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Humor
is
infectious.
It
lightens
burdens,
inspires
hope,
connects
us
to
others,
increases
our
insight,
keeps
us
grounded,
focused,
alert,
and
happy.
Laughter
is
a
universal
language
that
stimulates
both
sides
of
the
brain.
It
allows
us
to
get
messages
quicker
and
remember
them
longer.
We
all
learn
more
when
were
having
fun.
On
April
17th,
2011,
Philosopher
Sophy
M.
Laughing
created
a
Google
blog
originally
titled
Sophy
softly
Laughing
(sophlylaughing.blogspot).
The
blogs
name
was
later
changed
to
Happy
Thoughts
Travel
Fast
(HTTF),
though
the
URL
remained
the
same.
The
idea
behind
the
blog
was
to
conduct
an
investigation
into
the
nature
of
the
human
mind
in
relation
to
earnestness,
and
then
follow
each
revealed
verity
produced.
The
approach
was
all
embracing;
examining
self-knowledge
in
the
tradition
of
Descartian
introspection
encompassing
psychology
and
ethics;
the
experimental
study
was
based
on
the
notion
of
reliable
metaphysical
foundations.
Statistics
were
made
available
by
Google
analytics,
Live
Traffic
Feed,
and
Live
Statistics.
Additional
analytics
were
conducted
by
Laughing,
which
also
includes
feedback
from
multiple
social
networks,
the
three
primary
platforms
being:
Twitter,
Google+,
and
Facebook.
As
of
June
12th,
2015,
Happy
Thoughts
Travel
Fast
(HTTF)
received
a
total
of
824,416
direct
page
views,
while
the
blogs
Google+
page
(titled
Sophy
Laughing)
has
received
21,174,980
views.
Other
than
sharing
articles
on
Twitter,
which
simultaneously
posts
the
links
to
Facebook,
no
other
public
visibility
campaigns
have
been
conducted.
In
addition
to
writing
articles
and
interviewing
professional
comedians,
Laughing
published
over
5,000
jokes
and
humorous
quotes
on
Twitter
and
Facebook,
as
well
as
humorous
comics
and
Status
Updates.
An
increase
in
the
association
of
Sophy
Laughing
with
humor,
as
well
as
an
increase
in
associated
traffic
to
the
blog
was
recorded,
both
were
supported
by
reader
comments.
Thinking
is
one
of
the
funniest
and
most
entertaining
activities
in
which
we
can
engage
~
even
serious
thinking
is
up
for
examination
under
a
humorous
microscope.
Why
we
think,
what
we
think,
and
how
we
think
is
quite
funny,
when
you
think
about
it.
HTTF,
about
(page).
Laughing
continues:
One
of
the
benefits
of
exploring
humor
is
that
it
promotes
the
enterprise
of
philosophy,
which
teaches
humans
to
seek
truth,
challenge
themselves,
reflect
on
their
lives
and
relationships
with
others,
and
to
make
the
world
a
better
place
by
writing
blogs,
like
this
one.
Laughings
thought
experiment
incorporates
silliness
with
philosophical
inquiry
through
the
instantaneous
publication
medium
of
blogging
rather
than
through
publication
in
peer-reviewed
http://sophlylaughing.blogspot.com/
On
the
17th
of
April
2012,
in
a
one-year
anniversary
post
Laughing
states:
Sophy
softly
Laughing
humor
studies
blog
is
made
up
of
many
parts.
Each
has
a
specific
function:
to
spread
positive
humor
throughout
the
noosphere
(i.e.,
internet);
to
process
humor
theories;
to
practice
writing
humorously;
and
to
explore
the
healing
power
of
humor.
Laughing
announced
her
intent
to
offer
the
public
a
collection
of
unique
ever-changing
and
exquisitely
sensitive
to
not
propagating
negativity
articles
for
the
purpose
of
exploring
the
interdependent
functions
associated
with
lightening
up.
Laughings
goal
is
to
write
something
positive
every
day
as
a
demonstration
of
her
commitment
to
exploring
humor
studies
with
an
audience
as
well
as
enjoying
the
experience
and
having
fun.
Laughing
describes
humor
as
a
mysterious
oscillation
that
swings
on
a
trapeze
between
two
extremes
of
opinion.
Irrespective
of
its
magnitude
or
position,
humor
regularly
returns
to
a
place
around
a
central
point:
happiness.
Laughing
further
states:
Humor
is
bound
together
in
a
dynamic
exchange
of
laughter,
smiles,
and
giggles.
Whats
funny
for
some
might
be
different
for
others,
but
one
thing
is
parallel:
Laughter
is
a
universal
language
that
represents
all
things
good.
http://sophlylaughing.blogspot.com/
1
Goodheart
DE,
Some
psychological
effects
associated
with
positive
and
negative
thinking
about
stressful
event
outcomes:
was
Pollyanna
right?,
J
Pers
Soc
Psychol.
1985
Jan;48(1):216-32.
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