The Smile bug! Does it really exist?

Are smiles really contagious? Lets test that out.

I challenge you to give a smile to as many people you can. What are your findings?

Can you see those you smiled at grinning from ear to ear? How do long do you catch yourself smiling for? Is your day going any differently? Let me know in the comments.

Let intentionally test out this quote.

MY FINDINGS

I tested this theory out for myself. I went about with my day smiling at anyone I saw, and the finding were as expected. I can say around 90% of these interactions resulted with a smile on the opposite party. However, the duration of the smile and the joyous feeling gained depended on how true that smile was from the sender.

When I first started of as you can expect I was giving of fake smiles in hesitation wondering how I would come across, this resulted with a quick, short smile from the other or for a few not even a look. However, as the day progress things began to feel more natural and left me and the recipient feeling more comfortable and joyous.

The reversal also works. By chance, I saw a man grinning from ear to ear while riding his bike, and before I knew it, I let out a smile of my own, he didn’t even have to look at me. His smile was definitely infectious 😄

I think it is safe to say that smiles are truly contagious, give it a go yourself and let me know how it goes! What are your finding?