Be Able to Laugh at Yourself Just as it’s important to be someone who laughs easily (but never cruelly), it’s also important to be able to laugh at yourself. Laughing at yourself is a way to feel more confident about putting yourself out there and trying new things. It’s a very specific form of self-assuredness and confidence and, indeed, bravery that popped up again and again in the Fun Squad’s descriptions of people whom they considered fun. Fun people were described as being “not afraid to be silly” or “not afraid to try new things and to be a beginner” or “not afraid to be vulnerable.”
