Shawns_Humor_Lecture.pptVIP

Shawn’s Humor Lecture This better be funny. Outline I. Explanations of humor II. Mindful Humor III. MIB’s—Mental Interior Benefits IIII. Positive Social benefits (dating, business, politics) IIIII. Pragmatic steps IIIIII. The greatest power of humor Why talk about humor? Hard to define– slips through our fingers Dead Frog Problem--Can you study humor? Are some people funny and some aren’t? Working Definition Humor is a way of mindfully perceiving the world--analogous to peak experiences and flow– where an individual is aware of potentialities in a situation or environment. Potentials: pos