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What is the most important thing in life?
生命中最重要的是什么？
Contrary to popular opinion, it is not money, fame nor even power. It is happiness.
与大家通常所想的不同，并不是金钱、名望或权利，而是快乐。
This is all you really need to enjoy a high quality of life, plain and simple.
想要享受高质量的生活，平淡朴素才是真。
There are plenty of people around the world who live in 3rd world countries with nothing more than the shirts on their back.
世界上很多生活在第三世界的人，他们除了身上的T恤一无所有。
And yet, often these are the happiest people on earth. This illustrates how you don't need much to be happy.
但他们却通常是地球上最快乐的人。这说明并不需要拥有很多才能快乐。
So, what is their secret? How can you boost your happiness to sky high levels?
所以他们快乐的秘诀是什么？怎样才能让自己超级快乐呢？
Funnily enough, there are plenty of tips and tricks which have been proven to work wonders.
有趣的是，事实证明有很多技巧都可以创造快乐奇迹。
1. Spend money on others.
1. 为别人花钱。
When many of us are sad, we often go out and buy something in an effort to cheer ourselves up.
很多人在难过的时候都喜欢出门购物让自己开心一点。
This could be as simple as a chocolate bar or as extravagant as new sports car.
小到巧克力棒，大到新跑车。
But, stunning new research has shown that if you really want to use money to increase your happiness,
但新研究表明如果你真的想花钱买快乐，
you need to spend it on other people.
你需要把钱花在别人身上。
A study from 2008 gave people envelopes full of money, half were instructed to spend it on themselves
在2008年的一项研究中，研究人员给了参试者一个装有钱的信封，一半人根据指示给自己买东西，
while the other half were instructed to donate the money to charity or buy a gift for a friend.
而另一半人则根据指示将钱捐给了慈善机构或给朋友买礼物。
Individuals who spend money on others reported much higher levels of happiness.
报告表示给别人花钱的人更加快乐。
2. Listen to sad songs.
2. 听伤感的音乐。
When we are feeling blue, many of us put in our headphones zone out and play our favorite music.
当我们难过时，很多人都会戴上耳机听他们最喜欢的音乐。
But before you choose the happiest songs in your playlist, you might want to listen to this.
但是在你选择播放欢快的歌曲之前，你可能想听听这个。
A 2014 study found that those listening to sad music actually received beneficial emotional effects.
2014年的研究发现那些听伤感音乐的人通常能收获有益的情绪影响。
This effects included regulation of negative emotion and mood. In simpler terms, sad music helps you handle your bad moods.
这些影响包括调节负面情绪和心情。简单来说，伤感的音乐帮助我们调节糟糕的情绪。
So if you really want to cheer yourself up, play on the saddest song you can find in your playlist.
所以如果你真的想要开心，听听歌单里那些最伤感的音乐。
3. Drink coffee.
3. 喝咖啡。
We're guessing no one was expected this one.
我猜没人能想到这一点。
There's been a lot of talk about how coffee might be good or bad for you but not many people are discussing it's effect on mood.
有很多关于咖啡对人影响的说法，但是很少人在讨论咖啡对心情的影响。
There have actually been a few studies which have looked into this and the results are pretty stunning.
其实关于这个的研究也很少，其结果也相当让人吃惊。
One of the most interesting studies was published in 2016
其中最有趣的一项研究发表于2016年，
and it found that 1 cup of coffee per day equated to an 8% decrease in the risk for depression (up to a limit of 500mg of caffeine per day)
该研究发现每天一杯咖啡能够减少8%的抑郁症风险（高达每天500毫克咖啡因的限制）
Why is coffee so good at fighting off depression? Researchers aren't 100% sure
为什么咖啡能有效对抗抑郁？研究人员也不能100%确定
but they think it might have something to with Antioxidants and Anti-Inflammatories present in coffee, as well as it's link to Dopamine-Production.
但是他们认为这可能和咖啡中的抗氧化物、抗炎成分以及多巴胺有关。
4. Meditation.
4. 冥想。
Of all the things we're listing here, meditation probably has the most conclusive science to back it up.
在我们列举的所有方法中，冥想可能是科学证据最确凿的那个。
Mediation has been practice for thousands of years, long before the science of psychology even existed.
冥想已有千年历史，比心理科学的存在还早。
People have been aware of its benefits for a very long time and its ability to relieve stress is well known.
人们很早以前就意识到了冥想的好处，它释放压力的能力也是众所周知的。
And yes, numerous scientific studies have been able to back this up proving that there is a link between meditation and reduced stress and anxiety.
而且很多科学研究已经证实了冥想和减少压力焦虑之间的关联。
Examples include studies of people in high stress situations such as nursing students,
研究包括对高压人群的研究，如护士生
or people who were dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Meditation worked wonders in almost all situations.
或是处理卡特里娜飓风等灾后工作的人。冥想对几乎所有情况都有效。
5. Go for a walk.
5. 散步。
Sometimes the simplest methods are often the most effective. It seems like this is definitely the case when dealing with sadness,
有时最简单的方法通常是最有效的。应对悲伤就是这样
as research has shown that merely going for a walk can be a major game changer.
研究已经表明仅仅是散步就能起到大作用。
Some studies, studied the positive effects of simply getting outside and experiencing nature, a walk in the forest, for example.
一些研究，研究了出门体验自然的积极影响，例如在森林散步。
Others found that walking in any situation increased happiness simply because it involved exercise.
其他研究发现在任何一个情境中散步都能增加快乐感，因为散步即运动。
But wherever you choose to stroll, going for a walk seems to be a really good idea to cheer yourself up.
但是不论你选择去哪遛弯，散步都是让自己开心的好主意。
6. Get your feelings off of your chest.
6. 说出自己的感受。
Keeping your emotions bottled up inside of you is never a good idea and it definitely helps to get things off of your chest.
把情绪憋在心里肯定不是什么好主意，说出来才有帮助。
Have you ever felt that massive feeling of relief when you confess your fears and worries?
你有没有觉得当你袒露自己的恐惧和担忧时，有一种巨大的解脱感？
It really does work wonders and science seems to confirm this.
这么做真的能够产生奇妙作用，科学似乎也证实了这一点。
One recent study, looked at how recording a negative emotional experience can actually help calm our nerves and helps us deal with our worries.
一项近期研究观测了记录负面情绪经历能够如何帮助平静我们的神经，帮助我们应对忧虑。
Those who were writing about their emotional experiences were much more calm and relaxed then those that were writing about other subjects.
那些将自己情绪经历写下来的人比那些记录其他主题的人更加平静和放松。
As you can see the cold and calculated laboratories of science can actually teach us a lot about how to warm up our hearts and cheer ourselves up.
如你所见，冰冷的科学实验其实可以帮助我们温暖我们心，让大家开心起来。
Who knows, maybe you will find yourself using one of these methods one day.
谁知道呢，可能你会在某天发现自己在使用这些方法之一。
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