Sam Lessin: evaluation

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…Yeah. Okay. Amazing. Okay. Speaking of conversation, small talk and humor, give us some tips. Here's the thing. Humor's great. I love humor. It can be overdone. And again, it shouldn't be the point of things. And also, I'd say humor is quite conditional and subtle to the audience. So in the room you're in, dirty jokes. You don't want to tell a dirty joke in the wrong room. But I think the thing about humor is there's this interesting subtlety to why it's so useful in social settings, which is one, it kind of shows you the ultimate mastery of a social situation. If you're able to tell a joke, which is right up to the line or even pushes at one degree to show your own comfort in the space. So the ultimate demonstration of comfort in a space is to tell a joke that's a little over the line or a little off color, but not too off color. It's like the ultimate thing. So if you're really in it and feeling good, using humor is great. You should not be remembered as only the comedian. And again, the level of jokes that you're playing with is a very subtle thing. So you don't want to tell a knock-knock joke with adults, but the off-color sex joke that is hilarious, you better be pretty confident before you tell it in space. The last thing you want, a joke that everyone laughs at is great. A joke that no one laughs at, it's like a huge risk maneuver you failed. It's not the point. So it's a great tool. I love it. I think everyone should have their file of jokes. I do. I don't know about you, but I have a Evernote. It's not Evernote anymore. It's like a bear of my favorite jokes. And they're loosely ranked and from least offensive to most offensive because I forget the jokes, but you kind of want to use humor sparingly and smartly. This is your next book, this list of jokes.…

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