The Importance of Laughter • Aino Vonge Corry • GOTO 2022
This presentation was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2022. #GOTOcon #GOTOams
Aino Vonge Corry - Retrospectives Facilitator, Teacher & Technical Conference Editor
ABSTRACT
In software development, we strive for inspection and adaptation. To make the best of this, we have to feel good about ourselves and with each other. Fun and laughter is something Aino has always tried to enhance in the places where she works, but only recently has she started looking into why it is helpful.
Diving into this subject, Aino was amazed by how big an impact fun and laughter can have on your social life, your wellbeing, and your energy levels.
In this talk, you’ll learn:
• Examples of fun and case studies from real life
• How laughter affects your brain
• Why you should have fun every day
• Some new jokes [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
01:55 Why you should listen
02:21 The funniest joke in the world
03:27 Why people laugh & at what
05:43 Retrospectives
06:46 Humor in the brain
07:34 Physical importance of laughter
09:04 Psychological importance of laughter
10:03 Presenting
14:12 Not just for British people
15:02 Laugh to show that we understand
16:18 Laugh to show that we belong
18:27 Childhood
20:57 Banter
21:52 IKEA
22:43 Pulling people together
23:42 Humor in relationships
24:29 Two types of laughter
29:54 Kick of discovery
32:27 Jokes I like
33:22 Blackadder quotes
35:19 How to be funny
35:36 Timing is everything
36:31 AI & humor
37:04 Oldest jokes
37:34 Recap
37:46 Outro
Download slides and read the full abstract here:
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Aino Vonge Corry • Retrospective Antipatterns •
Derby, Larsen & Schwaber • Agile Retrospectives •
Stone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human Factors •
#Laughter #HumanFactor #Jokes #FunniestJoke #FunniestJokes #Retrospectives #Logos #Pathos #Ethos #Empathy #RichardFeynman
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