幸福10招(科学已证实)

10 Scientifically Proven Ways To Make Yourself Happier
幸福10招（科学已证实）

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过得幸福一些。也许你会说幸福不在你的掌控之中，不管你信不信，有一些科学已经验证的方法能让你感到更幸福。这些方法还是只要你愿意，就能做到的。

Spend money on other people.
No. 1 为他人花钱

Spending money on other people instead of yourself makes you feel happier, a study published in "Psychological Bulletin" found.
一项刊登在《心理学报》的研究表明： 从给自己花钱到给别人花钱，能让你更快乐。

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经常给予的人，无论他们挣多少钱。和炫耀自己相比，捐款给慈善机构、帮助他人更能让他们快乐。

Try something new.
No. 2 尝试新鲜事物

People who go on adventures, try new experiences, and switch up their routines are generally happier, research has shown.
研究显示，那些喜欢冒险、乐于体验新事物、善于转换思路的人们比其他人更快乐。

Expose yourself to more blue.
No. 3 让自己更多的接触蓝色

A study showed that exposing yourself to the color blue sent "self confidence soaring, cut stress, and boosts happiness."
一项研究表明，置身于蓝色的环境或者更多的接触蓝色，能增长人的自信，缓解压力，滋生幸福感。

Researchers from the University of Sussex found that when people saw blue, their brain waves showed increased happiness.
瑟赛克斯大学的研究人员发现，当人们看见蓝色时，他们的脑电波显示他们更快乐了。

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."
每日邮报称，我们热爱蓝色源自我们祖先关于蓝色的联想。蓝色连接了下午和晚上的天空，让人感到一天的充实，并期待一个安睡的美好夜晚。

Stop defending your point of view.
No. 4 停止为自己辩解

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.
《终极快乐处方：开启快乐之门的七大关键》的作者Deepak Chopra博士说，保持中立是让你快乐的最好途径。

Pushing your point of view on someone else who disagrees won't actually make you happy.
把你自己的想法强加给那些不太认同它们的人不会让你感到真正的快乐。

"You can save 99 percent of your psychological energy—and feel happier—if you can stop defending your point of view,” says Chopra.
“如果你能停止为自己辩护，你就可以保留99%的心理能量，并且感到更快乐”。Chopra说。

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.
最近的一项研究表明，常去教堂的人比那些没有宗教信仰的人更快乐，也更满足自己的生活。

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.
来自墨尔本大学的一位副教授Bruce Headey研究人们的幸福感25年，发现那些常去教堂的人们更清心寡欲，他们很少担心自己的职业生涯，且有稳定的合作伙伴。