Are You Laughing Enough At Work?
March 28, 2010 by Rachel Lerner
Filed under Career, Featured
I recently wrote a post about the benefits of laughter. Many people experience a lot of stress and unhappy emotions associated with work and the thought of finding happiness or laughter can seem nearly impossible. The truth is, we can find laughter in any situation of our life, including work, we just have to look for it.
Here are some tips to help you slip some laughter into your workplace:
1. Wear a playful tie, scarf, piece of jewelry or other item that makes you feel good and fun.
2. Take everyday occurrences and put a funny spin on them.
3. Keep playful and light-hearted mindless toys in your office for you and others to enjoy
4. Make-up fun names to make you smile about overwhelming, cumbersome or stressful projects.
5. At lunch or any other break time make sure you laugh with your co-workers. Discuss or quote lines from a funny tv show you recently watched.
6. Think of something funny during your morning commute. Starting your morning on a good note will affect the rest of your day!
7. Cultivate your innate playfulness.
8. Put a playful spin on the issues at work which annoy you the most.
9. Laugh and have fun just for the heck of it.
10. Smile– sometimes just doing it makes it easier to laugh.
Laughing at work helps take away some of the stress and absurdity in our daily lives. All you really need is an open-mind, sense of humor and willingness to let loose. When we allow ourselves to laugh we feel deeply, which in turn enables us to live fully. So go ahead and start laughing at work!
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