You like to throw jokes at your colleagues and the slightest anecdote is derided. Do not change anything, this character trait would be a guarantee of good psychological health. While several studies have already recognized the health benefits of laughter, an article published on the Quartz site confirms that a sense of humor is not only symptomatic of alertness but also a great antidote to gloom. Laughing and kidding helps, for example, to relieve stressto prevent hypertension and therefore to guard against cardiovascular diseases.
Janet Gibson, professor of cognitive psychology at Grinnel College in Iowa (United States), deciphers how a sense of humor positively affects the well-being of the person who has it but also of His public”.
The psychologist also explains that a person who likes to joke mobilizes his cognitive abilities in order to identify the funny side of a situation, for example. Cognitive effort is also made when the joke is played back (to ensure that it will be understood and achieve its entertaining purpose).
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Another interesting observation made by the American: people with a sense of humor are more likely to focus on the pleasant aspects of their past, present and future life. This perspective allows us to focus more on the pleasant aspects of existence.
If you don’t think you’re a real laugher, you too can enjoy the benefits of laughter by trying a “rigology” workshop or a laughter yoga class.
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