Happiness Hack: 6 Ways To Be Happier, Backed By Science
Happiness is an elusive goal; everyone seems to want it, but if it were easy to attain, the whole world would be happy and we wouldn’t need to keep searching for it. It’s not easy to be happy most of the time, but there are some tips that we can apply to make us happier.
幸福是一个难以捉摸的目标，每个人都希望得到幸福，但如果每个人都能得到幸福，那么整个世界都洋溢着幸福，根本就不再需要寻找幸福了，大部分的时候幸福不容容易获得，但是这里整理了一些能让我们活得更幸福地方法。
1.Get More Quality Sleep
休息好
We spend roughly one third of our lives sleeping, so you cannot underestimate the importance of sleep for the quality of our lifes. Here’s an interesting study that shows how sleep affects our happiness. The research found that people who take an afternoon nap are desensitized to negative emotions yet more responsive to positive ones.
我们一生中有1/3的时间都在睡觉，所以你不能低估睡眠对生命的重要性。有一项有趣的研究证明了睡眠是怎样影响我们幸福的，这个研究发现下午小睡了一会儿的人对消极的情绪没有什么太大的反应，对积极地更甚。
2.Put down your cellphone
放下手机
A study surveyed more than 500 students and found that frequent cellphone use was associated with lower grades, higher anxiety, and reduced happiness.
调查了500多名学生之后发现频繁的使用手机和成绩的下降、焦虑感的增加，幸福感的降低有很大关系。
Excessive use of even the best technologies reduces our happiness in meaningful ways. So, put down your cellphone and your happiness level will surely improve.
过度的使用手机，即使是最好的手机也会降低幸福感，所以放下手机，能感受更多幸福。
3.Take More Social Time
多社交
Spending more time with the people we care about is very beneficial to improving our happiness and our overall quality of life.
多花些时间和那些我们在意的人在一起能增强我们的幸福感，提高我们整体的生活质量。
Interestingly, not only that your social relationship can make you happier, it will also make you live a richer life. So, just call your cousin who lives in another city and catch up with them on the phone. That will actually make you happier.
有趣的是，多参加社交活动不仅让你更快乐，也会让你活得更充实。所以，给你住在另一个城市的表亲打电话，联系一下。那样也会让你感受到更多的幸福。
4.Spend More Time Outdoors
多花些时间在户外
spending as little as 20 minutes outside in a good weather not only boosts positive mood, but also broadens thinking and improves the working memory.
天气好的时候至少在外面走20分钟，这样不仅能让你有个好心情，还能拓宽你的思维方式，改善记忆力。
5.Help others for two hours per week
每周花两小时帮助别人
You might be surprised to hear this, but spending money on other people boost happiness more than buying things for ourselves.
看到这里你也许会觉得奇怪，但花钱给别人买东西要比给自己买东西要幸福很多。
Helping others does not always mean you need to spend money; you can also spend your time.
帮助别人并不总是意味着需要花钱，也可以只花点时间。
6.Practice Gratitude
学着感恩
Gratitude is the act of being thankful for simple things in our life. Practicing gratitude has been proven to increase happiness. So, be grateful of the every little thing in your life, because there are a lot more people that are not as fortunate as you.
感恩是一种生活中因为一些小事而表示感谢的行为。经证明，学着感恩是能增加幸福感。所以，对生活中的小事也怀着感恩之心，因为有很多人还没有你幸运。
Conclusion
总结
You are fully in control of your own habits, your own body, and your own life. Use the information above as a guide to live a happier and more fulfilling life.
你完全可以控制好你个人的习惯，你的身体，你自己的生活。运用以上的那些小方法去过一种更快乐，更充实的生活。
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