How to Laugh More: The Happy Chappy Experiment

Let's call it the Happy Chappy experiment. In a book called The Happy Buddha, it said that you can increase your daily laughs by doing a simple exercise: Smile as naturally as you can for 15 seconds in morning and night.

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Also, laugh for a full minute, even if nothing's funny (I prefer to find a place where no one's around, but it depends on your personality). I've only done this experiment a few times, but already I've found I'm laughing more. Although it's a bit awkward when I'm the only one laughing at stuff, sometimes my laughing encourages other people to laugh, too.

The book suggests that laughter is not just caused by external factors, but more so by your own ability to find things funny.

I want to know if this works for anyone else. Literally, after doing it for two days (a grand total of 3 minutes) I was laughing more. Please someone give it a go and comment below if it works for you, too.

Pencils are the new roses

Note: For the smiling thing, it also helps to put a pencil between your teeth. Otherwise you might get distracted and start singing or wondering what’s for lunch. No? That was just me? Ok then.