7. Practice smiling
it can alleviate pain
smiling itself can make us feel better, but it's more effective when we back it up with positive thoughts, according to this study: A new study led by a Michigan State University business scholar suggests customer-s workers who fake smile throughout the day worsen their mood and withdraw from work, affecting productivity. But workers who smile as a result of cultivating positive thoughts such as a tropical vacation or a child's recital improve their mood and withdraw less.
Of course it's important-to-practice real smiles where you use your eye sockets it's very easy to spot the difference: According to PsyBlog, smiling can improve our attention and help us perform better on cognitive tasks: Smiling makes us feel good which also increases our attentional flexibility and our ability to think holistically.