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reflectingmonkey · 51-55, M
smile, even if I don't feel great, its helpful for many reasons. if i'm in a shitty mood and I show it everyone will be asking questions about my mood, if I just smile, people leave me alone. also smiling is a good way to control people, get them to be cooperative and do what you want them to do. finally, it has a gigantic effect on our state of mind. it feels as if the smile-mood connection goes both ways: a good mood puts a smile on our face but smiling can also induce a good mood within us. so smiling makes sense.