Why is it so important to be silly?

Is there such a thing as being too playful? Doubt it! And in this edition of Doing What Works we take a serious look at the quest for silly. Our family makes it a project. We'll tell you what we do on a daily basis to make the so-called ordinary days more fun. On special occasions (read: any time we're all together, in person) we celebrate with what Katie calls "Doing the Silly." Bonus feature: what her guests are treated to on a tour of her apartment.

Here are your show notes…

Do children laugh hundreds of times more a day than adults? Maybe yes [https://arlenetaylor.org/laughter-humor-and-the-brain/4192-amount-of-laughter], maybe no [https://www.laughteronlineuniversity.com/children-laughter-frequency/].

“Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” is from the Bible [https://www.biblehub.com/matthew/18-3.htm].

The writer Dave Barry makes a living being silly [http://davebarry.com/dave-barry.php] and is featured in Maureen’s book, The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UE88OK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0].

Inspire kids to eat vegetables by telling them not to! [https://twitter.com/DoingWhatWorks/status/1311687341371785217]

Ze Frank [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ze_Frank] shares “true facts” about the tarsier [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jz0JcQYtqo].

“Most cutting thing you can say is ‘who’s this clown?’ because it implies they’re a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns” is from Twitter [https://twitter.com/skullmandible/status/1253052906787360768].

#TheKaOfKatie [https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheKaOfKatie?src=hashtag_click] on Twitter is where I’ve shared her best one-liners.