I'm curious, do you find that you can be dead serious at other times, for example in comparing yourself against others, or achieving personal goals when you're

I'm curious, do you find that you can be dead serious at other times, for example in comparing yourself against others, or achieving personal goals when you're the underdog? One of the common patterns behind this kind of behavior is a general swing between those two points: A (serious) and B (trickster archetype), throughout the day. If this seems to apply at all, you should immediately build in a relief-psychology routine for yourself. At intervals you should schedule in and watch funny Youtube comedy sketches, listen to favorite humorous podcasts, write funny lyrics about people who drive you crazy, listen to loud and annoying music, or whatever. This should effectively soak up some of the excess prior to boring meetings. When things are dry and boring and you're in the thick of it, take a page out of Bill Clinton's book (and other doodlers) and draw some funny stuff on the side. And you're right to focus on this. There are people who will naturally seem less-important to you who appreciate it if the levity can be kept to a minimum. They may even raise the diplomacy voice inappropriately or less-authentically themselves, which can drive funny people out of their minds with irony. Anyway what I'd not want to do is be on those individuals' target list, because the diplomatic fixes to things like too much joking around often happen behind the scenes. That's where diplomatic people do their own embarrassing trickster stuff, contrary to your naturally direct style. So it's a good idea to work at avoiding the worst outcomes, even if the best outcomes may seem out of reach for now. In the meantime...if you feel like you're faking any of this, that's probably not going to help either. So be sure to look at your career and life and make sure you're making whatever changes are needed so you can keep it real, make jokes when appropriate, and avoid anything embarrassing, by finding yourself in an environment that's a naturally good fit for you. It may also help to study: Acting, team personality dynamics, character analysis, sales & management skills. A goal would be to deeply understand the others, be able to see through their perspectives, and lift yourself out of your focus on your own, subjective perspectives on what's going on around you. If you can help others out by understanding them, they will probably want to like you AND find a way to appreciate your humor. Good luck and I hope this can help a bit.