The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Humorous People.The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Humorous People David M. Jacobson, MSW (MicroSoft Word) See Microsoft Word. , LCSW LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker Virtualbookworm.com Publishing Inc. P.O. Box 9949, College Station, TX 77842 877-376-4955 (toll free) 9781602640375, $12.95, 2007 David M. Jacobson, MSW, LCSW is a professional speaker, licensed psychotherapist psy·cho·ther·a·pist n. An individual, such as a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or psychiatric social worker, who practices psychotherapy. and social worker. He is a self-proclaimed international expert in humor and health and is also President of Humor Horizons. Among his other affiliations is the National Speakers Association. David received the National Hero Overcoming Arthritis Award and the Arthritis Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been presented with the "Joy Mask" for his work with the Korean Broadcasting System, The President's Award The President's Award may mean:
Mr. Jacobson's book was a pleasant surprise compared to some of the other comical editions by others. His mixture of poetry and prose brought a refreshing tone to this little 120-page volume. David explains the seven and a half habits in this way, beginning with "The Half Habit." "The half habit: This is a half habit because you don't need the whole habit in order for you to be effective." He goes on to say that it is the most difficult habit to maintain because it is the habit of changing your thoughts. Habit number one he says is to treat humor as a necessity. As much as using the bathroom is a necessity, so is humor--placing an importance on treating your sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour as high up as a basic bodily function Noun 1. bodily function - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" bodily process, body process, activity control - (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his . Habit number two is termed "Use Self-effacing humor." What it is and how to use it, when making yourself the butt of a joke. The third habit is very self-explanatory. "Keep your eyes open for humorous situations or create them with your imagination." Habit number four begins with a cute poem and is titled, "Use the Power of Humor and its positive influence on your own self and that of others." Habit five goes into detail on how to use your humorous imagination to improve your communication. This chapter deals with the ability to communicate with others. In habit number six, David throws in his own words that are not in Webster's. "Humorize with Humorgy," he professes that your whole life will change. The grand finale comes in habit seven when David says, "Act like the highly humorous person you've become or are becoming." I enjoyed "The 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Humorous People," and think it would make a nice addition to a library. It's a well-worded, funny little book that would make great reading on an airplane. I gave it a B and that was only because I did not find all the cartoons as funny as the verbiage verbiage - When the context involves a software or hardware system, this refers to documentation. This term borrows the connotations of mainstream "verbiage" to suggest that the documentation is of marginal utility and that the motives behind its production have little to do with . |
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