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I've discovered a weird but related phenomenon. At some point, I started consciously trying to true-smile (including the eyes, among other things) for all appr
by bovermyer 5y ago
I've discovered a weird but related phenomenon.
At some point, I started consciously trying to true-smile (including the eyes, among other things) for all appropriate photos.
After awhile, I realized that it was having a positive effect on my mood. I don't know if there's some study around that, but it appears that the process of trying to genuinely smile _created_ a positive mood, rather than resulting from one.
- prerok 5y agoThis is a known phenomenon: https://www.sclhealth.org/blog/2019/06/the-real-health-benefits-of-smiling-and-laughing/ https://www.sclhealth.org/blog/2019/06/the-real-health-benef... Though, I do remember reading about a collection of studies that failed to reproduce and this was one of the hypotheses. Perhaps the difference is that you genuinely wanted to smile :)