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Why Does a Laugh Track Make People Laugh More?

at 1:36:12

From the episode: 9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163

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Shaan Puri says the thick and meaty version does not have to be that serious. Change the music behind a video and people feel totally differently. Put a laugh track behind the piece and people think it is funny and start laughing more. People are not as sophisticated as they hope to believe.

People picture themselves as intellectual creatures, then the music still moves the feeling and the laugh track still gets the laugh. Accepting the limit hands over new tools, so the piece can be played other ways. Heavy work and deep work stay available, and sometimes the move is to sit down and grind, but neither mode can run all the time.

Life is not supposed to be a grind. Shaan Puri says the other arts are fun and they make things easier.

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