And very interesting for positive psychologists, those concerned with wellbeing and happiness: their wellbeing and happiness levels were incredibly similar.
让积极心理学学者,和研究幸福和快乐的人,更感兴趣的是:,这些双胞胎的幸福和快乐水平非常相似。
One thing that does matter to our base level of wellbeing which is external circumstance is democracy versus oppression.
对基础幸福水平很重要的一样东西,它是一个外在因素,那就是民主和压迫。
Initially when we go to a warm place, we feel the relief and there's this spiky level of wellbeing.
刚去到一个温暖的地方,会感到放松,幸福水平高到值峰。
So there is counter evidentce that shows that not everyone, level of wellbeing is determined by their genes.
有可靠证据显示,并非每一个人的,幸福水平都取决于基因。
What will make a difference to our levels of wellbeing is if we have right vs. wrong expectations.
能影响幸福水平的,是我们的期望是正确还是错误。
Levels of happiness are essentially static; and anxiety levels and depression levels, as we talked about in the first class have gone up significantly.
幸福水平几乎是静止的;,焦虑水平和抑郁水平,正如第一堂课讲到的,有明显的加深。
Because it's not just information that determines our wellbeing, our success, our self-esteem, our motivational level, the relationship and the quality of our relationships.
因为信息无法决定我们的幸福感,我们的成功,自尊,动机水平,两性关系及其质量。
What he shows-- Daniel Kahneman he and others including Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize winner-- show is that wealth matters very little to our levels of wellbeing.
他的研究显示…,他和其他人,包括诺奖得主-,表明财富对幸福水平的影响很小。
Not lower high expectations-- that won't make a difference to our levels of wellbeing.
而不是低的和高的期望-,那不会影响我们的幸福水平。
And the answer is that-- yes it won't make a difference to our wellbeing but it also doesn't mean that we cannot increase our level of wellbeing.
答案是-,是的,它不会改变我们的幸福水平,但并不意味着,我们不能提升自己的幸福水平。
After within 6 months, people go back to their base level of wellbeing.
经过六个月,人们恢复基础的幸福水平。
And you go back to your base level of wellbeing.
你恢复基础幸福水平。
That's when we stop giving ourselves the permission to be human, and we pay a price, in terms of our energy levels, of our wellbeing, of our happiness, of our creativity, and ultimately also our success.
那时我们停止准许自己为人,为此我们付出代价,包括精力水平,幸福感,快乐感,创造力,最终以成就大小作为代价。
I'll take this even a step further, even though there is no research about this, I bet you this is correct: there is no difference in our levels of wellbeing if our place of residents is by the river or in the .
我会进一步说明,虽然还没有这方面的研究,我敢和你们打赌,下面的说法是正确的:,我们的幸福水平不会有所不同,不论我们是生活在河边,还是呆在监狱。
Yeah, you are going to have a spike in your level of wellbeing-- I'm sure you had a spike in your level of wellbeing when you got this acceptance letter, but very quickly we go back to our base level.
没错,你们会感觉极至的幸福-,我肯定拿到录取信时,你们的幸福感也达到峰值,但很快又恢复到基础水平。
People in serious accidents with their paralysis as the result of the accident, very often, usually-- again, this is all the average-- go back to their base level of happiness: if they are happy before, they will be happy one year after; if they are unhappy, they will remain unhappy.
遇到严重意外的人,意外导致瘫痪,经常地,一般性的…,再次强调,这是平均而言-,都会恢复到基础幸福水平:,他们以前是快乐的,一年后,他们也会快乐;,如果不快乐,将维持不快乐。
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