# Smiling can make you happier—unless someone forces you to do it

- Source: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Published: 2026-11-04T14:00:21+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-happier.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/smiling-can-make-you-happier-unless-someone-forces-you-to-do-it-dfccc7/

Nicholas Coles, Ph.D., had long heard that forcing a smile can make you feel a little happier—after all, he had done a lot of the research that supposedly proved it. But something didn't sit quite right with his own findings.

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