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In the Moment
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In the Moment

by Neil Mullarkey
June 2023
Beginner
320 pages
6h 13m
English
Kogan Page
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CHAPTER SEVEN

Humour

Humour? You’ve either got it or you haven’t? No!

You can’t teach someone how to have a sense of humour, can you? Some people are funny, some aren’t, surely? But I am not talking about telling jokes, I am talking about impromptu moments, moments where we share our human frailty or laugh at absurdity or see another perspective. People can be frustrating but they can also be beautiful and kind and selfless and fascinating. And laughing with people is an amazing way to be in the moment with others.

It was, after all, looking into the psychological and physical benefits of humour that propelled me into management training. I wrote an entire chapter called ‘Lighten’ in my last book about this topic1 and I have only deepened ...

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