中英美文｜來自哈佛大學的12個人生建議（上）

Keep learning

不斷學習

Learning keeps us young and dreams keep us alive. When we engage our brains and put them toward productive uses, we』re less likely to dwell on unhappy thoughts and much more likely to feel happy and fulfilled.

學習讓我們保持年輕，夢想讓我們充滿活力。我們運用大腦，進行運作的時候，我們就不大會想不開心的事情，我們會變得更開心和滿足。

Be grateful

學會感激

 

Slow down, look around you, and pay attention to the little details in your life – the delicate purple flower on the sidewalk, the beautiful sunset, the hot shower that washes away your long day, and the smile in your partner』s eyes.

讓自己變慢腳步，看看你的四周，關注生活中的細微之處：人行道上淡紫色的花，美麗的日落，洗去你一天疲憊的淋浴，伴侶眼中的笑容。

When you have a grateful heart that is appreciative of life』s beautify, wonder and blessings, you』re automatically filled with happiness.

當你的感恩之心能夠欣賞生活的美，思考和祝福，你自然就充滿了幸福感。

Choose your friends wisely

明智地選擇自己的朋友

 

According to Harvard, the most important external factors affecting individual happiness are human relationships.

So if you want to be happy, choose to be around people who are optimistic, who appreciate you as you are, and who can make your life richer, bigger, more fun, and more meaningful.

根據哈佛，影響個人幸福最重要的外部因素是人際關係。所以如果你想變得開心的話，要選擇和樂觀的朋友在一起，他們能欣賞真實的你，讓你的生活變得更豐富、快樂、有意義。

Live in the present

活在當下

When you feel depressed, you』re living in the past. When you feel worried or anxious, you』re living in the future. But when you feel content, happy and peaceful, you』re living in the present.

你感到沮喪，是因為你活在過去。你會感到擔憂和焦慮，是因為你活在未來。但是當你感到滿足，開心和平和時，你才是活在當下。

Cultivate compassion

培養同情心

 

When we try to step into other people』s shoes and understand a situation from another』s perspective, we』re more likely to handle the situation with compassion, objectivity and effectiveness. There will be less conflicts and more happiness.

當我們代替別人，站在另一個角度看問題，我們更能用同情心，客觀和有效地處理問題。生活中就會少一些衝突，多一點快樂。

Practice forgiveness

學會原諒

Resentment and anger are forms of self-punishment. When you forgive, you』re actually practicing kindness to yourself.

And most importantly, learn to forgive yourself. Everyone makes mistakes. It』s through our mistakes that we learn and grow to become a bigger and better person.

憎恨和生氣是對自我的懲罰。當你釋懷的時候，事實上你是在對自己施以善意。最重要的是，學會原諒自己。每個人都會犯錯。只有通過我們的錯誤，我們才慢慢學會如何成為一個更強大，更好的人。