Episode 13 - Are We Taking Ourselves Too Seriously? Humor As The Life's Sweetener

Have you ever caught yourself with your most serious face ever when you’re waiting in a long line or when you are driving? Ever felt uptight, stressed, and stiffened in your attitude?

Let’s loosen up a bit.

In this episode of Inner Dialogues with Ecem, let's flip the script on seriousness and sprinkle it with some humor.

“Have you ever had lemonade just made from lemons? No, to make lemonade, you need sweetener as well. Humor is life’s sweetener” says Paul Osincup in his TED Talk.

The inspiration for this episode was a chain of interviews and talks that I came across recently. It all started with a recent interview of Billie Eilish and FINNEAS on Apple Music with Zane Lowe. They shared a game that they created called Fear or Fart.

Then an interview with Eddie Redmayne on the art of (wait for it) toxic public humiliation. And lastly, everything made sense in my mind with a TED Talk on humor.

Get ready to loosen your grip on seriousness!

Let's sprinkle some humor into our lives!

Join me in exploring the philosophy of humor and seriousness✨

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Intro & Outro Music Credit: Joseph McDade - Olympus (https://josephmcdade.com/music/olympus)

References:

• Billie Eilish & FINNEAS: HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Interview I Apple Music (https://youtu.be/R-ZIRAmO60c?si=CacP51TjY7Ww7Jc0)
• Eddie Redmayne Teaches Jimmy “Wilkommen” from Cabaret, Says Mom Had No Reaction to Tony Win (https://youtu.be/ojeTjZNkYy4?si=OsZ6zQzXGWDUyj30)
• Why you should take yourself less seriously I Paul Osincup I TEDxMontanaStateUniversity (https://youtu.be/5tUGK_4LsYc?si=QnW8H0PIowqChSTG)