When I start to feel stressed or overly intense, sometimes I will notice something absurd – in myself or the world – and it laugh-shocks me into a better state of mind.
I think, “You know, I need to try to make jokes to myself more often.”
Then when life gets serious, I forget.
I can think of many times I’ve been too serious. I can’t think of any times when I laughed too much (excepting moments of cruel, mocking laughter).
I guess I can laugh at the absurdity of my own inability to remember this.