When Did You Last Laugh Out Loud? What Was It?
About half an hour ago when my dog got caught up in his leash and looked at me enquiringly as if to say “Err dude, can you get me out of this!?”
Earlier a man stopped me in the street to tell me I had a doppelganger in Glasgow – that warranted a guffaw.
Wendi’s reflection on the likelihood of her eating at the new Scottish / Filipino fusion restaurant (not likely) had me giggling
Matt’s story of a bass player’s misalignment of priorities – designing logos over learning songs – had me audibly chortling.
When I look at it – it seems that I laugh out loud a lot.
I love how infectious laughter is – certainly more so than a yawn, which relies on empathy & eyesight for transmission. Laughter moves through the ears – like music – you have to try really hard to avoid it.
And while I’ll occasionally burst into laughter on my own – I’m glad that it’s most often in the company of other living things.
I aspire to be a contagion.
A contagion of joy
Image by Andrew
This article is part of The Human Collective. Each week we take a prompt and create a playlist and accompanying articles. This week we were wondering when did you last laugh out loud? Check out the playlist: Songs To Make You Laugh Learn more about The Human Collective here.
About the Curators
Andrew
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to write creatively without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
As a creator / contributor at musicto I believe that music can make the world better.
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