The Skill of Humor | Andrew Tarvin | TEDxTAMU · TEDx Talks
Andrew Tarvin分享幽默如何成为生活必需品，帮助提升工作效率、减少压力并增强幸福感。适合练习职场沟通和生活态度。
Translator: Cihan Ekmekçi Reviewer: Leonardo Silva Six
翻译者：Cihan Ekmekçi 审稿人：Leonardo Silva Six
years ago, I was sitting out with some friends in New York City when I got a notification on my phone,
几年前，我在纽约市和朋友们一起闲逛时，手机上收到了一条通知。
and I was surprised to find that I had a text message from my grandmother.
令我惊讶的是，我收到了一条来自祖母的短信。
I was surprised because my grandmother at the time was 78 years old, and she had never sent a text before.
我很惊讶，因为当时我的祖母已经78岁了，她之前从未发过短信。
And I will tell you the first text was adorable.
我得告诉你们，第一段文字真的非常可爱（或者说非常有趣/令人印象深刻）。
It read, "Dear Andrew, trying out texting.
上面写着：“亲爱的安德鲁，我正在尝试发短信。
Love, your grandma."
爱你，你的奶奶。
I was like "Aw, she thinks it's a letter!"
我当时就想：“哇，她居然以为那是一封信呢！
So I sent her a message back, "Hey grandma, it's a text.
于是我给她回了一条消息：“嘿，奶奶，这是一条短信。
You don't have to include all that."
你不必把所有那些内容都包括进来。
Her response was "Dear Andrew, Okay.
她的回复是：“亲爱的安德鲁，好吧。
Love, your grandma."
爱你，你的奶奶。
My favorite part is it's always "Love, your grandma," like if it was "Love, grandma" I'd be confused.
我最喜欢的部分就是信的结尾总是写着“爱你的奶奶”。如果信的结尾只是“爱，奶奶”，那我肯定会感到困惑。
If it was like, "Dear Andrew, have a good time in Texas.
如果信的内容是这样的：“亲爱的安德鲁，希望在德克萨斯州玩得开心。
Love, grandma," I'd be like "Grandma?
爱你，奶奶。”我就会这样说道：“奶奶？
Who's grandma?"
谁的奶奶啊？
But my grandmother's still figuring some things out.
不过我奶奶还在努力弄清楚一些事情呢。
A couple of years ago, I went to Switzerland for work, came back, sent a message to grandmother:
几年前，我因工作去了瑞士，回来后给祖母发了一条消息：
''Hey grandma, just got back from Switzerland.''
嘿，奶奶，我刚从瑞士回来。
Her response was, ''Dear Andrew, Switzerland?
她的回复是：“亲爱的安德鲁，瑞士吗？
WTF.''
这什么鬼……
All right, so I called my grandmother up, ''Grandma, what do you think WTF means?''
好吧，我给奶奶打了电话，问道：“奶奶，你觉得‘WTF’是什么意思呢？
And she's like, ''Oh well, someone at Bridge told me it means 'Wow That's Fun.''
然后她说：“哦，好吧，Bridge公司里的某个人告诉我，这个意思其实是‘哇，真有趣’。
I was like, ''That is exactly what it means.''
我当时就想：“这正是它所表达的含义啊。
I'm not going to explain that to my grandmother.
我可不会去向我的祖母解释这件事。
But over time, I've come to realize
但随着时间的推移，我逐渐意识到……
that I think the world would be a happier place if more people thought WTF - if more people were like my grandmother and thought,
我认为，如果更多的人能够多问几个“为什么”（WTF），这个世界将会变得更加美好。如果更多的人能像我的祖母那样，总是充满好奇心、善于思考问题，那么这个世界一定会变得更加和谐、幸福。
"Wow, that's fun."
哇，真有趣。
Because in 2012, I left my corporate job at Procter and Gamble to teach people about the value of humor.
因为在 2012 年，我辞去了在宝洁公司的工作，转而致力于向人们传授幽默的力量及其价值。
I've worked with more than 35,000 people at more than 250 organizations on how to be more productive,
我与来自250多个组织的35,000多名人士合作，共同探讨如何提高工作效率。
less stressed and happier, using humor.
通过运用幽默，压力减轻了，人也变得更快乐了。
But when people hear what it is that I do, they are a little bit skeptical,
但是当人们听到我所做的事情时，他们会有些怀疑。
because no one thinks of humor as a bad thing.
因为没有人会认为幽默是一件坏事。
Is there anyone here that doesn't like to laugh?
这里有没有人不喜欢笑呢？
Anyone that's like "No, I hate feeling joy in my body?"
有没有这样的人，他们会说：“不，我讨厌自己身上感受到快乐的感觉？
No.
不。
People think of humor as a nice-to-have.
人们认为幽默是一种“可有可无”的东西（即：虽然幽默很重要，但并非绝对必要）。
Oh, if I enjoyed my work more, if I had some fun, it would be great,
哦，如果我能更享受我的工作，如果工作中能有一些乐趣的话，那该多好啊。
but if not, oh well.
但如果不行，那也没关系。
The reality is that humor is a must-have.
现实情况是：幽默是不可或缺的。