Humor
This topic was very tough for me to grasp. I had never associated humor as a creative
source, but thinking about it makes sense.
Even in my personal life using humor makes situations more enjoyable and
can lighten the environment. The lecture
was telling us to use humor as a way to effectively communicate, but humor can
be a double edged sword. It can unintentionally
hurt people. It seems to become more risky when using
humor in large groups because it becomes more
likely that you can offend
someone. When I am with a group of
friends I learn their comfort zone and tailor my humor to what is acceptable to
the current group, but that is impossible in large groups. It seems that we have to be especially
careful with offensive humor today more than ever because people can be
offended and take a simple good willed comment and try to wage a war. Does that mean the use of humor is very
limited? Is it even an effective tool
when it’s this limited?
Play
I also found the discussion on play very intriguing. Playing as an adult or even young adult is
often condoned or viewed as a child’s activity.
From the lectures I could really see that the best ideas come from the
times when people are having fun. It
really put in perspective my being told to make sure you are happy in the
career you choose. If you enjoy what you
do then you will be more productive and efficient at what you do. This class really made me rethink my future
priorities and decide to be pickier in the jobs I pursue next year because I
did not realize how important it was to look for a job that will make me happy
over a job that will make me wealthy or famous.
Although, I do realize there is a certain amount of balance between the
two, because I do want to live a comfortable life which still needs to be part
of my consideration.
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