STRATEGIC DISENGAGEMENT Humor and Strategic Disengagement Using humor is a perfect way to mentally and physically take a break from your work. Short spurts of it throughout the day help you maintain energy levels and keep you productive, all while increasing your overall workplace satisfaction. For the purposes of this book, we’re going to think about strategic disengagement in terms of the benefits it provides, as defined below: • Energizer – Increase your energy to complete a task. • Stress Reliever – Combat the negative effects of stress during and/ or after particularly stressful situations. • Physical Activity – Improve long–term physical health and get blood and oxygen flowing through the body. • Mental Exercise – Improve long–term mental health and work the brain to improve creativity and help prevent mental diseases. • Play – Have fun, enjoy life. With these benefits in mind, here are 100 ways to use humor to strategically disengage. 205