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Jun 7, 2006

"People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile." --Lee Mildon

Science Behind Your Smile

We study twins, chimps and lottery winners, but still don't understand happiness. In his new book, 'Happiness: The Science Behind Your Smile', Dr. Daniel Nettle suggests that although people believe they will be happier in the future, they in fact seldom are; that societies don't get happier as they get richer; and that people are consistently wrong about the impact of future life-events on their happiness. "People may like to take a walk in the park, or play with their kids and so on, but what they want might be to get a promotion, earn more and buy a bigger house," Nettle says. To be happy, one must learn to be satisfied.