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　　标题：Happiness：8AwesomeNewFactsYouShouldKnow
　　作者：DrJeremyDean
　　原文链接：http：www。spring。org。uk201510happiness8currentpsychologystudiesyoushouldknow。php
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　　Themidlifedip，atipfrompeoplewho’vebeenthroughit，feelingawe，howtoprioritisepositivityandmore
　　1。Mostpeoplearehappymostofthetime
　　Maybeyoudon’tneedtodoanythingatalltofeelhappy
　　Peopleare，onaverage，inamildlygoodmoodmostofthetimeallaroundtheworld，anewstudyfinds。
　　Researchershavereviewedevidencedrawnfrommanydifferentnationsrichandpoor，sanduns。
　　Aslongaspeoplehavenotjustexperiencedastrongemotionalevent，eventhoseinpoorcircumstancesarelikelytobeinamildpositivemood。
　　2。Themidlifedipisnormal
　　Lifesatisfactiondipsinmiddleage，afterwhichitstartsgoingupagainbeyondtheageof54，anewstudyofworldwidewellbeingfinds。
　　Thedipinlifesatisfactionoccursaroundtheageof45until54，andisseenacrossmanywealthyEnglishspeakingcountries，includingtheUnitedStates，Canada，theUKandAustralia。
　　ProfessorAngusDeaton，oneofthestudy’scoauthors，said：
　　Thisfindingisalmostexpected。
　　Thisistheperiodatwhichwageratestypicallypeakandisthebesttimetoworkandearnthemost，evenattheexpenseofpresentwellbeing，soastohaveincreasedwealthandwellbeinglaterinlife。
　　3。Takeatipfromseniors
　　Withincreasingage，peoplegetmorepleasureoutofeverydayexperiences；whileyoungerpeopledefinethemselvesmorebyextraordinaryexperiences，anewstudyfinds。
　　Thestudyaskedover200peoplebetweentheagesof19and79abouthappyexperiencesthey’dhadthatwerebothordinaryandextraordinary。
　　Itwasolderpeoplewhomanagedtoextractmorepleasurefromrelativelyordinaryexperiences。
　　Theygotmorepleasureoutofspendingtimewiththeirfamily，fromthelookonsomeone’sfaceorawalkinthepark。
　　4。Prioritisepositivity
　　Anapproachtolifecalled‘prioritisingpositivity’hasbeenlinkedforthefirsttimetoincreasedwellbeing。
　　Prioritisingpositivityisallaboutorganisingyoureverydaylifearoundactivitieswhichbringpleasure。
　　Theauthorsexplain：
　　PerhapspeoplehighonprioritizingpositivityreserveSaturdayafternoonsforwatchingcollegefootballortakingtheirfamilytoalocalpark。
　　MaybeothersstarttheirweekdaysrunningordrinkingteawhilereadingtheNewYorkTimes。
　　Somepeoplemayconsistentlyseekoutactivitiesthatelicitcalmandcontentmentwhereasothersmayseekoutexcitementandvigor。
　　Theexactbehaviorsorchoicesmaydifferdrasticallyfromonepersontothenext
　　5。Walkhappy，feelhappy
　　It’swellknownthatwhenwe’reinagoodmood，ourstyleofwalkingtendstoreflecthowwefeel：webouncealong，shouldersback，swingingourarmsinstyle。
　　Sometimes，justfromourgait，it’smoreobvioustootherpeoplehowwefeelthantoourselves。
　　Now，anewstudyfindsthatitalsoworkstheotherwayaround：peoplewhoimitateahappystyleofwalking，evenwithoutrealisingit，findthemselvesfeelinghappier。
　　6。Actlikeanextrovert（evenifyou’renot）
　　Actinglikeanextrovertevenifyouareanintrovertmakespeopleallaroundtheworldfeelhappier，recentresearchsuggests。
　　ThefindingscomefromsurveysofhundredsofpeopleintheUS，Venezuela，thePhilippines，ChinaandJapan
　　Acrosstheboard，peoplereportedthattheyfeltmorepositiveemotionsindailysituationswheretheyeitheractedorfeltmoreextroverted。
　　Thestudy，publishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality，alsofoundthatpeopletendedtobehaveinamoreupbeatwaywhentheyfeltmostfree。
　　7。Mindfuldishwashing
　　Mindfuldishwashingcandecreasestressandcalmthemind，anewstudyfinds。
　　Peopleinthestudyfocusedonthesmellofthesoap，thefeelandshapeofthedishestohelpthementeramindfulstate。
　　Doingthedishesinamindfulwayalsoincreasedthepleasurablefeelingoftimeslowingdown，theresearchersfound。
　　8。Seekoutthefeelingofawe
　　Thatjawdroppingmomentwhencomingacrosssomethingsurprising，powerful，beautifulorevensublimecanhaveatransformativeeffect。
　　Awemakespeoplemorepatient，lessmaterialisticandmoreopentohelpingoutothers。
　　Thismayhappenbecauseaweslowsdownoursubjectiveexperienceoftime。
　　Awe，theauthorswrite，hastwocomponents（incaseyouwanttoseekitoutscientifically！）：
　　First，aweinvolvesperceptualvastness，whichisthesensethatonehasencounteredsomethingimmenseinsize，number，scope，complexity，ability，orsocialbearing（e。g。，fame，authority）。
　　Second，awestimulatesaneedforaccommodation；thatis，italtersone’sunderstandingoftheworld。