{"product_id":"humor-me-how-laughing-more-can-make-you-present-creative-connected-and-happy-9780385550680","title":"Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a comedian and host of hit TED podcast, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Better Human\u003c\/i\u003e, a hilarious and enlightening guide to laughing your way into a fuller life \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Warning: this book may cause repeated smiling. It's a delightful read about how we can bring more levity into our lives.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Adam Grant, author of \u003ci\u003eHidden Potential \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThink Again\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his days as an exhausted fifth grade teacher, Chris Duffy taught the funniest person he's ever met: eleven-year-old Gary. Gary was the school newspaper's official food critic, blasting cafeteria pizza for looking like cardboard and opining that the baked beans weren't \"beany\" enough. These days, Duffy is a professional comedy writer and the host of a podcast with millions of listeners, but he's never forgotten the transformative joy of laughing with Gary during a bleak Boston winter. In \u003ci\u003eHumor Me, \u003c\/i\u003e he shares a road map for how to cultivate and strengthen a sense of humor in a challenging world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuffy embarks on a journey that takes him from comedy clubs to emergency rooms to a helicopter full of Navy SEALs and back to his own keyboard to reveal how--and why--a good laugh can bring us closer to the good life. Drawing on personal stories, insights from the social sciences, and the wisdom of comedians, Duffy offers practical strategies, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to hone the art of noticing, finding humor in the most unlikely places\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy you should take social risks (to build connection through humor!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to apply the comedy secret that laughs come in threes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumor Me\u003c\/i\u003e promises to deepen your friendships, enhance your creativity, and lighten life's burdens, and is a genuinely funny read along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Duffy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Doubleday Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.60w x 1.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385550680","brand":"Doubleday Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109314846857,"sku":"9780385550680","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_e4ff8949-37f3-4aa5-996f-cce7fcfff88e.jpg?v=1767074174","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/humor-me-how-laughing-more-can-make-you-present-creative-connected-and-happy-9780385550680","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}