Our friends have a huge impact on our performance. Really huge.
Thank the next happy friend that you think of. Each happy friend increases our chances of being happy by 9%. An extra $5,000 in income only increases our chances by 2% so each happy friend we have is worth about $22,500 
And check your profile picture on Facebook. People who smile for their profile picture have 15% more close friends than the rest.
As my mother says, smile and the world smiles with you, frown and you’ll frown alone…
The research shows that the ‘degrees of separation’ effects weaken to nothing after three or four levels (so your friends, their friends and even the friends of your friend’s friend are likely to have an impact on you) – that’s a whole bunch of people you’ve never even met!
So: Who are your closest friends?
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