'Laughter is the best medicine': 33 Laughs That Will Guide You On Your Inner Journey to a Happy Brain This Weekend (October 16, 2026)

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Oct 16, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

How often would you say you laugh in a day? Once? Twice? Might we recommend more? The limit should not exist when it comes to appreciating joy and laughter every single day. It's for your own mental health!

Every day we wake up, do our morning routine to get ready for the day, do our lil commute to work, drain our mind and body so we can keep a roof over our head and food in our belly, then we go home, maybe eat something, go to sleep, and do it all over again the next day. How can you not get exhausted by that? It's a daily routine that humans were not created for; we were meant to be eating fruit by a creek with a few leaves as an outfit. Why can't I just exist with the foxes and squirrels in the woods where we just yap to the trees all day? Capitalism entered the chat, and now I have to focus on KPIs and Q4 reports. How am I supposed to survive this?

Well, there are many ways. One way is by appreciating the little things, like joy and laughter. Just because you're at your serious adult job doesn't mean you can't laugh. Another way is by going to therapy. A therapist can help you notice the little things in your life that you are taking for granted so you can appreciate them. Plus, you can learn more about yourself and start to appreciate yourself even more. Heck, maybe you'll even leave the 9-to-5 and do something much more daring, but it feels more you.

Let us help you find a bit of joy today with these memeingfull memes!

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In my opinion, laughter is life. Those are the moments I remember and cherish most with my loved ones: the moments when we laughed together and shared humor. The moments I fell in love the hardest were when I was made to laugh like nothing was wrong and everything felt okay. When you think back on darker memories you wish you could forget but can't, try to find the laughter. Perhaps they are so unforgettable because they are devoid of laughter. Joy and happiness can be on their own, but laughter is always paired with joy and happiness. I mean, real laughter, not the giggles you do when you feel awkward or the chuckles you force when you're just trying not to hurt someone else's feelings. I mean the laughter you feel deep in your soul, that has your entire body shaking and your cheeks hurting from smiling. That laughter is always paired with joy, happiness, and love. That is the kind of human trait worth fighting for and staying alive for.
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Philosophers rarely touch on the subject of laughter. When they have, they approach it in an ironically laughable way that shows they favor seriousness over humor. However, as a professional memer, I have seen humor in many different forms, and I do not agree with the philosophers. Humor is much more important than seriousness. Plato and Socrates go on and on about truth and beauty, but it blows my mind that they avoid the subject of humor when addressing such matters. Real, genuine laughter always comes with truth in beauty. Take a baby's laugh: some cultures put so much importance on that first laugh that they celebrate it with parties and gifts. Laughter is such a specifically human trait, it's a wonder why we haven't studied it more. Seriously, a life without laughter is just sad. There must be a reason why we say “laughter is the best medicine!"
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Anyways, go share these memes with a philosopher and see what they have to say about them! Or maybe just share them with your therapist and see what they have to say about your impeccable sense of self-deprecating humor.
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