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How to look confident

Want to hear a fun fact? New York Magazine recently published 50 steps to simple happiness, and they offered this funny trick: If you leave your mouth in that slightly upturned position it takes after saying 'Cheez Whiz,' you'll look relaxed and confident. Huh, who knew? Could be great if you were walking into an interview or feeling nervous at a party.

(Photos by Lucie Camp and Anna Melcon Bond)
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63 comments:

  1. maggie12:57 PM

    i tried it at my computer, LOL!

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  2. I just did too. Thanks for the tip. I KNOW it will come in handy.

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  3. exactly what I need now. Thank you.

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  4. haha, i know, you can't help trying it! :)

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  5. Glad I'm not the only one...and hey, it works!

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  6. haha I hope I don't blurt "cheese whiz" next time I'm in an awkward situation!

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  7. Good to know! @Hollie- haha! I would totally do that.

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  8. Isn't that expression just a half-baked smile?? I always heard to smile in such situations. And I'm sure they didn't mean like a Cheshire Cat. ;o) Cheez Whizzzz

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  9. Great tip! I also love their swimsuits in the last photograph.

    teatoastblog.blogspot.com

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  10. This is just the tip I need for this week! Thank you Joanna!

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  11. ha! that is so strange! im practicing now. i hope i remember to try it in public. cheeeese whizzz.

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  12. Interesting...I just tried it in the mirror and I only look confused. Ha ;)

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  13. I love this post!! I must read the article ;) I actually just bombed a job interview recently, so I will read this article before my next interview ;) Thank you!

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  15. Great tip! and fun to say, too!

    -Kate
    room22design.blogspot.com

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  16. Love little random pieces of great advice like this!

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  17. I totally just said "Cheez Whiz" about 5 times. It makes me feel as if I am smiling nervously if I hold though. No?

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  18. Fun tip! I just did it a bunch of times and I think I just end up looking....weird? I don't think I'm doing it right. My mouth doesn't so much have a slightly upward thing happening as much as a to the side awkward smile sort of situation. Hmm.

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  19. My mouth is naturally very similar to that, and I always get told I look a little smug, or like I have a joke on everyone. Gotta be cautious with it...

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  20. i just tried it too, haha:) thanks for the tip. love that retro photograph in the bathing suits! xo

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  21. From now on, I am going to say "Cheez Whiz" before every interview!!

    Thanks!!

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  22. I'm always trying to remind myself to smile. Now I can just say Cheez Whiz!

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  24. bill clinton always has that mouth!!! not many more confident than him!

    good tip!

    -kelley

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  25. Cute fact!

    The thing that will get me smiling (just a little Cheez-Whizz smile) is thinking of everyone sitting at their computer saying "Cheez Whizz". chuckle!

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  26. love this list, sounds like i really need to start getting massages. and i'm going to be saying "cheez whiz" all the time now.

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  27. Was this just a trick to make everyone stop taking themselves so serious?

    Good, it worked.

    Today's lesson, all you need is a little cheese in your life.

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  28. kelley, that's a good point! :)

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  29. I had the tweety bird t-shirt that the kid is wearing in the first picture! what a blast from the past!

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  30. lols i tried as well!!! good to knwo tips :D

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  31. cheez whizzz!!!! LOL


    Saludos,
    A Mexican chica living in Europe

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  32. I just watched myself say cheez whiz in the mirror for five minutes..... :)

    www.coquettishfacade.blogspot.com

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  33. i admit it: i tried it too, out loud, about 3 times while typing away here on Chuck (my trusty laptop!)

    huh. interesting.

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  34. Too cute. I said Cheez Whiz this afternoon, right before ordering my lunch at an uber hipster cafe. Worked like a charm! Thanks Joanna! :)

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  35. totally just tried it. beautiful pictures!

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  36. I've tried this before and it definitely has helped me. Lovely photos!

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  37. i felt like such a nerd saying cheez wiz in my living room by myself hahaha

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  38. Excellent timing! I have an interview coming up. I'll be saying cheez-wiz while I shop for a suit to wear. Beautiful pics as usual!

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  39. Very interesting. Will try it!

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  40. i like the last tip about the 'cheez whiz.' but i tried looking in the mirror and saying it (i know i'm a nerd :P), and i find myself looking awkward and uncomfortabl - maybe that's my 'relaxed and confident' look? :D

    thanks for sharing :)

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  41. haha. nice trick but i'm not sure about it :)

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  42. I'm job hunting at the moment actually so thanks for the tip! Although I'll have to remember to say it before I walk into the interviews and not as I get inside. tee hee.

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  43. nice trick :)

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  44. love this tip! and the photos!

    eleanor at mirrorofmyworld.blogspot.com

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  45. Cool suggestion.. I will practice this in my pictorials.

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  46. if you're busy, you can just say whiz. Really busy: wiz.

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  47. I will remember to say "cheez whiz" all day long tomorrow. Who knew!

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  48. sometimes i force a little smile on my face. i like to think it makes me look like i have a happy little secret. ;)

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  52. I can just see myself walking into an interview and instead of introducing myself, blurting out Cheez Whiz, lol.

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  63. Anonymous4:46 PM

    Here what i found -> vision correction

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