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A sense of humor is one of the most important tools that a family practitioner can have. A sense of humor starts with our capacity for enjoyment and enriches human contact. The work that we do is important. It requires that we approach it in a responsible manner, and it often starts with matters that need our most serious attention. Still, nothing is serious forever, and humor and laughter, when appropriate and well timed, can lighten relational encounters and add an almost transcendent perspective. In this sense, real humor never puts anyone down. Like laughter, it lifts us up and invites us closer. Humor reminds us that we are not alone—that we have a common humanity. Having a sense of humor is probably the greatest safeguard against therapist fatigue and burnout.