# laughter Tyson Yunkaporta shares some poignant words on the relationship to jokes and the joy of discovery: > The burst of pleasure we feel when genuine knowledge transmission takes place occurs from of new neural pathways. These are connections between two points that were previously unconnected. Jokes are one most pure examples of this neural creation event; In humour is based on two ideas coming together in a new way — puns, rhymes, double meanings, unusual circumstances, accidents, exposed delusions and contextually inappropriate content are examples of this. The chemical rush we get from sudden neural connections in jokes is so intense and pleasurable that we laugh out loud. This kind of humour and joy in learning is a huge part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. ==If people are laughing, they are learning.== True learning is a joy because it is an act of creation. <https://highexistence.com/rabbithole/> [[learning]] --- tags: #creativity #process home: [[! creative process]]