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To be perfectly honest, and I'm not trying to be personally aggressive here, that kind of behavior makes me want to punch people in the face. A smile is an inv
by bowlofpetunias 13y ago
To be perfectly honest, and I'm not trying to be personally aggressive here, that kind of behavior makes me want to punch people in the face.
A smile is an involuntary response. Unless you are a really, really good actor with full control over ever muscle in your body, people will spot a fake smile ("if there's nothing specific to be happy about") from a mile away. It's not even a conscious thing, human body language is a way more complex symphony than just curling your lips a bit.
And in cultures in which artificial smiling is not a common thing that is seen as patronizing at best, and insulting at worst.
So unless you are in a country like the US, where people are used to such behavior, I would go easy on the "brain hacking".
- nostromo 13y agoI'm with you. I'm not a proponent of fake smiling. Another way to think about it: try and be more like the Dalai Lama. Notice how he's often smiling? Notice how when he greets strangers, he takes a genuine interest in their well being? You may want to punch Tony Robbins in the face, but I doubt you want to punch the Dalai Lama in the face. That's the goal I think. Not to brain hack by fake smiling, but to brain hack by practicing real empathy and finding inner happiness.
- sejje 13y agoSo make it a genuine smile, by working something into the conversation/pitch/whatever that is authentic and amusing to you. Not to mention, I'm guessing you're in the huge minority here. Like people who boycott products with annoying ads. Annoying ads which are proven to work.