by Kare Anderson | Aug 13, 2012 | Book, Caring, Humor
Groucho Marx dry groused, “People say I don’t take criticism very well, but I say what the hell do they know?” Steve Martin observed, when sharing this photo, “When comedians get together, there are thoughtful moments, too. “When they’re laughing, they’re listening,”...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 8, 2010 | behavior, Caring, Humor
“Cesar Milan says that when a dog sniffs you she’s gathering information. My dog is preparing an extensive dossier on me,” wrote Paula Poundstone. Humor is a way to get information about each other. How we evoke and respond to it says so much about how...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 2, 2010 | behavior, cause, Choice, contagion, Humor, image, influence
Last year VW launched “The Fun Theory” contest for best ideas to evoke better behavior in us. My favorite experiment, with more than a million views, is “Piano Stairs.” Does turning a set of subway stairs into a real-life piano encourage people to use them? Yes, 66%...
by Kare Anderson | Apr 28, 2009 | Humor
Humor requires a target. If you make a bulls-eye out of someone weaker, particularly if you initiate the attack, you look like a bully. Take aim, instead, at the powerful. Or, rather than getting upset, consider yourself lucky when someone makes you a target first....
by Kare Anderson | Sep 3, 2008 | Book, Humor, inspiration
Yes, relationships seem dangerous or at least irritating at times. And our choices often appear murky. Want a surprisingly quick and satisfying exercise for making wiser decisions next time? Try it by opening to any page in the witty new book by Dr. Mardy Grothe, I...
by Kare Anderson | Jul 28, 2008 | Friendship, Humor, Media
Share your own lyrics. Make them up right now at your computer. It’s simple. Honest. Ask Humphrey or Gina to sing them for you. (They’re rather eccentric yet fun.) Then make your friends laugh, smile … (or cry?) when they receive your singing telegram. Go...
