Unveiling the top 50 elements that are most likely to bring a smile to your face. From simple pleasures to grand gestures, discover what sparks joy universally and how these happiness triggers can enhance your everyday life.
Things that make you smile
Being made a cup of tea, seeing an old friend, hearing a bit of good news, getting a thank-you from someone, and doing something to make someone else laugh or smile top the list.
- The average Brit smiles 13 times and laughs 3 times every day, spending more than four hours a day feeling truly happy. They are also reduced to tears of laughter twice a week.
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Someone offering an elderly person their seat on the bus/train
- Fitting in to a pair of jeans you thought were too small
- Finding a bargain in the sales
- Old people holding hands
- Bumping into someone you haven’t seen for ages
- Getting a quiet moment to myself
- Chocolate
- The smell of freshly baked bread
- People carrying their babies
- Making a new friend
- Hearing your child say their first words
- Driving a car with the window down on a sunny day
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Passing a driving test
- Praising your boss
- Cuddling your children
- Getting the answers right on a TV quiz
- Swimming in the sea
- Waking up on a Saturday morning and realizing it is the weekend
- Having a girlie/lads night out
- Being made a cup of tea