Health, healing and the amuse system : humor as survival training

pt. 1. Why improve your sense of humor? The work and health benefits of your amuse system. Humor in the workplace : putting fun to work

Humor and physical health

Humor and mental/emotional health : the natural stress remedy

pt. 2. The steps. Step 1. A. Surround yourself with humor you enjoy, B. Determine the nature of your sense of humor

Step 2. Learn to adopt a playful attitude, overcome terminal seriousness

Step 3. A. Laugh more often and more heartily, B. Begin telling jokes and funny stories

Step 4. Play with language : puns and other verbal humor

Step 5. Find humor in everyday life

Step 6. Take yourself lightly, laugh at yourself

Step 7. Find humor in the midst of stress

Step 8. Integration of steps 1-7 : using humor to survive and cope