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The hidden power of smiling | Ron Gutman

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Published 12 May 2011

http://www.ted.com Ron Gutman reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results. Did you know your smile can be a predictor of how long you'll live -- and that a simple smile has a measurable effect on your overall well-being? Prepare to flex a few facial muscles as you learn more about this evolutionarily contagious behavior.

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@heenasmiles13219 years ago I honestly believe that smiling is an amazing thing, when i am having a bad day a nice smile from a stranger makes me feel a lot happier. You never know, . ...Expand 234
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@77brick778 years ago I was feeling very depressed one day and i just said " f. It! " if i cant think or feel my way out this depression ill just fake a smile. Within . ...Expand 299
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@aseelcharolia53913 years ago Pov: you' re here because of an online class. 1014
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@M.Moadeli1232 years ago On this subject, the happiest years of my life were the years i smiled round the clock and practised daily gratitude. I was on cloud nine all the time, i can vouch for what he' s preaching, as i' ve been there done that and am speaking from practicalbacking it up. ...Expand 24
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@jordimorgan11 years ago When i see someone without a smile, i give them one of mine. 155
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@TracyKolenchuk10 years ago Smiling builds one aspect of health that is rarely acknowledged by the medical establishment - communities. Our health does not stop with the body, the . ...Expand 73
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@BenjaminMills8 years ago Ron gutman is an excellent speaker. Approachable, digestible material, and a quick view to boot. Thanks ron. 11
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@blackduckx09 years ago I tried to force smiles during this whole video. 260
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@elbladel4 years ago I have realised how powerful is a smile. Not just because what this video explains, but also instead of showing your true feelings, your pain, etc. You . ...Expand 5
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@MikeKollin13 years ago Yeah, i live by this, and it works powerfully! I have finally got to the point where i can smile at anyone, almost any time and change their mood with . ...Expand 22
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@banderas20002 years ago I love to give and recieve smiles. No better feeling then breaking down someones shield with a smile. When they open the door and smile back it' s so satisfying for both of us. 2
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@cympia322 years ago Yes, i love too smile. Song goes" when you' re smiling, the whole world smiles back at you. " awesome video. 4
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@jeanniegichigi27654 years ago Thank you, the ancestors are guiding me and they guided me to this today. I spent around 2hrs doing a smile meditation, in which i attempt to hold a smile . ...Expand 13
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@robert9174 years ago When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile. 32
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@jonplaud5 years ago I was a smileless (if that is a real word) person, especially during my school years (high school and college) now, i learn to smile more and that allows me to remember more. 3
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@generalanne38022 years ago Smile could help us confidence and relieved stress. Very well said. 2
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@MahnaGhafori11 months ago Smile! When i was a kid my new years resolution was to smile more so that when others saw me smiling theyd smile too. Now my smile is my brand and i id="hidden11"get to travel around the world smiling and connecting with people! Spreading happiness!. ...Expand
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@drsbrettsavage12 years ago Made me smile throughout thefeel better already! Thanks ron. 5
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@___xyz___7 years ago He leaves out that, while smiling in general is very good and everyone should smile more, studies have also shown that you are more likely to take risks . ...Expand 6
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@theory81610 years ago Wow this is crazy! I hated smiling because of how my life is but really i have a frown from childhood that just stuck with me because i wanted to look . ...Expand 5
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@rozalinapiano12 years ago Mr. Gutman, you are a great public speaker! Bravo on the well-versed and convincing presentation! It brought a number of my smiles onto my face - thanks. . ...Expand 1
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@DrSarsora4ever12 years ago This man is awesome. Just keep smiling. 2
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@Cajaquarius13 years ago @chillmeester agreed. When my dad died when i was young my family always told me to smile because it would make me feel better and forcing it did nothing . ...Expand 5
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@Hatchetryder8413 years ago This has been my research and designing for the past year. Very awesome.
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@JenKumar13 years ago Wow great public speaking skills! Love the integration of media along with the presentation. I wonder if the speaker created the visuals or got help. I have a lot to learn about public speaking from you! Thanks, ron. 1
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@desabog5 years ago The talk was very engaging and well presented. Whattemplate did ron use? 2
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@AdemirCortes11 years ago It' s very difficult to frown when looking at someone who smiles, but some shop assistants in australia manage this feat again and again. 2
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@11pho3nix7712 years ago I smiled all through this talk. Great exercise. 3
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@tacticallyinept964011 years ago And managed to get millions of people to agree with him with that smile. Smile = power. Help take over the world, one smile at a time. 2
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@Kimmehface11 years ago Wow insightful! That would be a great study to attempt!
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@Ko25213 years ago @dookiecheez you forgot one point. Emotions are connected with facial expressions. So, if you smile (a real smile, which include your whole face, and not . ...Expand 1
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@butterflywings98311 years ago You can feel happy without smiling. If you are in a happy mood it' s not necessary you smile. But smile is a part of happiness, and it' s portrays . ...Expand 2
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@TheRubeezz13 years ago Couldnt help but smile the whole time - this is awsome!
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@ayllasousa11 years ago I think it' s because real smiles has become so rare these days, that when people actually see someone smiling for real, they confuse it with flirting, . ...Expand 6
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@MrAturner37 years ago After watching this video i can personally say that i agree with ron on this subject. Now days with all the technology and new things with medicine coming . ...Expand 2
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@CheddarBob3913 years ago @youlovebeef i think it is better to say, people who feel better live longer. And that is probably due to beingwhy they feel better. and when you feel good, you tend to smile morethe smiling is the effect not the cause of feeling good. And feeling good is the cause of smiling and also what determines your longevity. ...Expand
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@SarehTehrani13 years ago I love his video presentation! That was awesome.
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@mos4213 years ago @meekhraboth can cause the other to occur and thus reinforce that same held positive action whether it were initiated as a smile or as a positive thought. Much like a yawn is contagious, so is a smile. Test it out and see how you feel and what response you get. ...Expand
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@dookiecheez13 years ago @manveet " the funny thing is there have been studies done that show just by making a particular face (for instance smiling) can actually induce that . ...Expand
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@CheddarBob3913 years ago @youlovebeef you and this guy may have a valid point though. But, from my experience in life thus far, i have had times where i had to force smiles(because . ...Expand 1
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@dookiecheez13 years ago @ko252 i didn' t forget a point. If you' re going to reply to someone who was making a reply, make an effort to read more than one message of the . ...Expand
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@gossipfaces11 years ago This is an amazing video. I like that smiling is contagious.
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@henriettegouteux764311 years ago Since one or two months i try this sometimes, in the street, in a shop, looking at someone and smiling, and it works most of time, the smile comes back.
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@mjpthetrucker94854 months ago Bringing a smile to your face will indtantly raise your spirits.
also people treat you differently. We are literally trained in a subconscious way to respond differently to someone who is smiling.
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@TamareWhiteWolf12 years ago This is wonderful, just perfect and true, thnxs so much, i am sharing it with everyone! Blessings: 1
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@KishelRamirez13 years ago Tedtalks ftw. This is actually a good talk per se!
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@Ishraqalshabab11 years ago I figured this out for myself when i was little and my dad was mad at me, i would just smile and he couldn' t help smiling. 2
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@yuyaozhuo76144 years ago Ron gutman is a speaker, writer, advisor, serial entrepreneur and angel investor. In may 2018, gutman was reportedly fired from healthtap by the board . ...Expand 2
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@mikehollingworth226211 years ago Well, well, well you must be very talented to be able to give the world a genuine smile while oozing smugness.
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@giulianaspinello31345 years ago Thanks to my teacher, i love ted talk.
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@Dman88drums12 years ago His slide show was amazing. Does anybody know what software he was using? It is so much more dynamic than a linear power point presentation.
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@JakeObnial13 years ago @chillmeester well, when you think about it, smiles suggest greater satisfaction and life and perhaps show a reduction in stress. That may in fact, contribute . ...Expand 1
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@bskak194013 years ago A good piece of information. This would be a very useful for laughter club.
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@Cajaquarius13 years ago @chillmeester it seems the point here is that it is better to be optimistic than pessimistic if you are referring to individual health. People who are . ...Expand
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@MrFromUSA12 years ago I literally said, " that was a good talk. " he was fit for this presentation, and made it all factual but still a story. 1
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@salvadorjauregui21377 years ago I have anger issues, and when i started smoking weed, i actually enjoyed my day for the first time in a long time. And what i noticed is that everyones . ...Expand
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@caliyxn3 years ago I' m here to write a reflection paper. 4
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@RandoPandaSmiles13 years ago @dookiecheez true. This is roughshod speech. Some of the science does hold up though. Smiling and happiness is very much causal. Smiling triggers certain . ...Expand
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@withme56222 years ago Pov: your writing a reflection paper right now. 3
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@AShotofJoyCurry-GainesvilleFL12 years ago Yes itis the best medicine. And smiles are a part of laughter. I bet if the person with hiv went out and lived life to the fullest and focused on the postive great things in life they would live longer and happier. ...Expand
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@jpmthemonk13 years ago I loved this video - the presentation was wonderful and the content was inspiring but i just want to point out one interesting premise: money can buy happiness. . ...Expand 2
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@tylerwise676511 years ago I love the qoute and want to use it in speech for class, anyway you can tell me who qouted it. 1
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@dookiecheez13 years ago @manveetfacial activity produced significant levels of subjective experience of the associated emotion" if you have access to the full paper perhaps you could elaborate on this. It' s a little ambiguous towards the point of contention. 2. Emblems? If you could extract a quote that actually has some relevance to the point of contention i' d be grateful, because i can' t seem to. 3. I don' t have the interest or the time. If this book has a relevant citation then offer it. ...Expand
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@Drstator8613 years ago @stenchinator thnx, but is there a pc program can do this? As prezi is web-based.
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@TrishJonesTV11 years ago it's official, I should NEVER need chocolate! talk on The hidden power of smiling. Worth the 7-minutes. 10
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@joemac35611 years ago Thanks. I' ve gotten help. My depression is mostly situational: my life sucks.
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@albreiki57256 years ago I realized that people who smile often and find joys from anything get what they want in life. 6
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@ashishpandit10286 years ago Ron you nailed it. Thank you man for this session. Epic.
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@jejrstans13 years ago Interesting. Those of you with theories and statistics; do they make you happy? Does it make you smile to consider them? Or does it just make you feel . ...Expand
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@dookiecheez13 years ago @graehall on botox. That is an interesting finding indeed. Though it' s not clear what the implications are, given that both genuine and fake expression . ...Expand
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@dianealboro20794 years ago From now on, i always smile even if is not funny! 1
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@dookiecheez13 years ago @ajayy " what i and some others are saying, is that even fake smiling does cause you to feel better" well that would be a different assertion t . ...Expand
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@ig715713 years ago Does the positive effects of smiling extend to fack smiling or smiling under extreme stress?
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@molewizard13 years ago @smoothbanana exactly. Though, that probably refers to faking a smile to make other people think you' re smiling, rather than to change your mood.
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@GraeHall13 years ago @dookiecheez: actually, not to disagree entirely, but there' s been interesting findings regarding botox' s effect on your emotions. It seems that . ...Expand
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@GrantSR13 years ago @cajaquarius i can' t cite it, but i have seen research that says that simply faking a smile can improve your mood. So it' s not a chicken or egg situation it is a chicken and egg situation. Either can help.
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@TheEnglishSisters10 years ago Love this! Smiles from the english sisters in rome.
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@wizwizsmile78214 years ago We don' t have to be happy to smile, we have to smile to be happy. Thank you: 2
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@Kaminegg12 years ago Everybody feels like that sometimes. I' d recommend trying it (smiling) anyway; if you need a reason, do somethingwill pay off for you, then smile. I write not just for you, but for anybody who feels like that: smile first, and you may find a reason, if only to realize that god appears to love us so much, that he allows us to make ourselves feel better with such a simple act as this. ...Expand
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@thegladiator448911 years ago You are right, smiling is result, not the cause. After all it is reflex. When you really glad or deeply happy you can smile naturally. But smiling out . ...Expand