篇章：讓生活更美好

　　10 things that scientific research shows can help improve your life.

　　科學研究表明以下十件事能讓生活更美好

　　Get out in nature

　　一、走進自然

　　You probably seriously underestimate how important this is. Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make you a better person.

　　你可能根本不知道這有多重要。身處大自然可以緩解壓力，使你有更豐富的創造力，更好的記憶力，甚至可能使你變成一個更好的人。

　　Exercise

　　二、鍛煉

　　We all know how important this is, but few people do it consistently. Other than health benefits too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, increases libido and makes you feel better about your body. A Harvard study that has tracked a group of men for more than 70 years identified it as one of the secrets to a good life.

　　我們都知道這很重要，不過很少有人堅持鍛煉。鍛煉對健康的益處不勝枚舉，除此之外還能使你更聰明，更開心，改善你的睡眠，提升你的性欲，讓你對你的身材更加滿意。哈佛大學在過去七十多年里跟蹤研究了一組男性，由此得出結論，鍛煉是美妙人生的一大功臣。

　　Spend time with friends and family

　　三、多和朋友家人在一起

　　Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert identified this as one of the biggest sources of happiness in our lives. Relationships are worth more than you think Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack, stroke and diabetes. The longest lived people on the planet all place a strong emphasis on social engagement and good relationships are more important to a long life than even exercise. Friends are key to improving your life. Share good news and enthusiatically respond when others share good news with you to improve your relationships. Want to instantly be happier? Do something kind for them.

　　哈佛大學的幸福學專家丹尼爾吉爾伯特將此視為我們生命中最主要的幸福源頭之一。人際關系比你以為的更值錢。感覺不到人際間的聯系會讓你變得呆呆傻傻，了無生趣。孤獨會導致心臟病、中風和糖尿病。所有長壽的人都強調社會參與，而且對于長壽而言，良好的人際關系甚至比鍛煉更重要。朋友是使生活更美好的關鍵。要改善人際關系，你可以分享好消息，或是在別人和你分享好消息的時候熱情回應。想要一天比一天開心?為他們做些好事。

　　Express gratitude

　　四、表達感激

　　It will make you happier

　　這會讓你更開心

　　It will improve your relationships.

　　改善你的人際關系

　　It can make you a better person.

　　讓你成為一個更好的人

　　It can make life better for everyone around you.

　　你身邊的人都會過得更美好

　　Meditate

　　五、冥想

　　Meditation can increase happiness, meaning in life, social support and attention span while reducing anger, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Along similar lines, prayer can make you feel better even if youre not religious.

　　冥想能提升幸福感和生命的意義，為你帶來更多社會支持和更廣泛的關注，減少憤怒、焦慮、低落和疲勞。與之相似，祈禱即使你不信教也可以改善你的情緒。

　　篇章：讓生活更美好

　　10 things that scientific research shows can help improve your life.

　　科學研究表明以下十件事能讓生活更美好

　　Get out in nature

　　一、走進自然

　　You probably seriously underestimate how important this is. Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your memory and may even make you a better person.

　　你可能根本不知道這有多重要。身處大自然可以緩解壓力，使你有更豐富的創造力，更好的記憶力，甚至可能使你變成一個更好的人。

　　Exercise

　　二、鍛煉

　　We all know how important this is, but few people do it consistently. Other than health benefits too numerous to mention, exercise makes you smarter, happier, improves sleep, increases libido and makes you feel better about your body. A Harvard study that has tracked a group of men for more than 70 years identified it as one of the secrets to a good life.

　　我們都知道這很重要，不過很少有人堅持鍛煉。鍛煉對健康的益處不勝枚舉，除此之外還能使你更聰明，更開心，改善你的睡眠，提升你的性欲，讓你對你的身材更加滿意。哈佛大學在過去七十多年里跟蹤研究了一組男性，由此得出結論，鍛煉是美妙人生的一大功臣。

　　Spend time with friends and family

　　三、多和朋友家人在一起

　　Harvard happiness expert Daniel Gilbert identified this as one of the biggest sources of happiness in our lives. Relationships are worth more than you think Not feeling socially connected can make you stupider and kill you. Loneliness can lead to heart attack, stroke and diabetes. The longest lived people on the planet all place a strong emphasis on social engagement and good relationships are more important to a long life than even exercise. Friends are key to improving your life. Share good news and enthusiatically respond when others share good news with you to improve your relationships. Want to instantly be happier? Do something kind for them.

　　哈佛大學的幸福學專家丹尼爾吉爾伯特將此視為我們生命中最主要的幸福源頭之一。人際關系比你以為的更值錢。感覺不到人際間的聯系會讓你變得呆呆傻傻，了無生趣。孤獨會導致心臟病、中風和糖尿病。所有長壽的人都強調社會參與，而且對于長壽而言，良好的人際關系甚至比鍛煉更重要。朋友是使生活更美好的關鍵。要改善人際關系，你可以分享好消息，或是在別人和你分享好消息的時候熱情回應。想要一天比一天開心?為他們做些好事。

　　Express gratitude

　　四、表達感激

　　It will make you happier

　　這會讓你更開心

　　It will improve your relationships.

　　改善你的人際關系

　　It can make you a better person.

　　讓你成為一個更好的人

　　It can make life better for everyone around you.

　　你身邊的人都會過得更美好

　　Meditate

　　五、冥想

　　Meditation can increase happiness, meaning in life, social support and attention span while reducing anger, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Along similar lines, prayer can make you feel better even if youre not religious.

　　冥想能提升幸福感和生命的意義，為你帶來更多社會支持和更廣泛的關注，減少憤怒、焦慮、低落和疲勞。與之相似，祈禱即使你不信教也可以改善你的情緒。