This morning, as the moon slid toward the horizon and Charleston yawned awake, I took a nice walk and listened to Joe Rogan’s Halloween chat with Elon Musk. I laughed out loud at the unfiltered, goofy, “that’s-what-she-said” humor—because a real laugh is irresistible. It got me thinking: maybe the secret sauce isn’t just brilliance or grit. Perhaps it’s the childlike silliness we refuse to outgrow—the giggle that bubbles up and reminds our nervous system, “Hey, you’re safe. Y