哈佛大学推荐16个快乐的习惯

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.
哈佛研究显示，影响个人幸福的最重要的外部因素是人际关系。所以如果你想变得开心的话，要选择和乐观的朋友在一起，他们能欣赏你真实的自己，让你的生活变得更丰富、快乐、有意义。

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.
当我们换位思考，站在另一个角度看问题，我们更能产生同情心，并客观和有效的处理问题。生活中就会少一些冲突，多一点快乐。

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.
学习让我们保持年轻，梦想让我们充满活力。我们运用大脑并且使它不停运转的时候，让自己没有太多的空闲去烦恼不开心的事情，生活反而会更开心和满足。

Happy people are problem solvers. When they encounter a challenge in life, they don’t beat themselves up and fall into a depressive state. Instead, they face up to the challenge and channel their energies toward finding creative a solution. By becoming a problem solver, you’ll build up your self-confidence and your ability to accomplish whatever it is you set your mind to – and whatever challenges life throws your way.
开心的人是会解决问题的人。在生活中遇到挑战的时候，他们不会自虐，然后变得很消沉。他们会直面挑战，调动全身力量寻找解决办法。当你成为一个问题解决者，你会建立起你的自信和能力——无论生活中遇到什么样的挑战。

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.
你感到沮丧，是因为你活在过去。你会感到担忧和焦虑，是因为你活在未来。但是当你感到满足、开心和平和时，你才是活在当下。

Laughter is the most powerful anecdote to anger or depression. Research has shown that the simple act of curving the corners of your mouth can increase your feeling of happiness. So don’t take life too seriously. Try to find humor and laughter in life’s everyday struggles.
笑是对抗生气或沮丧最有力的的东西。研究表明简单的嘴巴上扬也可以增加你的幸福感。不要把生活看的太严肃。要学会在每日的奋斗中寻找幽默感和笑声。

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.
憎恨和生气是对自我的惩罚。当你释怀的时候，事实上你是在对自己施以善意，最重要的是，学会原谅自己。每个人都会犯错，只有通过我们的错误，我们才慢慢学会如何成为一个更强大、更好的人。

Always be appreciative of the blessings in your life. And it’s equally important to express your appreciation to those who’ve made your life better in some way, big or small.
对生活中的美好要学会感恩。向那些让你生活变好的人，无论或大或小，表达出你的感恩之情也同样重要。

Our happiness multiplies when we connect and bond with another human being on a deeper level. And being fully present and listening are two of the most important skills to strengthening that bond and bringing happiness to ourselves, and to others.
我们的幸福感会在和另一个人的深交中不断猛增。专注和聆听是加强人际关系、以及给自己和他人带来快乐的最重要的两项技能。

When you put your mind, heart and soul into what you’re doing, you’re creating a happiness state – called the “flow.” When you’re living in the flow, you’re less likely to care about what others may think of you, and less bothered by things that are not that important. The result? More happiness, of course!
当你全身心投入一件事的时候，你会处于一个开心的状态。当你处于专注的状态时，就不大会关心别人对你怎么看，不会被不太重要的事情所影响。结果呢？当然会更快乐啦！

For happy people, the glass is always half-full. If your tendency is to imagine the very worst-case scenario every time you face a challenge, then train yourself to reverse that tendency. Ask yourself what good can come out of the situation or what you can learn from it. Optimism surely fuels success and happiness.
开心的人对待事物总是抱着乐观的想法。当你面对挑战时，如果你总抱着悲观的想法，那就尝试自我转换这种心态。告诉你自己这个状况带来的好处或者你能从中学到的东西。乐观定能带来成功和快乐。

Everyone has limitations, and things don’t always turn out to be what we’d like them to be – despite our efforts. So always give your best, and then let go. Let events run their course. When you’ve done your best, you’ll have no regrets.
每个人都有局限性。而且有时候尽管我们很努力做一件事情，但是总会事与愿违。所以在尽你所能的同时也要学会放手。当你尽了全力，也就没有遗憾了。

No one is perfect. Accept yourself for all of your imperfections. And do so for others. Loving someone unconditionally does not mean that you need to spend all your time with them or help them figure out their problems. Unconditional love means accepting people as they are, and allowing them to find their own ways, at their own pace.
没人是完美的，接受自己所有的不完美。同时也要这样对待别人，无条件的爱一个人并不意味着你要花所有的时间和他们在一起，或者帮助他们解决任何问题。无条件的爱是意味着接受真实的他们。

A healthy body is the key to happiness. If you have poor health, it’s very difficult to be happy no matter how hard you try. So make sure you eat well, exercise and find time to rest. Take good care of your body, your mind and your spirit.
一个健康的身体是幸福的关键。如果你身体不好，无论如何努力，都很难快乐。确保自己吃得好，多锻炼身体和充分休息。好好照顾你的身体、大脑和精神。

Doing good is one of the surest ways to feel good. According to Harvard, when people do good, their brains becomes active in the very same reward center that is stimulated when they experience other rewards. So it’s not a surprise that people who care more about others are happier than those who care less about others.
做好事是最能确保让你有个好心情的方法之一。哈佛研究显示，人们做好事时大脑变得活跃，这种活跃就和他们被奖励时，大脑所产生的兴奋是一样的。所以，那些关心别人的人要比不大关心别人的人更开心。