A sense of humor is a pretty strong element of success, for example, during a conversation. It also has a positive effect on a person's ability to self-actualize. And although, unfortunately, this skill is not inherited, it is possible to develop it in oneself.
Instructions
Step 1
To master a sense of humor, first of all, you need to learn to joke with yourself and find something, even in the most negative situations, with which you can laugh with optimism. So try to stop taking yourself too seriously. Also, give the people around you your smile and laugh more often.
Step 2
Don't be afraid of situations where you will look funny. Remember incidental situations from your life and try to look at how it looked from the outside, and if the opportunity arises, laugh at these moments with your household, friends or colleagues. As a rule, such self-irony is not only well accepted by others, but also helps to gain self-confidence and not seem like a person with too high self-esteem.
Step 3
Try to joke as often as possible and do not be afraid that your joke will not be entirely successful, as, first of all, you need to practice in this. If you just ponder whether you can make a joke or not, most likely, you will fail from the excitement.
Step 4
Do not lose sight of the fact that in order to have a humorous appreciation of something, you need to develop wit, erudition and acting skills. Vocabulary is also extremely important, which you can expand if you read as much as possible. Also develop the ability to speak spontaneously. To do this, try to continuously say whatever comes to your mind for at least a few minutes every day. Since at first it may seem too difficult, you can try to go for a walk, for example, to the park and describe everything that you see around you in as much detail as possible, for example, for two minutes.
Step 5
Learn to think associatively, as this is a direct road to wit. You can start developing this skill in yourself by choosing any inanimate object and try, based on its shape, size, color and other external characteristics, in a short time to come up with as many associations as possible to it. When you learn to come up with comparisons to any thing quickly enough, you can begin your associative experiments with describing people.
