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No Sense of Humor?

Get One Now!

Carel Kolchinski
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3 min readAug 26, 2022

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Funny man with hat — Carel Kolchinski.
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Some believe that humor is the most powerful weapon in the world. It can instantly improve the mood, create exuberant laughter or just a smiling face.

Any benefits are all positive.

Humor has always played a significant role in human existence. Since we have used it in literature for so long, humor has developed into a vital tool in contemporary communication.

Often, our immediate coping strategy for dealing with challenging circumstances is humor. We can use it therapeutically and to express feelings that are otherwise difficult to articulate.

Humor has the power to unite people and even tear down barriers between opposing sides.

Humor undermines stress.

Humor has a crucial role to play in our lives.

Psychologists certainly view humor as an effective technique for handling trauma and stress. A touch of humor always helps us to feel better about ourselves. We then see the lighter side of our situation.

It enhances social relationships. Being humorous may increase your persuasiveness, likeability, and general appeal to others.

Humor’s importance comes from both its positive effects on individuals and the negative effects of not having one.

For instance, if you are always serious, other people may consider you uninteresting or aloof and unapproachable.

We all face stressful circumstances in our lives: humor helps us to handle them in a better more positive way.

The sense of humor test.

This simple test can help you decide whether your sense of humor is weak.

Be honest now!

Do you frequently find yourself the target of jokes?

Do you frequently feel excluded from parties?

Do people frequently comment on how serious you are?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then you might not have a good sense of humour.

But, don’t despair because the situation can be improved.

Why develop a sense of humor?

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Carel Kolchinski
Carel Kolchinski

Written by Carel Kolchinski

Past lives as a journalist, PR poseur and commercial slave. Now an aged teetotaller, cyclist, enthusiastic musician and painter. Certified writing addict.

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