"Humor is a surprise, sharply turning into aunderstanding". Have you ever had moments in your life when, while watching another humorous program on TV, you never smiled? And not because jokes are not funny - the whole room and your family just skated with laughter! You just did not understand: what's so funny? Surely at that moment you felt uncomfortable and wondered: how to develop a sense of humor? 
With a joke on life
Of course, it is possible to shrug indifferently andsay: so what, and without a sense of humor people live! Nevertheless, to understand humor and joke most - an indispensable quality for any woman. Possessing a sense of humor, you can earn yourself an authority in any company, you will adore the team at work, and it will simply become easier to live. Starting a conversation with the original joke, you can easily get acquainted with an interesting guy - men really appreciate this quality in women. There is a saying that having a sense of humor helps to survive the absence of everything else. In this statement there is a definite meaning: the joy of communicating with an ingenious person allows you to overlook many other of his shortcomings. After all, he who jokes and makes people laugh, gives the sea positive positives. Funny laughter is the guarantee that people will want to get closer to you. Well, besides the attitude of others, what else is useful for laughter?
- Scientists have proved that laughter stimulates certain parts of the brain and helps the development of endorphins - pleasure hormones;
- Develops the immune system: after laughter in the human saliva contains an increased amount of substances that fight harmful microbes;
- Useful for the heart: when a person laughs, the lungs process much more air, enriching the heart with oxygen;
- It is proved that laughter is a wonderful painkiller. After a long fun, the person has a painful barrier.
And because the ability to joke and live, joking - a great way to become happier in many ways. 
Humor is an innate quality?
Many believe that a sense of humor -quality is innate. Either it has a person or not, and it is impossible to develop it in oneself. In fact, this is absolutely not the case. Have you seen a lot of babies who can wittily joke? They can not talk and walk, they can not, so it's more sensible to joke-all the more so. In fact, every person can develop a sense of humor, regardless of his age and character. Whether you are a young schoolgirl or a lady of Balzac's age, a silent quiet or bold person - you can always learn to joke. The main thing is to put a little effort into it and believe in yourself. The sense of humor is not so difficult to develop. The main thing is to train continuously in this. First of all, try to joke on yourself, find something negative in negative moments. If you get sick, then tell yourself: "It's great, I will not go to work for a whole week, I'll review all the TV shows!" It is optimism that will help you develop a sense of humor, so evaluate all the advantages of the situation. Be joking in the presence of friends and acquaintances, do not be afraid to seem stupid. Even if at first it does not turn out to be very funny, eventually everything will work out. Do not try to be witty before someone who in principle does not understand jokes: most likely, your words will be mistaken for a foolishness or mistake and will immediately be told about it. In order for the joke to be successful, the listeners should be prepared for this. If everyone is in a bad mood and they are not up to humor, your witticisms will be perceived negatively. Read more books, expand your horizons. Do you know that, for example, do all residents of the Comedy Club have a higher education? Well, now let's get down to the methods that will allow you to develop a sense of humor.
Games and exercises for developing a sense of humor
- Exercise on the imagination
Take a piece of paper and select any letteralphabet. Make a sentence, in which each word will begin with this letter (pronouns, conjunctions and prepositions - including). Moreover, the text should be meaningful, and not just an empty set of words. Read what you got. The result of the opus will certainly bring a smile! Perhaps the first time you have this exercise will take a lot of time. But it will help expand the scope of your imagination.
- The ambiguity of words
Play with the content of words. Each of them has its own meaning, but in different situations it can acquire a completely different color. For example: - Being with you, I do not want to think about work, or about a career. "Petrov, stop messing around." The quarry will not dig himself! As you can see, when talking about a "career", the characters had completely different things in mind. One of them meant promotion, the other - the burial of a huge pit. Another example: - Today we have a difficult patient. "Why did you raise it?" Words containing ambiguity are encountered at every step. Try to notice them and practice in making jokes.
- Playing on contrasts
Use contrasts to joke. For example, if you met a dirty person, say: "Oh, yes you are sterile, as in a pharmacy." If you met a drunken: "I look, you lead a healthy lifestyle." A person can not sing: "Yes you Joseph Kobzon!" Show irony, but do it so as not to offend the one on whom you are joking. Smile more and put in your words only positive energy. Otherwise, instead of a joke, sarcasm will turn out, and he rarely gives pleasure to anyone.
- Use the aphorisms
One of the great ways to develop your feelinghumor - to play with quotations, aphorisms, winged expressions. For example, everyone knows the expression "Moscow does not believe in tears". In a conversation with a friend about the mother of her fiancé, you can appropriately insert: "My mother-in-law does not believe in tears." This will relieve tension and show your wits. Or the expression "How much opium for the people". When you are going to the Bolshoi with a company, you can ask: "How much is the opera for the people?" It will certainly cheer your friends and strengthen your skills in the ability to humor. The main thing - do not stop, you need to constantly look for examples for jokes. After all, as you know, improvisation is a good preparation.
- Consonant Words
You can come up with a good joke, using words,close in sound. For example: "If the wife interrupted all the dishes, it is better not to interrupt her." The words "interrupted" and "interrupted" are consonant, but they have completely different meanings. On this you can perfectly play and cheer the audience. Examples of consonant words are a great variety, for example: meadow - onions, convey - betray, vice - threshold, etc. It is clear that it will be difficult to come up with a worthy joke right away. But having a few pairs of consonant words in reserve, you can practice and write something unexpected. At least, your joke will be new and will pleasantly surprise others.
- The lack of direct logic
Sometimes the comic effect can be achieved by the fact thatthe answer to a certain question is illogical. For example, as in a joke anecdote: - Honey, your face is whiter than a pillow! What happened? "It's just time to wash the pillowcase, dear." As we see, the question concerned the woman's well-being, it would be more logical to answer something about her health. And such an unusual answer gives a great sense of humor in a man. Or: - True, what did you manage to do from the husband of a millionaire? - Of course, because before he was a billionaire! Instead of talking about the formation of her husband's personality, the woman reported that she had ruined him. The method of inverse logic is the most complicated technique. But if you manage to master it, then no one will doubt your ability to joke. Having understood how to develop a sense of humor and starting to joke, do not overdo it. Do not cross that line when you can turn from a joker into a clown. If this happens, your work will be wasted: instead of winning the reputation of an interesting person, you will achieve that you will be shunned and disliked. Acuity, however original they must be to the place and said to be at the right time. In order to pronounce the joke in time, train your reaction. Shifting with delay, you will fall finger in the sky. Another important detail - your voice should be pleasant and emotional. You can talk a bunch of funny things in a boring, monotonous voice, but hardly anyone will laugh at all! Believe in yourself, joke and laugh. And then, watching humorous programs with friends, you can throw back jokes on the acuteness of the comedians.
