silly and make other people laugh; that will get you sniggering too.
5. Have a roll on the floor after work, with your kids or your dog. Try a pillow fight for a change.
6. Take some laughing yoga classes; they’ll get you cracking up.
7. Laugh at yourself each and every day. If you can make the problems you face at work funny, or at least see them in a different light, they will probably cease being a problem for you and others.Take time to play, and humor will likely find you. Joel Goodman, director of the Humor project, showed in an interview how to mix laughter with play and he finds more to laugh at than most. How about you?
Bad news and cranky co-workers are here to stay -- but what's silly that could crack up your workday anyway? Get others in on the laugh and it’s twice as funny. In fact laughter adds new friends and strengthens working relationships you already have, according to laughter therapists. What do you think?
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