{"id":2426,"date":"2021-04-04T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T18:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2021-04-04T11:58:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T18:58:07","slug":"fun-is-the-result-of-clapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/fun-is-the-result-of-clapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun is the Result of Clapping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"702\" data-attachment-id=\"2477\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/fun-is-the-result-of-clapping\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658.jpg?fit=2000%2C1372&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1372\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658.jpg?fit=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658.jpg?resize=1024%2C702&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658.jpg?resize=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658.jpg?resize=1536%2C1054&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4210658.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When performing on the street, I realized that I could make people laugh the whole show, but if I made them clap more, I would get more money.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some theories on this phenomenon&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>people thought if they clapped more they saw better stuff<\/li><li>it was a way of getting feelings engaged in the body<\/li><li>when you support something, you fall in love with it<\/li><li>the cue and response cycle of doing something and getting applause was rewarding<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of times entertainers think &#8220;they clapped because they had fun&#8221; but when I&#8217;m in a more helpful mindset, I think, &#8220;how can I get them to clap so that they have fun?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously you don&#8217;t want to tell people over and over to clap&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-gif aligncenter\">\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-gif-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:87%\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/VGKtXfGNwH6cLifbDY\" title=\"jeb bush clap\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but there are a million ways to give the crowd signals even when they&#8217;re not having fun.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think they all kind of apply, but 4th is the strongest reason to work on getting more applause. 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