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10 Scientifically Proven Ways To Make Yourself Happier
幸福10招（科學已證實）
Few people go through life without wanting to be happier.You may think happiness is out of your control, but believe it or not, there are a few scientifically-proven ways to make yourself happier, and they're all things you can do proactively.
很少有人不希望自己的人生能過得幸福一些。也許你會說幸福不在你的掌控之中，不管你信不信，有一些科學已經驗證的方法能讓你感到更幸福。這些方法還是只要你愿意，就能做到的。
Spend money on other people.
No. 1 為他人花錢
Spending money on other people instead of yourself makes you feel happier, a study published in "Psychological Bulletin" found.
一項刊登在《心理學報》的研究表明： 從給自己花錢到給別人花錢，能讓你更快樂。
The study concluded "the happiest people were the biggest givers, no matter what they earned," and always felt better donating to charities and giving to others than splurging on themselves.
此研究指出：最幸福的人就是那些經常給予的人，無論他們掙多少錢。和炫耀自己相比，捐款給慈善機構、幫助他人更能讓他們快樂。
Try something new.
No. 2 嘗試新鮮事物
People who go on adventures, try new experiences, and switch up their routines are generally happier, research has shown.
研究顯示，那些喜歡冒險、樂于體驗新事物、善于轉換思路的人們比其他人更快樂。
Expose yourself to more blue.
No. 3 讓自己更多的接觸藍色
A study showed that exposing yourself to the color blue sent "self confidence soaring, cut stress, and boosts happiness."
一項研究表明，置身于藍色的環境或者更多的接觸藍色，能增長人的自信，緩解壓力，滋生幸福感。
Researchers from the University of Sussex found that when people saw blue, their brain waves showed increased happiness.
瑟賽克斯大學的研究人員發現，當人們看見藍色時，他們的腦電波顯示他們更快樂了。
According to The Daily Mail, our love for blue comes from our ancestors "linking the color of the afternoon and evening sky to the feeling of a day well spent, and the prospect of a good night's sleep."
每日郵報稱，我們熱愛藍色源自我們祖先關于藍色的聯想。藍色連接了下午和晚上的天空，讓人感到一天的充實，并期待一個安睡的美好夜晚。
Stop defending your point of view.
No. 4 停止為自己辯解
Dr. Deepak Chopra, author of The Ultimate Happiness Prescription: 7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment, has said that maintaining neutrality is the best way to keep yourself happy.
《終極快樂處方：開啟快樂之門的七大關鍵》的作者Deepak Chopra博士說，保持中立是讓你快樂的最好途徑。
Pushing your point of view on someone else who disagrees won't actually make you happy.
把你自己的想法強加給那些不太認同它們的人不會讓你感到真正的快樂。
"You can save 99 percent of your psychological energy—and feel happier—if you can stop defending your point of view,” says Chopra.
“如果你能停止為自己辯護，你就可以保留99%的心理能量，并且感到更快樂”。Chopra說。
Go to church.
No. 5 去教堂
In a recent study, people who attended church regularly responded that they were happier and more satisfied with their lives than people who were not religious.
最近的一項研究表明，常去教堂的人比那些沒有宗教信仰的人更快樂，也更滿足自己的生活。
Bruce Headey, an associate professor at the University of Melbourne, researched happiness among a group of people for 25 years, and found that people who went to church stayed thin, avoided worrying about their careers, and had emotionally stable partners.
來自墨爾本大學的一位副教授Bruce Headey研究人們的幸福感25年，發現那些常去教堂的人們更清心寡欲，他們很少擔心自己的職業生涯，且有穩定的合作伙伴。
Sleep at least six hours at night.
No. 6 睡眠至少6小時
Six hours and 15 minutes a night of un-interrupted sleep makes for the happiest people, a study commissioned by the British company Yeo Valley found.
一項來自英國楊協成谷的研究指出，每晚6小時15分沒有打擾高質量的睡眠能讓你成為最幸福的人。
The study asked adults ages 18 to 65 to rate their level of happiness on a scale of one to five. Those who slept around six hours and 15 minutes a night ranked the happiest.0
這個研究調查的對象是18到65歲的成年人，他們為自己的幸福指數打分，分值為0-5。結果顯示每晚睡6小時15分鐘的人分值最高。
Slash your commute to 20 minutes.
No. 7 減少上下班路程到20分鐘
From the same British study that found adults need to sleep at least six hours to be happy, the happiest respondents were also found to commute just 20 minutes to work.
這家研究出睡眠至少6小時能讓人快樂的研究同時發現，上下班路程為20分鐘的人們也感到很幸福。
Studies have showed that long commutes affect health, fitness, and happiness.
研究表明上下班路程過長，影響人們的健康、身材還有幸福度。
Make sure you can count 10 good friends.
No. 8 至少擁有10個好朋友
Can you count to 10?
你能數出10個來嗎？
Adults who said they had 10 good friends were happier than those who could count five or less close friends, research from Nottingham University found.
來自諾丁漢大學的調查發現能數出擁有10個好朋友的人比那些只有5個或者更少好朋友的人更快樂。
And it seemed the "more the merrier" really did apply. The more friends one had, the happier he or she seemed.
這個似乎也適用于朋友越多則越快樂。一個人如果有更多的朋友，那么他會更快樂。
The study concluded that we should nourish our friendships to help enrich our own personal happiness.
我們可以從研究中發現：為了自己的幸福指數，我們需要去建立和維護我們的友誼。
Fake it till you make it.
No. 9 假裝幸福直到你真的覺得幸福
It may seem like a lot of work, but acting happy when you're actually sad can actually make you feel happier.
看起來這很難做到，但是當你傷心的時候裝作很快樂真的能讓你開心起來。
Several studies have shown that just the act of smiling can cause people to experience happy feelings.
一些研究證實，即便是微笑這個動作都能讓人體驗幸福的感覺。
Find yourself a romantic relationship.
No. 10 擁有一段浪漫的戀情
Our relationships with our significant others have a large effect on our happiness, research has showed.
研究發現，跟對自己重要的人的關系對我們的幸福感影響很大。
People in relationships were generally found to be happier than other people, and spouses have the highest sense of well-being, whether they are happily married or not, according to a study from Cornell University.
康納爾大學的一項研究表示：戀愛中的人們比其他人更容易感到幸福，而且配偶間最能感知彼此的幸福感，無論他們最后是不是能快樂的走到一起。
The stronger the commitment, the happier the people in the relationship were, the study found.
研究指出，彼此間的承諾越有力，則戀愛中的人們感受到的幸福度越高。
