We all face moments of discomfort, stress, and the urge to escape difficult feelings. Often, this unease traps us in u ...

A chuckle isn't always what it seems in the workplace, where laughter has become a careful balancing act.

Humor, and its resultant laughter, can help us relieve stress in even the most stressful times. Now, I’m not saying you have to have gallows humor like my twisted family, but using humor to reject, ...

Humor has long been seen as a “soft skill,” useful for easing awkward Zoom moments or sharing a laugh with colleagues. But CU Boulder researchers Tony Kong and Peter McGraw argue it’s far more than ...

Kong: Humor has a lot of relational benefits. People bond easily when they laugh together, and it builds trust. Research shows it boosts creativity, helps people think more divergently and strengthens ...

DeAndre Brown, a 24-year-old Chicago native and former banking analyst, quit the rat race in 2022 to break down “toxic work culture one video at a time.” He also pushes back on perceptions that ...

Most of the time, stress is a part of work that may be annoying, but isn’t debilitating. As I have written about many times, stress is just the emotion you experience when you are focused on avoiding ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sho Dewan is a career expert who covers work, top jobs, and business. Cut work stress with simple routines like time blocking, ...

Work stress has become one of the most common challenges in modern life. According to recent national reports, nearly seven in ten employees say work is a major source of stress, putting us right back ...