In this world, there are many masters, but there are not many who can really convince people. In this world, there are also people whose wisdom shines like stars, and Mintzberg is one of them. Not only did he achieve convincing achievements in the academic field, but what was even more impressive was the wisdom displayed by his "sharp humor".
Imagine that Mintzberg humorously described the idea of "thinking first": "Imagine the most important decision in your life – finding a partner. Will you think hard before making a decision?Make a list of the qualities you want, filter the candidates, and score them one by one. The result?By the time you're done with all this, you'll be married and have children, and your children will be able to play soy sauce. It made me laugh out loud, and his humor revealed his deep insight into life.
When it comes to humor, there has been quite a bit of research in academia. However, there is still no convincing explanation. There are about three mainstream theories.
The first is the superiority theory.
To put it simply, I create a sense of superiority by creating a loser who makes you feel like a winner.
For example, someone said to me, "Recently, the level of your articles has been getting worse and worse, what's going on?".”
I can slap you back: "Which eye of yours saw my level deteriorate?".”
But the premise of this is that I can beat you. If it doesn't beat you, it's not a good reply.
I can also reply, "That's not a bad deal." I vomited three times yesterday when I read my own article, and I vomited twice today. At this point, you might smile and think, "He's humorous."
This awkward conversation was resolved. Notice why you're laughing: because I describe myself as an outrageous loser who gives you a sense of superiority.
The second is the theory of dismay. To put it simply, it is a sudden "brain teaser" where two logical lines intersect.
For example, someone asks, "How can I have 10 million yuan in a month?"”
I can reply: "You are delusional, wake up, give up the sweet dreams that you didn't work for." ”
But the premise of saying this is that I still have to beat you. Otherwise, you will be angry and I will be miserable.
I can also reply: "It's very simple, you just have to close your eyes and buy 100 random **s**." Don't ask the investment manager, they're useless. In this way, it does not take a month for your 100 million yuan assets to become 10 million yuan. ”
This is the intersection of two logical lines, one is from 0 to 10 million yuan, and the other is from 100 million yuan to 10 million yuan. As you spoke, the sudden turn made him feel a sense of surprise and surprise.
The third is the theory of a sense of release.
To put it simply, it is to use "danger" to create tension for you, and then use "safety" to release it.
For example, if you say, "Do you think my company can be saved?"”
I can reply, "What are you bothering about?".Your company is doing well. Focus on the product and the people and do what you can change yourself. ”
To put it that way, it would be too prosaic.
I can also reply, "It's hard to say, your company is very dangerous right now." You have to make changes now, or your company won't survive for 3 months. I just noticed that your company's business license has 3 months to expire. Hurry up and extend it, or the company will be closing. ”
This is to create tension with "danger" and then release it with "safety".
Which of these three theories about humor do you think is the real origin?I do not know. Maybe it's both.
However, in my opinion, these theories only interpret humor from the perspective of utility mechanism, and ignore the ability behind humor - intelligence.
Wisdom is like a fountain, and humor is the spring that springs out of it. It is only when wisdom accumulates to a certain extent that it overflows like a spring of water that humor is formed.
So humor is actually overflowing wisdom.
Statement: The creative ideas and some views of this article are based on Mr. Hurun's "Underlying Logic", and Hui Chang Theory reinterprets and sorts out, and I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Hurun again.
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