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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.12,0:00:14.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever been in a class
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.63,0:00:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was so boring that you fell asleep
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.91,0:00:22.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and started to dream\Nabout happiness and milkshakes?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.18,0:00:23.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.40,0:00:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only to be woken up by a professor\Nreading slides to you?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.99,0:00:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm here to tell you that when you\Nenter the corporate world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.10,0:00:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't get any better.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.73,0:00:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.09,0:00:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the good news is that it can.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.61,0:00:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem with people\Nin the corporate world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.89,0:00:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is sometimes they're so focused\Non the bottom line
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.30,0:00:45.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they just focus in on efficiency.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.24,0:00:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I love efficiency, I'm an engineer,\NI'm obsessed with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.100,0:00:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I was even born three weeks early
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.19,0:00:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because apparently, even in the womb,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.86,0:00:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said: "I'm ready to go right now!"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.56,0:00:57.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.78,0:01:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the problem is that just because\Nsomething is efficient,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.69,0:01:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't mean that it's effective.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.72,0:01:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just because something saves time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.43,0:01:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't mean that it\Nactually gets results.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.31,0:01:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you're thinking: "Why should I\Nbelieve you, skinny Hugh Jackman?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.84,0:01:13.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.17,0:01:18.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, you don't have\Nto remind me that I'm skinny.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.50,0:01:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've been skinny my entire life,\NI was born 8.3 pounds
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.79,0:01:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then stayed that way\Ntill I was 15 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.08,0:01:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.84,0:01:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But second, it's because\NI've actually been there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.69,0:01:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The summer between my junior\Nand senior year of college,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.32,0:01:33.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I interned at Procter & Gamble\Nin Cincinnati.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.51,0:01:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the summer, I had to give\Na presentation to a review board
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.91,0:01:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that would ultimately decide
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.25,0:01:42.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether or not I could get hired\Nfull-time at the company.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.65,0:01:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I slaved over a presentation\Nthat I ended up thinking was killer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.28,0:01:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Killer because it was going\Nto bore them to death.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.22,0:01:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The night before my presentation,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.80,0:01:55.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided that I needed\Nto change everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.89,0:01:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the single most important\Npresentation I'd ever given in my life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.32,0:02:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,started with this slide.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.77,0:02:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.97,0:02:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can tell you from personal experience
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.37,0:02:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that creating an entire presentation\Nin Microsoft Paint is not very efficient.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.02,0:02:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.70,0:02:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it does get people to pay attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.66,0:02:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My presentation ended with what I think\Nwas my greatest masterpiece
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.10,0:02:25.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.67,0:02:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an 'M.C. Escher meets Keith Haring'-style\Ndrawing of the review board that day.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.04,0:02:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yes, those are visually\Naccurate stick figures
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.71,0:02:35.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.74,0:02:39.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of each one of the senior leaders\Nthat was going to decide my fate.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.27,0:02:43.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After I delivered my presentation,\NI talked with each of the people,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.50,0:02:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of the associate\Ndirectors pulled me aside:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.90,0:02:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You know, you're\Npretty good at PowerPoint."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.02,0:02:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.16,0:02:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I said: "I'd like to think\Nthat I excel at it."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.65,0:02:54.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.17,0:02:56.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was like: "Was that\Na Microsoft Office pun?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.72,0:02:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.75,0:02:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I replied: "Word."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.87,0:03:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.02,0:03:04.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two days later, I found out I got the job.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.44,0:03:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd never really realized\Nthat most people think
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.69,0:03:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that humor and work are\Nat the opposite ends of the spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.50,0:03:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To reference Animaniacs,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.52,0:03:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people think that humor is Pinky\Nand work is the Brain.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.44,0:03:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In reality, you need to bring\Nboth of them together
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.89,0:03:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to actually try\Nto take over the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.29,0:03:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because people who use humor at work
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.02,0:03:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are more productive, less stressed,\Npaid more and happier,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.20,0:03:33.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is something that I never learned\Nin any one of my college classes.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.91,0:03:36.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because our classes teach us\Nthe skills we need to do a job,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.98,0:03:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but no one really teaches you the skills\Nthat you need to enjoy that job.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.69,0:03:45.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it turns out, as Americans,\Nwe are not very good at it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.06,0:03:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,83% of Americans\Nfeel stressed out at work.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.46,0:03:53.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,55% of Americans are\Nunsatisfied with their jobs,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.67,0:03:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 47% of Americans\Nstruggle to stay happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.19,0:03:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, it's even worse in Disney world
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.27,0:04:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where statistically,\Nonly 1 out of 7 dwarfs are happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.33,0:04:04.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.16,0:04:10.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But still, 1 out of 2 people\Nwas still pretty scary.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.31,0:04:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few years after my internship,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.08,0:04:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was working at Procter & Gamble\Nin New York City.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.24,0:04:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was promoted from analyst\Nto project manager,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.88,0:04:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I still used humor in the workplace.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.97,0:04:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a project manager, I got to name\Nmy projects whatever I wanted.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.28,0:04:27.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead of the standard\N"Retail Sales 2.0",
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.75,0:04:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I named them things like\N"Project Awesomization".
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.57,0:04:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.43,0:04:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also taught improv\Nto all of my team members
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.79,0:04:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they can improve\Ntheir leadership skills
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.54,0:04:39.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and start to brainstorm\Nand think faster on their feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.67,0:04:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whenever someone new would join my team,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.94,0:04:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd have them fill out a personality\Nassessment like Myers-Briggs
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.34,0:04:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or more importantly,\N"Which Star Wars character are you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.20,0:04:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.83,0:04:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're wondering, I'm an INTJ R2-D2
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.16,0:04:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.24,0:04:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a shock to none of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.91,0:04:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.44,0:05:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after one\Nof my weekly status meetings,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.17,0:05:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of my co-workers came up to me\N- it was Sarah, a.k.a. Ewok -
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.09,0:05:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.44,0:05:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Sarah was like,\N"Drew, I just want to thank you."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.37,0:05:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no idea what she was talking about,\Nso, of course, I said, "It's about time."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.72,0:05:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.94,0:05:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why are you thanking me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.64,0:05:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She said, "That is because\Nof this project, it's been fun."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.82,0:05:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was, "Finally! Someone else\Nwho appreciates the joy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.12,0:05:26.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Bayesian probability\Nand predictive analytics."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.83,0:05:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was like, "What are you\Ntalking about? (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.47,0:05:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, not the project itself,\Nbut they way that you managed it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.10,0:05:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I joined Project Awesomization,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.04,0:05:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was thinking about quitting\Nbecause I was so stressed out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.91,0:05:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then I joined your team,\Nand it was different because we had fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.42,0:05:46.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And somewhere along the way, I realized\Nthat no one told you to use humor,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.01,0:05:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you just decided to, so thank you."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.50,0:05:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was touched.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.24,0:05:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because Ewok was right.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.88,0:05:53.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.79,0:05:58.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one ever told me to use humor,\Nbut no one ever stopped me either.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.67,0:06:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sarah, like so many other people,\Nnever thought she could use humor at work.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.63,0:06:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd always assumed that I could.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.53,0:06:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was at that moment that I decided
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.39,0:06:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I no longer wanted to be\Njust a computer science engineer.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.96,0:06:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to be a humor engineer.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.22,0:06:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you've never heard of it before,\Nit's because I've made it up.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.22,0:06:20.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But just as a computer science engineer
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.25,0:06:23.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helps people be more efficient,\Nmore effective using technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.63,0:06:27.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a humor engineer helps people\Nbe more efficient effective using humor.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.15,0:06:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the average person sends\Nand receives 112 e-mails per day,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.32,0:06:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and spends 80% of their time\Nin some form of communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.77,0:06:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humor helps your message\Nactually stick out
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.77,0:06:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gets people to stop and pay attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.52,0:06:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.99,0:06:44.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humor also makes your message\Nmore memorable.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.87,0:06:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Simple things like mnemonics\Nhelp us remember things
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.34,0:06:49.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long after we actually learned them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.06,0:06:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I haven't played an instrument in years,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.02,0:06:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I still remember\Nthat Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.87,0:06:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.49,0:06:58.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even more humor\Nhelps us to solve problems
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.85,0:07:01.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it gets the brain\Ngoing and warms us up.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.09,0:07:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I can help you all warm up
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.78,0:07:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a few neurons right now\Nwith this simple joke.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.85,0:07:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How would Sherlock respond\Nif Watson asked:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.16,0:07:11.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What's the grade before middle school?"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.16,0:07:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Naturally he'd say,\N"It's elementary, my dear Watson."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.66,0:07:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.24,0:07:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just by making a simple joke,\Nour brain starts making connections,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.72,0:07:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in the process releases\Na chemical, serotonin,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.14,0:07:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which not only increases our focus\Nbut also improves our own brain power.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.82,0:07:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you laughed at that joke,\Nthen congratulations,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.39,0:07:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you just burned half of a calorie.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.34,0:07:33.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.83,0:07:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is really only 15%\Nof a single M&M, but still.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.76,0:07:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you laugh for 10 to 15 minutes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.66,0:07:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you burn as many calories\Nas in 5 minutes of aerobic exercise,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.49,0:07:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,10 minutes of dancing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.16,0:07:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 15 minutes of milking a cow.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.35,0:07:49.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.20,0:07:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you've been out sneaking\Ninto farms to exercise, stop!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.13,0:07:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.16,0:07:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just laugh for 10 minutes instead,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.20,0:07:58.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you do that for a year,\Nyou'll lose up to 4 pounds;
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.90,0:08:02.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you do that for a lifetime,\Nand you'll increase resiliency,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.15,0:08:05.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reduce tension, and relax your muscles.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.92,0:08:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But not only that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.82,0:08:10.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you're more productive\Nand less stressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.08,0:08:11.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you actually make more money.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.47,0:08:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, in a study put on\Nby the Harvard Business Review,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.42,0:08:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was found that executives who use humor\Nare paid more and promoted faster.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.24,0:08:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And money may not buy happiness,\Nbut relationships might.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.19,0:08:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because people\Nwith 3 close friends at work,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.26,0:08:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are 96% more likely to be\Nsatisfied with their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.88,0:08:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not just satisfied with their work\Nbut satisfied with their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.91,0:08:34.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And how do you get close friends?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.20,0:08:36.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Money.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.23,0:08:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.72,0:08:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just kidding. You use humor.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.52,0:08:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because humor connects people.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.50,0:08:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It builds trust, diffuses tension,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.13,0:08:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and creates positive shared experiences\Nthat bring people closer together.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.85,0:08:51.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You start to realize\Nthat the people around you
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.05,0:08:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aren't just co-workers,\Nstudents, or professors,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.00,0:08:58.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they're actual human beings\Nwith human lives and human emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.95,0:09:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the power of humor;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.34,0:09:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it not only helps you\Nbut the people around you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.97,0:09:06.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few years after my conversation\Nwith Sarah the Ewok,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.88,0:09:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided that I was going to leave\NP&G to start my own company.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.90,0:09:14.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since then, I've worked with hundreds\Nof organizations across the United States
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.79,0:09:17.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on how to be more effective using humor.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.26,0:09:20.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've also learned\Nthat only one third of people
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.57,0:09:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,use humor at work regularly.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.29,0:09:24.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to understand why,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.62,0:09:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I run a study through my website,\Nand nearly 400 people responded.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.22,0:09:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first reason people don't use humor
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.10,0:09:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is because they don't think their boss\Nor co-workers would approve.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.32,0:09:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When humor isn't part\Nof your normal workday,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.46,0:09:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you start to assume that it's not welcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.49,0:09:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But 81% of employees say
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.77,0:09:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that a fun workplace\Nwould make them more productive,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.34,0:09:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 98% of CEOs prefer job candidates\Nwith the sense of humor.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.16,0:09:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second reason\Nwhy people don't use humor
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.26,0:09:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that they don't know how.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.85,0:09:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you think about humor,\Nthat it means laughter,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.24,0:09:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can seem intimidating.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.60,0:09:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But humor is different than comedy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.77,0:09:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humor is defined as comic, absurd,\Nor incongruous quality causing amusement.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.24,0:10:02.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while laughter is great,\Na smile is also good.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.41,0:10:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not about making work funny,\Nbut making work fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.19,0:10:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think fun, if you think positive\Nand you think inclusive,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.22,0:10:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're on your way to being\Na corporate rock star.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.56,0:10:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The final reason is that people say\Nthey don't have time.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.13,0:10:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't have time.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.36,0:10:22.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are 168 hours in a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.24,0:10:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you average 7 hours of sleep per night,\Nyou spend 49 of them sleeping.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.90,0:10:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That leaves 119 hours per week\Nthat you're awake.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.26,0:10:35.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you work an average\Nof 40 hours per week,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.63,0:10:40.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is 33.6% of your\Nadult life spent at work.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.36,0:10:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have time to make one third\Nof your adult waking life more enjoyable?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.61,0:10:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth is that every single day
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.40,0:10:51.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you choose if you're going to be\Nmore productive and less stressed.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.98,0:10:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You choose if you're going to do\Nthe things that will get you paid more.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.51,0:10:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you choose\Nif you're going to be happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.17,0:11:01.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With one third of your life on a line,\Nwhy not use humor at work?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.90,0:11:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.33,0:11:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)