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Chapter 40 Talking and laughing is the medicine for unhappiness

human weakness 卡耐基 1398Words 2018-03-18
A person may not experience long-term pain, but he will definitely experience short-term unhappiness.For example, suddenly encountering other people's difficulties, sudden embarrassing things happen to you, etc. It is these short-term unhappiness that erode our happiness.We must learn to drive away those short-term unhappiness and quickly return to the track of a happy life.So, when we encounter short-term unhappiness, how should we adjust ourselves?Tell you, it is humor, humor is the yeast of happiness; humor can make unhappiness go away. I have a friend who is a navigator. When he is looking for sailors, in addition to strong physique, rich knowledge and skilled skills, he also has a unique special condition-a sense of humor.Because he believes that humor can restrain the mental danger to the greatest extent. In the process of sailing full of dangers, humor can stabilize emotions and liven up the atmosphere. Reduce psychological pressure, ease inner conflicts, eliminate inner tension and depression, liberate suppressed emotions, regulate and maintain mental health.Therefore, psychologists advocate using humor and laughter to overcome the erosion and damage of bad emotions on people's psychology.

what is humorIs it just a witty remark that makes everyone laugh?Just a thought-provoking story?Humor does more than make people laugh. Laughter is only its most superficial expression. Humor has more depth than laughter and produces far more effects than a grin. Once, when the famous pianist Poch was performing in Flint City, Michigan, he found that the audience in the large concert hall was less than half.Seeing such a scene, he was very disappointed, but he quickly adjusted his emotions, walked to the stage with a smile on his face and said to the audience: "Seeing such a scene, my first feeling is that the people in Flint City are very happy. If you have money, look, you bought a ticket for two seats!"

The audience was moved by Boqi's witty words. As soon as the words finished, the applause was thunderous. The audience immediately had a good impression of the pianist. No one left the stage halfway to enjoy his piano performance attentively. It was Pozzi's humor that changed the pianist's situation and made his performances very successful.Otherwise, this matter will make Pochi sad for a long time. If Pochi sees a scene where there are few audiences, he will hurt people in a fit of anger, or even walk away. I am afraid that the result of the matter will be a hit and miss. With this attitude, I am afraid that he will never become a pianist .When you encounter an embarrassing situation in your life, if you use a few humorous words to laugh at yourself, you can relieve the embarrassing atmosphere with laughter and get yourself out of the predicament.So a psychologist said: "Humor is one of the most interesting, contagious and universally meaningful art of delivery.

People often have such an experience that a humorous remark or a funny story will make people smile.So humor can make the tense atmosphere more relaxed and harmonious. It is said that Edison failed many times in the process of inventing the incandescent light bulb.A businessman ridiculed him in public as a man with no achievements. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Edison did not become angry. 1200 kinds of materials are not suitable for filament!" When Edison finally succeeded in inventing the light bulb, at a large social occasion, a lady asked him haughtily: "Excuse me, Mr. Edison, what is the use of this little thing that you have spent so much energy on researching? In the face of ignorant people's denial and doubts about the results of his hard work, Edison asked politely instead: "Madam, can you accurately predict what will happen to a newborn baby when it grows up?" The lady walked away bored.

We all realize that what we do may not be understood by most people for a while, and may even be questioned and slandered for a while.When faced with such a sharp situation, red-faced arguments and uncompromising quarrels will often make things more and more rigid, leading to dissatisfaction, and even life-long grievances. Humor is the mediator to resolve human conflicts.It is an art to adjust interpersonal relationships in a pleasant way; humor is the lubricant of interpersonal relationships, it replaces complaints with kind smiles, avoids quarrels, and makes your relationship with others more meaningful.So, humor is a power, a power that can reduce stress, ease relationships, and get out of adversity.

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