London, August 12: Want to stay happier? Just sport a smile and recollect something pleasant which happened the previous day, says a new study.
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire have carried out the study and found that smiling and thinking of something good from the previous day help to make one happier, ‘The Daily Telegraph’ reported.
Other techniques that help in increasing happiness include expressing gratitude, smiling and carrying out an act of kidness, they said.
In fact, the researchers have based their findings on an analysis of a “happiness experiment”, with more than 26,000 people joining to try recognised mood-boosting techniques.
The study found that 65 percent of those recalling something happiness had a boost in happiness, compared to only half of those who just thought about the day events. Subjects who were asked to recall a pleasant event from the previous day were given an immediate 15 per cent boost in happiness.
An act of kindness led to a nine per cent boost in happiness, while being grateful for an aspect of life led to an eight per cent rise and making an effort to smile and hold it made people six percent happier.
–Agencies