教给你愉快工作的秘诀 part 1

教给你愉快工作的秘诀 part 2

With widespread job cuts and a recession to deal with, it's not easy to maintain a positive outlook at work these days. But being upbeat, despite the stress, could actually help you thrive during a downturn.
面对裁员和经济衰退，实在不容易保持对工作前景的乐观情绪。但是，乐观面对压力的确可以让人在逆境中不断实现突破。
   
"Most people make the mistake of thinking that success leads to happiness. In fact, our brains work precisely the other way around," says Shawn Achor, head of Aspirant, a consulting firm that advises clients like Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500), American Express (AXP, Fortune 500), Credit Suisse (CS), and UBS (UBS) on how to keep morale and productivity up in these extraordinarily difficult times.
“很多人认为成功能带来快乐，这是一种错误的认识。事实上，人类大脑的运转恰好相反，”肖恩．阿克尔（Shawn Achor）如是说。他是咨询公司Aspirant的主管，这一公司主要为微软（Microsoft）、美国运通(American Express)、瑞信（Credit Suisse）和瑞银(UBS)等客户提供咨询，帮助这些公司在现今这种极端困难的情况下振奋士气，保持高效运转。
   
A positive approach to the daily grind, he adds, "gives rise to resilience, energy, and the ability to influence other people -- all things that create success."
他又补充说：“以积极的态度应对日常的单调工作会让人更有韧性和能量，也会使人拥有影响他人的能力，而这些都是成功的因素。”
   
So if you want to come through this downturn with flying colors -- and maybe even a promotion or a raise -- you need to think positive.
因此，如果你想成功度过这个经济衰退期—甚至想获得晋升或加薪—那就要开始积极地思考问题。
   
Achor, who is also resident psychology tutor at Harvard, has done 5 years of research into "positive psychology," otherwise known as the formal academic study of happiness. The field itself has only been around 15 years, but it's made some interesting findings
阿克尔兼任哈佛大学心理学住校导师，研究了5年的“积极心理学”，对幸福感进行理论研究。这一学科诞生也不过15年，却向人们提供了一些有意思的研究成果。
   
Among them: "The two most important predictors of success are, first, whether we believe our behavior matters, that is, whether we think we can make a real difference -- and many people lose that belief in hard times, because so much is out of their control," Achor says. "And second, how do you manage stress? Does it paralyze you, or does it move you forward to action?"
阿克尔说：“两个最重要的成功指向标就是，第一，我们是否相信自己的行为有意义，即我们是否认为自己可以起关键作用—很多人在困境面前丧失了这样的信念，因为太多的东西不受个人控制。 第二，你如何应对压力？压力是将你击垮，还是催你奋进？”