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Those Studies That Found That Smiling Can Improve Your Bad Mood? Well …

IDEAS Posted: August 31, 2016 11:00 am

“This concept has been a standard in self-help for many years: Fake it till you make it; sulk until you hulk. Act the way you want to feel, and the rest will fall into place. … Smiling can make you happy or decrease your stress.” Now the studies on which the concept was based have been re-tried by researchers, and the old results haven’t been replicated. Daniel Engber lays out the history.

IDEAS Published: 08.28.16

Read the story in Slate Published: 08.28.16

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