The science behind the smile

Presented by : DEBANSHU GHOSH UTSHO CHOWDHURY GOPAL KUMAR MOUMITA ROY

Science will soon be able to tell us how to live the lives we want, but it will never tell us what kind of lives we should want to live. That will be for us to decide.

Happiness research has become a hot topic in the past 20 years

•Psychologists want to understand what people feel•Economists want to know what people value •Neuroscientists want toknow how people’s brains respond to rewards

Peoples to do scientific research for happiness…

Measurement of happiness…

• How happy are you

right now?

• Your five might be

my six..

What researchers discover about

happiness…• Couples• Rich man poor man• Healthy and sick people

Not All Smiles Are Created Equal…

• Get others to trust you

• Smile for leniency

• Recover from social slip-ups

• Laugh off the hurt

• Hide what you really think

• Smile for longevity

• Grin for insight

Happiness & Productivity…

“If you don’t get this to me by

Friday,you’re fired”

“I don’t think most people could getthis done by Friday. But I have full faith and confidence that you can. And it’s hugely important to theentire team.”

Secret behind the smile…

What kind of happiness should we

want? For example, do we want the

average happinessof our moments to be as large as

possible, ordo we want the sum of our

happy moments to beas large as possible?

Happiness graph…

A Focused Mind is a Happy Mind…

• Happy people work better with others

• Happy people are more creative

• Happy people fix problems instead of complaining about them

• Happy people are way more motivated

• Happy people worry less about making mistakes and consequently make fewer mistakes

• Happy people make better decisions

Will all this research ultimately make us

happier???

What kind of happiness should we want!!

Surprise…

Thank you…