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The biggest mistake I ever made? Being genuine

Roswell

All most people care about is popularity. It don't matter about much else at all to them. You could talk 'till the cows come home and bloody bust your balls working hard, it don't mean anything.

What you need to do. Now LISTEN, LISTEN. What you need to do, sunshine, is watch stand up comedy videos on YouTube. You know the sort. I'm talking Mike Reid, Roy Chubby Brown, Milton Jones.

See, they never taught us in school how to be liked, did they? Well, I'll tell you how you get bloody liked! By bloody making people laugh and...

Oh, I'm not sure I'm right actually. I just kind of bloody like the feeling of laughing when I'm walking around with my MP3 player and Mike Reid telling jokes in my ears, I suppose it feels better than, y'know, bloody Meat Loaf singing I'd do anything for love.

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  • You are right, Roswell. Laughter is a key component of our body's natural defense against the damaging and deadly effects of stress. Regular laughter strengthens our immune systems. When we laugh, we boost our mood, diminish our pain—all of which protects or reduces the effect of stress on our organism

    When you make others laugh, you are triggering positive chemical changes in their body—so they are naturally going to find you more attractive, charismatic, likeable, agreeable and friendly than someone who makes them feel bad, or sad, or bring them down. 

    The only thing to keep in mind is that making other people feel good is hard work. Creating laughter is draining. And many comedians pay the price with depression and other mental illnesses because they are unable to switch off from performance mode and neglect to make themselves feel good.

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  • You are right, Roswell. Laughter is a key component of our body's natural defense against the damaging and deadly effects of stress. Regular laughter strengthens our immune systems. When we laugh, we boost our mood, diminish our pain—all of which protects or reduces the effect of stress on our organism

    When you make others laugh, you are triggering positive chemical changes in their body—so they are naturally going to find you more attractive, charismatic, likeable, agreeable and friendly than someone who makes them feel bad, or sad, or bring them down. 

    The only thing to keep in mind is that making other people feel good is hard work. Creating laughter is draining. And many comedians pay the price with depression and other mental illnesses because they are unable to switch off from performance mode and neglect to make themselves feel good.

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