Does smiling make you happy?

Stuff You Should Know

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 79.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2011

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

You smile because you're happy, yet happiness research suggests the opposite can also hold true. Smiling may actually improve your mood. Open interpretation make for the best SYSKs, so prepare for an old-fashioned academia studyfest with Chuck and Josh.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:30.4	Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.
0:33.3	It's ready for you.
0:35.8	Welcome to Stucky Should Know, GrimhouseStuffWorks.com.
0:45.8	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
0:47.4	I'm Josh Clark, this Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
0:50.8	That makes this stuff you should know.
0:53.6	Hey man, how are you doing?
0:55.9	You're all smiles, aren't you?
0:57.9	I am.
0:58.9	Is this article that we're about to talk about?
1:01.9	Did it make you smile reading it like the contagious yawning one?
1:05.2	No.
1:06.2	I'm pretty smiley though.
1:07.4	You're fairly smiley.
1:08.4	Unless I'm actively pissed off about something, then I'll probably be smiley.
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