The Importance of Laughter • Aino Vonge Corry • GOTO 2022

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2022. #GOTOcon #GOTOams Aino Vonge Corry - Retrospectives Facilitator, Teacher & Technical Conference Editor ABSTRACT In software development, we strive for inspection and adaptation. To make the best of this, we have to feel good about ourselves and with each other. Fun and laughter is something Aino has always tried to enhance in the places where she works, but only recently has she started looking into why it is helpful. Diving into this subject, Aino was amazed by how big an impact fun and laughter can have on your social life, your wellbeing, and your energy levels. In this talk, you’ll learn: • Examples of fun and case studies from real life • How laughter affects your brain • Why you should have fun every day • Some new jokes [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:55 Why you should listen 02:21 The funniest joke in the world 03:27 Why people laugh & at what 05:43 Retrospectives 06:46 Humor in the brain 07:34 Physical importance of laughter 09:04 Psychological importance of laughter 10:03 Presenting 14:12 Not just for British people 15:02 Laugh to show that we understand 16:18 Laugh to show that we belong 18:27 Childhood 20:57 Banter 21:52 IKEA 22:43 Pulling people together 23:42 Humor in relationships 24:29 Two types of laughter 29:54 Kick of discovery 32:27 Jokes I like 33:22 Blackadder quotes 35:19 How to be funny 35:36 Timing is everything 36:31 AI & humor 37:04 Oldest jokes 37:34 Recap 37:46 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: RECOMMENDED BOOKS Aino Vonge Corry • Retrospective Antipatterns • Derby, Larsen & Schwaber • Agile Retrospectives • Stone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human Factors • #Laughter #HumanFactor #Jokes #FunniestJoke #FunniestJokes #Retrospectives #Logos #Pathos #Ethos #Empathy #RichardFeynman Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at Sign up for updates and specials at SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. REFERENCES First video: Second video: Third video: Forth video: