1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: tip is to laugh out loud. Know what gives you 4 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: a good laugh, and build plenty of that into your life. 5 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: You might make yourself healthier, but you will definitely make 6 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: yourself happier. So it probably goes without saying that we 7 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: tend to laugh because we are feeling good. But this 8 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: goes the other direction too. If you laugh, you will 9 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: most likely feel better afterwards, even if you weren't feeling 10 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,239 Speaker 1: all that great before. Laughter brings us closer to the 11 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: people we share a laugh with. There's even some research 12 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: finding that laughter makes us healthier, doing everything from lowering 13 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: blood pressure to boosting our immune systems. Chances are there 14 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: is something that makes you reliably laugh out loud. I 15 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: know one distinguished gentleman who is helpless in the face 16 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: of slapstick. Show him a video of someone banging their 17 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: head on a doorway, and he is in stitches. I 18 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: know someone else who couldn't speak for a long time 19 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: after watching a video about a prank where people were 20 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: told they'd be switched to ten digit house numbers. Who 21 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: knows why that did it? But boy did it? Ever? 22 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,839 Speaker 1: In any case, if you know this about yourself, great, 23 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: If not, pay attention and figure it out. When are 24 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: you overcome with the giggles. Maybe it's when you watch 25 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: reruns of a certain sitcom, even if you have seen 26 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: that episode a dozen times before. Maybe it's a good 27 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: dad joke. But once you figure it out, try to 28 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: build regular doses of laughter the best medicine into your life. 29 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: If you like sitcom re runs, figure out which cable 30 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: channels reliably show your favorites, and when you've got twenty 31 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: two minutes to spare, go there first. If you've got 32 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: a thing for dad jokes, check out a book of 33 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: them with the Libby app from your library, so you've 34 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: got them ready to go on your phone or e 35 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: reader whenever you need them. If you've got a favorite comedian, 36 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: you can perk up a brown bag lunch by watching 37 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: a fifteen minute clip. Some comedians like Jim Gaffigan and 38 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: Jen Fulwiler are reasonably safe for work. Or there's always headphones. 39 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: You will start the second half of your work day 40 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: with a lot of cheerful energy. I will put a 41 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: plug in here for that genre of literature known as 42 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: greeting cards. The UPS Store seems to stop greeting cards 43 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: especially designed to make you laugh out loud, which can 44 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: be a little awkward when you are waiting in line 45 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: to ship a package. But it's great if you buy 46 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: a few cards to make you laugh out loud in 47 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: the privacy of your own home, and to send to 48 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: friends and family to make them laugh too. Do you 49 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: love the Farside or Family Circus or New Yorker comics great? 50 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: Buy a book of them to peruse when you need 51 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 1: a laugh, or get a comic a day calendar you 52 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: can make changing the date part of your morning ritual 53 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: and start your day in a much better mood. You 54 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: probably can't watch all of Legally Blonde or a Monty 55 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: Python movie between a stressful meeting and your next zoom call, 56 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: but funny movies can be great for making you laugh 57 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: when you have a little more time, so they are 58 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: a good option for a weekend when you might otherwise 59 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 1: be feeling a little blue. In any case, it behooves 60 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: us to make an official LL list brainstorm everything that 61 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: makes you laugh out loud, or even people who usually 62 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: make you laugh out loud. Then when you need a 63 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: laugh or a pick me up. You'll have plenty of ideas. 64 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: There are very few things that can reliably make you 65 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 1: feel better in short bits of time. Laughing out loud 66 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: is one of them. So it's worth putting this medicine 67 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: into life wherever you can. In the meantime, this is Laura. 68 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and here's and making the most of 69 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you. 70 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: You can send me your tips, your questions, or anything else. 71 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at 72 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: Before Breakfast Pod. 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