The Importance of Laughter • Aino Vonge Corry • GOTO 2022

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2022. #GOTOcon #GOTOams http://gotoams.nl Aino Vonge Corry - Retrospectives Facilitator, Teacher & Technical Conference Editor @ainocorry3004 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: https://gotoams.nl/2022/sessions/1610/the-importance-of-laughter RECOMMENDED BOOKS Aino Vonge Corry • Retrospective Antipatterns • https://amzn.to/3naFk84 Derby, Larsen & Schwaber • Agile Retrospectives • https://amzn.to/3hB4eNk Stone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human Factors • https://amzn.to/3mfXqY2 https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Laughter #HumanFactor #Jokes #FunniestJoke #FunniestJokes #Retrospectives #Logos #Pathos #Ethos #Empathy #RichardFeynman #AinoVongeCorry CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1 REFERENCES First video: https://youtu.be/XrZN8Sy-z6M Second video: https://youtu.be/UctRZ91m9XA Third video: https://youtu.be/hOSYiT2iG08 Forth video: https://youtu.be/A0m_o2gxbsU