Why do we laugh at movies like Office Space or shows like The Office? What’s so funny about work? For one student in the GGSC’s online Foundations of Happiness at Work course, humor is found in ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. Source: "My_Boss_Is_A_J-E-R-K!" by Nyttend/Public Domain How important is humor in ...

How do you develop motivation? Motivation is the affirmative desire to accomplish something, but it isn't a prerequisite for accomplishing it. However, it sure can help. When you're not feeling ...

Would you rather scroll funny cat memes, get nostalgic over ’90s cartoons or ask Siri to do silly things rather than tackle your to-do list? Us too! But eventually, we all need to get down to business ...

The easiest way to feel good is to find something that puts a smile on your face or is funny and makes you laugh. Imagine how great you will feel when you make it a daily practice to find what is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. There's no shortage of advice for female leaders, and the latest is ...

There are many upsides to using humor at work. But when you don’t use it appropriately, it can backfire. Humor is like a screwdriver–an incredibly useful tool that often involves a twist. When used in ...

I’ve been studying humor as an academic for a couple of decades now. I’ve written a doctoral dissertation about it, published articles about it, given talks about it, and am an avid consumer of ...

Sexist jokes, when targeting individuals, insult, stereotype, victimize, and/or objectify a person on the basis of their gender. The disposition theory of humor surprisingly reveals that not just men ...