幸福10招(科学已证实)

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.
一项来自英国杨协成谷的研究指出，每晚6小时15分没有打扰高质量的睡眠能让你成为最幸福的人。

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
这个研究调查的对象是18到65岁的成年人，他们为自己的幸福指数打分，分值为0-5。结果显示每晚睡6小时15分钟的人分值最高。

Slash your commute to 20 minutes.
No. 7 减少上下班路程到20分钟

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.
这家研究出睡眠至少6小时能让人快乐的研究同时发现，上下班路程为20分钟的人们也感到很幸福。

Studies have showed that long commutes affect health, fitness, and happiness.
研究表明上下班路程过长，影响人们的健康、身材还有幸福度。

Make sure you can count 10 good friends.
No. 8 至少拥有10个好朋友

Can you count to 10?
你能数出10个来吗？

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.
来自诺丁汉大学的调查发现能数出拥有10个好朋友的人比那些只有5个或者更少好朋友的人更快乐。

And it seemed the "more the merrier" really did apply. The more friends one had, the happier he or she seemed.
这个似乎也适用于朋友越多则越快乐。一个人如果有更多的朋友，那么他会更快乐。

The study concluded that we should nourish our friendships to help enrich our own personal happiness.
我们可以从研究中发现：为了自己的幸福指数，我们需要去建立和维护我们的友谊。

Fake it till you make it.
No. 9 假装幸福直到你真的觉得幸福

It may seem like a lot of work, but acting happy when you're actually sad can actually make you feel happier.
看起来这很难做到，但是当你伤心的时候装作很快乐真的能让你开心起来。

Several studies have shown that just the act of smiling can cause people to experience happy feelings.
一些研究证实，即便是微笑这个动作都能让人体验幸福的感觉。

Find yourself a romantic relationship.
No. 10 拥有一段浪漫的恋情

Our relationships with our significant others have a large effect on our happiness, research has showed.
研究发现，跟对自己重要的人的关系对我们的幸福感影响很大。

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.
康纳尔大学的一项研究表示：恋爱中的人们比其他人更容易感到幸福，而且配偶间最能感知彼此的幸福感，无论他们最后是不是能快乐的走到一起。

The stronger the commitment, the happier the people in the relationship were, the study found.
研究指出，彼此间的承诺越有力，则恋爱中的人们感受到的幸福度越高。