Book Bite #17: Why Do Funny People Live Longer?

The Next Big Idea

Next Big Idea Club

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Education, Science

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Drum roll, please. Today, #17 in our countdown of the top 22 books of last year: “Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you).” For years, Stanford professors Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas have been researching the benefits of having, and cultivating, a sense of humor. They’ve found that clowning around inspires creativity, disarms tension, and strengthens relationships, while also making you happier, healthier, and richer. Seriously. To learn more about “Humor, Seriously,” visit humorseriously.com. And to hear more great Book Bites, download the Next Big Idea app at nextbigideaclub.com/app. We’ll be back with a new season of interviews in February, featuring Jill Lepore, Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Ray Dalio, David Chalmers, Paul Bloom, and a bunch of other brilliant thinkers.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	The LinkedIn podcast network is sponsored by iHG Hotels and Resorts.
0:04.4	Bring your business networking and meetings to life.
0:06.9	With 18 hotel brands, we're in the business of you.
0:10.1	Grow your network at any of our 6,000 destinations.
0:13.2	Visit iHG.com to learn more.
0:18.5	I'm Rufus Grisken, and this is the next big idea.
0:24.0	Today, number 17 in our countdown of the top 22 books of last year,
0:29.2	as chosen by users of our next big idea app.
0:34.1	Do you need to be serious to do serious work?
0:37.8	Not according to Jennifer Rocker and Naomi Baggana, you don't.
0:40.8	These Stanford professors have spent years researching the many benefits of having
0:45.3	and cultivating a sense of humor.
0:48.0	They found that humor is no laughing matter.
0:50.4	It inspires innovation, strengthens relationships,
0:53.0	disarms tension, and makes you look smart, seriously.
0:56.8	Even if you're not naturally funny, it turns out a little humor can make you happier,
1:01.1	richer, and it could even help you live long.
1:04.0	I would have been fine with just the happier richer part.
1:06.7	Here is Jennifer and Naomi, with five big ideas from their book,
1:10.3	Humor Seriously.
1:11.6	Why humor is a secret weapon in business and life,
1:14.8	and how anyone can harness it even you.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Next Big Idea Club, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Next Big Idea Club and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.