Alison Wood Brooks

My motive?

My motive?

Oh, let's assess why.

Oh, let's assess why.

Oh, let's assess why.

So we've done research on the relationship between humor and power. Even one joke or one moment where you make other people laugh in a conversation means you're much more likely to be voted as the leader of the group. So I think often when we think of levity or humor, We have a tendency to think of it as like this bonus, this extra sparkly thing that might happen sometimes. And that's nice.

So we've done research on the relationship between humor and power. Even one joke or one moment where you make other people laugh in a conversation means you're much more likely to be voted as the leader of the group. So I think often when we think of levity or humor, We have a tendency to think of it as like this bonus, this extra sparkly thing that might happen sometimes. And that's nice.

So we've done research on the relationship between humor and power. Even one joke or one moment where you make other people laugh in a conversation means you're much more likely to be voted as the leader of the group. So I think often when we think of levity or humor, We have a tendency to think of it as like this bonus, this extra sparkly thing that might happen sometimes. And that's nice.

When you actually study the psychology of humor and levity in conversation and its relationship with status and power, the core determinant of the status hierarchy. So I think your sense of I'm doing this to reclaim power and control is legitimate.

When you actually study the psychology of humor and levity in conversation and its relationship with status and power, the core determinant of the status hierarchy. So I think your sense of I'm doing this to reclaim power and control is legitimate.

When you actually study the psychology of humor and levity in conversation and its relationship with status and power, the core determinant of the status hierarchy. So I think your sense of I'm doing this to reclaim power and control is legitimate.

And it's this little micro moment of power because you're like, I know I'm going to say this thing and I'm pretty sure you're going to laugh. Just even that power over somebody to evoke that emotional response in that moment is tremendous. And it signals something about you that you have the competence, the wherewithal, the dominance to make that happen again in the future.

And it's this little micro moment of power because you're like, I know I'm going to say this thing and I'm pretty sure you're going to laugh. Just even that power over somebody to evoke that emotional response in that moment is tremendous. And it signals something about you that you have the competence, the wherewithal, the dominance to make that happen again in the future.

And it's this little micro moment of power because you're like, I know I'm going to say this thing and I'm pretty sure you're going to laugh. Just even that power over somebody to evoke that emotional response in that moment is tremendous. And it signals something about you that you have the competence, the wherewithal, the dominance to make that happen again in the future.

And people read that as a very core competency.

And people read that as a very core competency.

And people read that as a very core competency.

A lot of funny people do this, this recovery thing. I'm here all night. That was the joke. Right. Right. The recovery of like, well, at least I tried. So in this same research where we're studying humor and power, what we found is even when jokes totally flop, people don't laugh. They think they're inappropriate. They don't think they're funny.

A lot of funny people do this, this recovery thing. I'm here all night. That was the joke. Right. Right. The recovery of like, well, at least I tried. So in this same research where we're studying humor and power, what we found is even when jokes totally flop, people don't laugh. They think they're inappropriate. They don't think they're funny.

A lot of funny people do this, this recovery thing. I'm here all night. That was the joke. Right. Right. The recovery of like, well, at least I tried. So in this same research where we're studying humor and power, what we found is even when jokes totally flop, people don't laugh. They think they're inappropriate. They don't think they're funny.