This book is meant to both educate and inspire people in terms of what laughter can do to enhance one's life. We will talk about using laughter to enhance creativity in chapter two and even how you can use laughter to enhance productivity in chapter three. There are many uses for laughter for those in the business world, and businesses may just find that in the end, laughter can even help their bottom line. We will talk about why humor is important for innovation in chapter four and humor and different personality types in chapter five.<br><br>Chapter five will also explore the idea of the Enneagram, which is a system of nine personality types. The goal of this writing is to help people better understand how laughter can both enhance and improve their lives. One doesn't have to be the class clown to appreciate and use laughter because it just may indeed be more useful for those who take like a little more seriously. <br><br>Whether you're a peacemaker, a reformer, a helper, an achiever, an individualist, an investigator, a loyalist, an enthusiast or a challenger, you will find the usage of laughter extremely beneficial. <br><br>This book will also explore why learning how to lighten up is good for business and it will also look at humor and its effect on the brain and memory. We will examine the psychology of laughter and laughter and stress relief and ways in which laughter can enhance corporate wellness. <br><br>Finally, we will examine laughter as it pertains to the mind/body connection and look at ways in which laughter can enhance one's health, including examining the idea of laughter clubs and some important research.
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Santhanaram Inc. Jayaram. Ram Up Your Laughter
Dedication
Chapter 1: The Physiological Effects of laughter: Laughter and Endorphins
Chapter 2: Using Laughter to Boost Creativity: A Watched Pot Never Boils!
Chapter 3: Using Laughter to Boost Productivity: Making Work Fun
Chapter 4: Why Humor is Integral for Innovation
Chapter 5: Humor and Personality Types: A Study of The Enneagram System
Chapter 6: Why Learning How to Lighten Up is Just Good Business
Chapter 7: Humor and the Brain
Chapter 8: The Psychology of Laughter
Chapter 9: Laughter and Corporate Wellness
Chapter 10: Laughter and the Mind/Body Connection
Chapter 11: Laughter Clubs and Proven Research
Chapter 12: Conclusion
References
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Laughing may also serve to protect your heart, although studies are not exactly sure why but the studies do help explain that one’s mental stress actually impairs something called the endothelium, which is the protective barrier lining a person’s blood vessels. Once impaired, it can actually cause a series of very serious inflammatory reactions that cause cholesterol to build up in a one’s coronary arteries, which can ultimately cause a heart attack.
According to Psychology Wiki, and Psychologist Steve Sultanoff, Ph.D., the president of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor: