 What's top of your list of new year resolutions for 2016？ Do more exercise？Eat better？ Spend more time with your children？ Find a fulfilling career？How about ticking all your boxes and simply be happy？
在你的2016新年決心書上，排在第一位的是什么？多鍛煉？吃得好一點(diǎn)？多花些時間陪孩子？找個令人滿意的職業(yè)？何不滿足所有愿望，單純快樂一點(diǎn)？ Sadly， you can't simply “become” happy. Happiness is often an indirect consequence of our actions and the way we think. However， the good news is that making even the smallest adjustments can help us attain that elusive state we all aspire to. 可惜的是，你沒法單純“變得”快樂?？鞓吠俏覀兊男袆雍退季S方式的間接后果。然而，好消息是，哪怕做出最小的調(diào)整也有助于達(dá)到我們都夢寐以求的那種難以企及的狀態(tài)。 1. Slow down We are human beings， not human doings and it's very easy to forget that in the frenetic world in which we live. Make a point of setting aside time for a night off and defend space in your diary for doing nothing at all. And if you suffer from FOMO （the fear of missing out）， recalibrate and think of it instead as the joy of missing out. 減速 我們是人類，不是人累，在我們生活的狂亂世界里很容易忘記這一點(diǎn)。刻意留出一晚上空閑時間，在你的日記里保留什么都不做的空間。如果你受到“錯失恐懼”的困擾，那就調(diào)整一下，反過來將它視為“錯失之樂”。 2. Be mindful Build a “mindful” activity into your day. It can be any routine activity you perform amid the haste of the day， like hand washing. Slow down and give the task your full attention. You'll soon start appreciating these small moments of stillness. 留心 每天做一件“留心”的事。它可以是你在一天忙亂中展開的任何常規(guī)活動，比如洗手。放慢速度，把全部注意力放在這項(xiàng)任務(wù)上。你很快就會開始領(lǐng)略到這些寧靜小瞬間的樂趣。 3. Follow the 60% rule Perfectionism is an illusion， but the pursuit of it is real and can have damaging consequences. So readjust your thinking. If a friendship， relationship， work project is 60% right， then you're doing well. 遵循60%規(guī)則 完美主義是一種錯覺，但對完美主義的追求是切實(shí)存在的，而且可能會產(chǎn)生破壞性后果。所以要調(diào)整你的思維。如果一份友誼、一段感情或一個工作項(xiàng)目有60%是對頭的，那你就做得不錯。 4. Nourish your body It's a proven fact that the food we eat can have a direct impact on our mood and serotonin levels. So surround yourself with the good stuff： leafy green veg， probiotics， a sprinkle of cinammon and dark chocolate. 滋養(yǎng)身體 經(jīng)證實(shí)，我們攝入的食物會對我們的情緒和血清素水平產(chǎn)生直接影響。因此，要在身邊常備有益的食物：綠葉菜、益生菌、少量肉桂和黑巧克力。
5. Unplug The strong glare of a phone's backlight isn't conducive to deep sleep. I have instated a wind-down hour before bedtime in which the phone is firmly in its charging station. It's all about creating the right conditions for your body to feel relaxed and able to sleep. 停用手機(jī) 手機(jī)背光的強(qiáng)光不利于深度睡眠。我在睡前安排了一小時“放松”時間。在這一小時里，堅(jiān)決把手機(jī)連在充電設(shè)備上。這樣完全是為了創(chuàng)造合適的條件，讓你的身體感到放松，能夠入睡。 6. Declutter Clearing cupboards helps give you a sense of control and owning your own space. It can be life-changing as Marie Kondo maintains in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying： A simple， effective way to banish clutter forever. 清理雜物 清理櫥柜有助于你產(chǎn)生盡在掌控和擁有自己空間的感覺。它可能會像近藤麻理惠在《改變生活的整理魔法：一勞永逸清除雜物的簡單有效方式》中所說的那樣改變生活。 7. Breathe When things get too much， try the one-finger-on-the-nose breathing trick. Surreptitiously lift a finger against one side of your nose. Then just breathe through the other nostril. By halving the rate at which you breathe， you lower your blood pressure and trigger the body's relaxation response. 呼吸 在不堪承受的時候，試試一個指頭按住鼻子的呼吸法。悄悄用一個指頭按住鼻子的一側(cè)。然后，就通過另一個鼻孔呼吸。通過把呼吸率放慢一半，你會降低血壓，引發(fā)身體的放松反應(yīng)。 8. Redefine failure Stumbling blocks can be stepping stones and failure can teach us so much. Be less risk-averse and adopt the attitude embodied by a cartoon in my office which says： I've made so many mistakes， and learnt so much， I'm thinking of making some more. 重新定義失敗 絆腳石可以成為墊腳石，而失敗可以讓我們學(xué)到很多。少逃避風(fēng)險，采取我辦公室里的一幅漫畫展現(xiàn)的態(tài)度，那就是：我犯了那么多錯誤，學(xué)到了那么多，所以我正在考慮犯更多的錯誤。 9. Exercise Breaking a sweat， ideally first thing in the morning， releases endorphins and sets you up for the day. Lack of exercise can leave you feeling sluggish and lethargic， so， if you can， start your day right. 鍛煉 出一身大汗，最好是在一大早，釋放內(nèi)啡肽，讓你為當(dāng)天作好準(zhǔn)備。缺乏鍛煉可能會使你感到懶散倦怠，所以，如果可能的話，給你的一天開個好頭。 10. Read a poem aloud As you do so， your mental to-do list melts away and your thoughts still， focusing entirely on the lyrical sounds of the words. One of my favourite poems is：The Lake Isle of Innisfree by W. B. Yeats; I will arise and go now， and go to Innisfree，/And a small cabin build there， of clay and wattles made. Imagine yourself in that bee-loud glade. 大聲讀一首詩 這樣做的時候，你腦子里的任務(wù)清單會消失，你的心緒會很平靜，完全專注于詩句的抒情語調(diào)。我最鐘愛的詩之一是W·B·葉芝的《茵尼斯弗利島》；我就要動身走了，去茵尼斯弗利島，造座小茅屋在那里，枝條編墻糊上泥。想像一下你就在那片蜂群歌唱的林中空地上。（葛雪蕾譯自英國《衛(wèi)報(bào)》網(wǎng)站2015年12月29日文章）        |
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