Want to be more persuasive, have better recall, and think more creatively? You need to laugh more!

Working can be hard work… obviously. But that doesn’t mean it should only be hard work.   Studies show we laugh and smile less as we enter our 20s - which is when most of us enter the full-time workforce.    Given how much of our lives we spend at work, we all want to make it a bit more fun. But the good news for the boss is - laughing more often at work makes us better at our jobs! So the question is: how do we become funnier?    Naomi Bagdonas teaches humour at Stanford University (yes, that’s a real job) and shares some concrete, actionable tips for being funny, and for making humour a habit.    Connect with Naomi on Twitter or Linkedin   You can find the full interview here: How to bring more comedy into your next stand-up meeting, with Naomi Bagdonas   Connect with me on the socials: Linkedin Twitter Instagram    If you’re looking for more tips to improve the way you work, I write a fortnightly newsletter that contains three cool things I have discovered that help me work better, which range from interesting research findings through to gadgets I am loving. You can sign up for that at http://howiwork.co   Visit https://www.amantha.com/podcast for full show notes from all episodes.   Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au     CREDITS   Produced by Inventium Host: Amantha Imber Production Support from Deadset Studios Sound Engineer: Martin Imber