We use laughter in such variety that it touches all parts of our lives. Today we’ll look at five types of laughter that we use to stitch together our collective experience. Laughter is an inseparable part of the human experience. Especially when you’re talking to yourself because, for most people, they’re the funniest person they know. I know what that’s…
Category: Communication
COMMERCIALS – THE USE AND ABUSE OF INFLUENCE
Commercials – there are few things so annoying as having your attention interrupted to be told how unhappy you are and how happy you could be if you just spent a little bit of money. Advertising is something that has been woven into our culture, but it’s not unique to human beings – it happens in the animal kingdom as…
“THERE’S NO WAY THAT’S TRUE” – THE DENIAL OF IMAGINATION
Just the other day I was browsing on Reddit and came across a post that caught my interest – a headline that was resigned as ridiculous for stating that “cancer is a choice”. For those that don’t know, Reddit is a website that is a collection of user-submitted material and links and can be quite informative, entertaining, and even horrific…
WE ALWAYS WIN SHOWER ARGUMENTS
The shower – our favourite location for a victorious debate. Oh, the sweet satisfaction of going over a situation in our minds, either a conversation that has already happened or one that we want to have, and absolutely demolishing the other person with our pernicious perspicacity. Nobody stands a chance under the gentle wash…