This happy yak is actually trying to smile — Photo by Sanjay Hona on Unsplash Happy wife, happy life. Happy spouse, happy house. Happy friend, happy trend. If you have happy friends, the chances of you being happy too are as high as this yak (pictured above). Hacks In comedy, you often come across the hack: a person that is just going through the motions of comedic performance — it’s funny but not original, it’s simply just another mouse trap. When I teach public speaking in

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