How to bring more laughter into your life

Laughter is your birthright, a natural part of life that is inborn. Infants (婴儿) begin smiling during the first weeks of life and laugh out loud within months of being born. 【小题1】 Even if you did not grow up in a household where laughter was a common sound, you can learn to laugh at any stage of life. Here are some ways to start:

Smile. Smiling is the beginning of laughter, and like laughter, it’s infectious. 【小题2】 Instead of looking down at your phone, look up and smile at people you pass in the street, the person serving you a morning coffee, or the co – workers you share an elevator with. Notice the effect of smiling on others. Their happy faces will make you happy too.

【小题3】 Literally make a list. The simple act of considering the positive aspects of your life will distance you from negative thoughts that block humor and laughter. When you’re in a state of sadness, you have further to travel to reach humor and laughter.

When you hear laughter, move toward it. Sometimes humor and laughter are private, a shared joke among a small group, but usually not. More often, people are very happy to share something funny because it gives them an opportunity to laugh again and feed off the humor you find in it. 【小题4】.

Spend time with fun, playful people. These are people who laugh easily—both at themselves and at life’s absurdities (荒诞)—and who routinely find the humor in everyday events. 【小题5】 Even if you don’t consider yourself a lighthearted, humorous person, you can still seek out people who like to laugh and make others laugh. Every comedian appreciates an audience.