19 Ways to Enhance Your Sense of Humor
Research finds that humor can help you cope better with pain, enhance your immune system, reduce stress, even help you live longer
Here are 19 tips for getting -- or growing -- your sense of humor
Treat yourself to a comedy festival
Recall several of the most embarrassing moments in your life
Anytime something annoying and frustrating occurs, turn it on its head and find the humor
Read the comics every day and cut out the ones that remind you of your life
When a person offends you or makes you angry, respond with humor rather than hostility
Create a humor environment
Develop a silly routine to break a dark mood
Exaggerate and overstate problems
When you run into friends or coworkers, ask them to tell you one funny thing
Read the activity listings page in the newspaper and choose some laugh-inducing events to attend
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