Happiness, like cholesterol level, is a genetically influenced trait. Yet as cholesterol is also influenced by diet and exercise, so our happiness is to some extent under our personal control.
幸福,就像人體的膽固醇含量,是一個受基因影響的特性。但就像膽固醇含量是受飲食和鍛煉影響的一樣,從某種程度上來講,幸福也是可以由個人控制的。
1. Realize that enduring happiness doesn't come from financial success.
要明白,持久的幸福并非來自經濟上的發達。