Do you ever smile even though you’re not happy? Is it bad to fake a smile?

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How we grin to bear it the science of smiling
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandsty...
“The winning article of the 2014 Wellcome Trust sciencewriting prize looks at smile research – how they make us feel better, how to fake them and why you should say ‘cheeks’ not ‘cheese’.”

Facial Expressions: Smiles, Frowns Not Universal After All, Study Suggests
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04...
“A smile and a frown mean the same thing everywhere—or so say many anthropologists and evolutionary psychologists, who for more than a century have
argued that all humans express basic emotions the same way.”

How many muscles does it take to smile?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life...
“You've likely been told (or read in a forwarded email) that it takes fewer muscles to smile than it does to frown, and that, in light of this fact, you should smile more often.”

Does smiling make you happy?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life...
“Smiling doesn't seem like a particularly complicated act: You feel a happy emotion, the corners of your mouth turn up, your cheeks lift and your eyes crinkle.”

Wipe Away That Frown: Botox Makes You Happier
http://content.time.com/time/health/a...
“Botox may not only provide a nonsurgical facelift — it may also lift your spirits, new research suggests.”

Smile! It Could Make You Happier
http://www.scientificamerican.com/art...
“We smile because we are happy, and we frown because we are sad.”

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