A year ago, the folks behind the the nonprofit TED launched TED Books — short, digitally distributed nonfiction works spun out of the guest talks at TED’s exclusive conferences.
One of the newest books to emerge is Smile: The Astonishing Power of a Simple Act, based on a popular TED presentation in March of this year by serial entrepreneur Ron Gutman. Gutman runs HealthTap, an 18-month-old online health network that has already raised roughly $14 million from investors. And he says he settled on the TED talk — which went viral — because of happiness research he has come across over time which suggests that people who smile more live longer, enjoy happier marriages, and in some cases, even make more money.
Yesterday, I talked with Gutman about his findings and the new book. Our conversation has been edited for length.
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