Home · Challenges · Themes

Laughing More Often

For anyone who can't remember the last time they laughed out loud. Each day is one small way to invite more humor and lightness in, from a silly video shared with a friend to noticing the funny side of a small mishap.

Play · Self-Care · Stress · Relationships · one to-do a day · you choose how many days

Start this challenge free

The first seven days

  • Day 1Text a friend the funniest small moment from your week, even if it only made you snort quietly.
  • Day 2Watch one short comedy clip on your lunch break and let yourself laugh out loud if it comes.
  • Day 3Start a "made me laugh" list on your phone or a scrap of paper and add one entry before bed tonight.
  • Day 4Ask someone at dinner what made them laugh lately, and listen for the whole story.
  • Day 5Read the comic strips in a newspaper or online over your morning coffee.
  • Day 6Put on a pair of your silliest socks today and let them be your little secret.
  • Day 7Tell a child a knock-knock joke and let them tell you one back, however little sense it makes.

Further into the year

The to-dos keep changing as the year goes on. A few from later in this theme:

  • Day 30Leave yourself a funny note on the bathroom mirror to find tomorrow morning.
  • Day 60Look for a cloud shaped like something absurd and point it out to someone nearby.
  • Day 120Spend a work break describing your weekend plans to a coworker as if they were an action movie trailer.
  • Day 240Read aloud the oddest instructions you can find on a product label at home.
  • Day 365End the day by telling someone the funniest small thing you noticed.

How a challenge works

A Theraglee challenge is a theme with one small to-do for every day of a year. You choose how long yours runs, anywhere from a week to the full year, and each day you get the next to-do: something that takes a few minutes and fits inside an ordinary day. Tick it off when it is done. Nothing is scored and nothing is lost if you miss a day; the next to-do is simply waiting when you come back.

Challenges come with a free Theraglee account, which never asks for a card. Your progress stays private to you.

Challenges like this one

Making Music Part of Your Day For anyone who has let music fade into the background. Each day is one small way to listen, sing, play or move to music on purpose, so it can lift a… Making Room for Play For grown-ups whose days are all obligations and no fun. Each day is one small invitation to play, make, or mess around for its own sake, so… Making Home Feel Cozy For anyone whose home feels more like a place to pass through than a place to rest. Each day is one small, low-cost change to light, comfort, sound… Making Room for Quiet For anyone whose days are full of noise, screens and chatter. Each day is one small way to find a pocket of quiet, from a silent first sip of coffee…

Reading that goes with it

Doing a Dull Job Without Rushing It The dishes, the laundry, the same drive again. Why hurrying through them costs more than it saves, how to do one of them with nothing playing, and… Working Nights and Sleeping Days Night work is not daytime shifted along. How to protect the sleep you can get, when to use light and caffeine, the drive home that is the real… Going Somewhere Else in the Middle of an Argument Halfway through a disagreement you go flat and far away, and afterward cannot remember what either of you said.
Educational only — not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Find a licensed therapist if you want support.