10 Questions
What is the percentage of increase in motivation for leaders with a good sense of humor?
27%
What is the effect of humor on sales pitch?
Increases willingness to pay by nearly 20%
What are the hormones released by humor?
Endorphins, cortisol, and dopamine
What is the effect of laughter on connection?
Shortens the path to connection
What is the teachable skill mentioned in the text?
Humor
What is the effect of entering the workforce on laughter?
Decreases laughter
How can we find humor in our lives?
By noticing what's true
What is the effect of humor on gravity and levity?
It balances gravity and levity, giving power to both
What is the meaning of "punching down" in the text?
Using humor to criticize someone in a lower position
What is the effect of laughing together?
Makes us feel more connected
Study Notes
- Humor is a teachable skill and an underappreciated asset at work
- People tend to laugh less as they enter the workforce
- Leaders with a good sense of humor are seen as 27% more motivating
- Adding humor to a sales pitch can make people willing to pay nearly 20% more
- Laughter shortens the path to connection and makes people feel closer
- Humor releases endorphins, lowers cortisol, and releases dopamine
- Noticing what's true, rather than looking for what's funny, can help us find humor in our lives
- Humor can balance gravity and levity, giving power to both
- Practice safe sets by considering how your humor will make others feel and avoiding punching down
- Laughing together makes us feel more connected and floods our brains with hormones associated with love.
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