Article: Laughter is a key to a sense of humor. Focus on laughing more every day, even laughing at yourself. Enjoy small things, find humor in everyday situations, and find humor in life's misfortunes. Smile as often as you can. Try making other people laugh, too. Make laughing a priority, for yourself and for others. When you find yourself in a tense situation, step back and laugh. Anger is a powerful emotion, but laughter also has a powerful hold over our minds and bodies. Toss out a one-liner, laugh at the situation, or use humor to diffuse a situation.   It might save you some stress and heartache.   Sometimes tense or uncomfortable situations benefit from some comedic relief. A joke can take some of the tension away and make people feel more comfortable. When you know you are about to go off on someone, crack a joke. If you're fighting with your sibling, you can say, "We've been fighting about this same thing for 10 years! Apparently, we're stuck as teenagers." If someone makes fun of your old car, you can respond, "I bet you don't look as good as you did 15 years ago, either!" Let go of things that make you immediately feel defensive. Forget criticisms, judgments, and self-doubt. Instead, let those bothersome things roll off your back as you have a sense of humor about them. Everyone is not out to criticize you or to get you. Instead, smile or laugh. Having a light-hearted attitude about yourself is one way of keeping a sense of humor. Learn to laugh at yourself. Everyone needs to take themselves seriously sometimes, but learning to laugh at yourself is a way to self-acceptance. No one is perfect, and we all make mistakes. Don't take yourself too seriously, and keep good humor about your life.  Laugh off things you cannot control, such as age and appearance. If you have a big nose, make fun of yourself instead of getting upset. If you're getting older, laugh at the over the hill cards. Even if you feel uncomfortable making fun of yourself, shrug that stuff off, especially if you can't change it. Laugh at your slight embarrassments and faults. It helps to see the humor in your humanness. Think about the embarrassing moments in your life. Find a way to tell that story where it's humorous instead of mortifying. You will need to poke fun at yourself, and maybe exaggerate or dramatize the events. Part of having a sense of humor is transferring that over to others. Just like how you shouldn't take yourself too seriously, try to use the same principle with others. Be forgiving and focus on positives when people make mistakes. Lightheartedly laugh off their mistakes like you would your own. This not only makes you feel good, but it makes them feel accepted, which can help your relationship.  Instead of getting mad because your employee is always late to meetings, make it into a joke by saying, "Glad you're not running an airline." While the joke your co-worker made might be tasteless or offensive, it might not require getting upset. Having a sense of humor means you let things roll off your back and you choose what to get upset about. Most people won't do something because they're scared of failure or looking silly. Having a good sense of humor about yourself can help you get over these things holding you back. A sense of humor helps you get out of your head and let go of your inhibitions so you can experience life – no matter if your endeavors are successful or not.  Having a sense of humor helps you realize that it's okay to look stupid. Even if you look stupid, just laugh at yourself. And then smile because you tried something new outside of your comfort zone. And finally, study the person's character. Learning their likes might bring a smile in their faces.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Learn to laugh. Laugh instead of reacting. Let go of defensiveness. Accept yourself. Give others a break. Get spontaneous.

A plain hat like a fedora or straw hat can be instantly dressed up by adding a new ribbon above the brim.  Measure the circumference of the base of the crown of the hat with a flexible measuring tape made for sewing, and cut your ribbon about an inch longer than this measurement, so you have a small overlap to glue. Glue the ribbon around the hat. Use a small line of hot glue in the middle of the ribbon. Tuck the exposed edge under slightly so it doesn’t look frayed or become more frayed over time. For whimsy, use a bright ribbon with a pattern like polka dots or stripes. For a more classic style, use a solid color, satin ribbon. This works well to adorn fabric hats like the top of a baseball cap or a woven bean.  First, use a piece of white chalk or chalk pencil to draw the design you want to create on your hat. It can help to mark off where you want each individual stitch by using dotted lines. Then, thread an embroidery needle with embroidery floss in your color of choice. You can find both of these at most craft stores. They will be labeled for embroidery. Follow your design by bringing the need down and through each of your dotted stich marks. When you finish your design, tie off the end of the thread so that your embroidery doesn’t come out. If you’ve never embroidered before, start with a simple design, like a geometrical shape or group of shapes like squares or stars. You can go back over your design with a different color of thread if you want a bit more complexity. A single homemade rosette can be a nice touch on a hate like a fedora. You can use any fabric you want, like tulle or thick cotton.  Cut out petals from your fabric. These should be ovals in varying sizes. You’ll want a few large petals for the bottom of your flower and smaller ones for the top petals. To attach them, either sew them together, or glue them on top of one another. Cross two petals on the bottom, and continue them upward until you use your smallest petals. Glue the finished rosette to your hat with a large dot of fabric glue or hot glue. Another two-dimensional way to spice up your hat is to draw on it with fabric markers or paints. This is great for first-time fabric crafters.  Draw your design on your hat first in pencil or with chalk. Use the fabric markers to go over the outline you made, and then fill in your design with additional colors. This works well with hats like baseball caps that are made from cotton. It doesn’t work as well on textured materials like straw or felt. If you do want to draw on a more textured hat, opt for the fabric paint over the markers.
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Put a ribbon on it. Make a small, embroidered design. Add a flower. Draw on your hat.