快樂(lè)秘訣：讓自己忙起來(lái)
The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found.
一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，快樂(lè)的秘訣就是讓自己忙起來(lái)。
Keeping the mind occupied with tasks - no matter how meaningless - staves off negative emotions, the study found.
該研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，讓自己有點(diǎn)事情可想——無(wú)論是多么沒(méi)意思的事——都有助于抵制消極情緒。
However, the bad news is that humans seem hard-wired to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christopher Hsee, a behavioural scientist at Chicago University.
然而，據(jù)芝加哥大學(xué)行為科學(xué)家奚愷元教授介紹，人類(lèi)似乎生性懶惰，旨在保存精力。
In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one.
研究人員讓98個(gè)學(xué)生做了兩項(xiàng)調(diào)查。這兩個(gè)調(diào)查間隔15分鐘。
They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar.
在此期間，學(xué)生可以就近提交第一個(gè)調(diào)查的結(jié)果，或者步行至一個(gè)較遠(yuǎn)的地方遞交結(jié)果。無(wú)論選擇哪一種途徑，他們都會(huì)獲贈(zèng)一塊巧克力。
Two-thirds （68 per cent） chose the lazy option.
其中，三分之二（68%）的人選擇了走近路。
Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.
但據(jù)報(bào)告，走路去遞交結(jié)果的人比待在原地的人感覺(jué)更加快樂(lè)。
Prof Hsee concluded keeping busy helped keep people happy.
奚教授由此得出結(jié)論，讓自己忙一點(diǎn)有助于保持好的心情。
He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy implications.
該研究在《心理科學(xué)》雜志上發(fā)表。奚教授稱(chēng)該發(fā)現(xiàn)具有政策指導(dǎo)意義。
“Governments may increase the happiness of idle citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless”, he proposed.
他建議說(shuō)：“比如，政府可以讓沒(méi)事可做的民眾建造實(shí)際上并沒(méi)有什么用處的'橋梁來(lái)提升他們的幸福感。”
At the individidual level, he advised: “Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it.”
就個(gè)人而言，他建議說(shuō)：“起來(lái)干點(diǎn)什么吧。做什么都行。就算你所做的事情沒(méi)什么實(shí)際意義，你也會(huì)因此而感到快樂(lè)。”
He added: “Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too.
他說(shuō)：”另外，思考或反省也是讓自己動(dòng)起來(lái)的一種方式。“
”You do not need to be running around, – you just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.“
”你不需要東奔西跑，只需要有事情做，無(wú)論是體力上的還是腦力上的。“
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