Emotionally, you also have a natural bias toward happiness and enjoyment.

在情绪方面，你有向着快乐、享受的倾向。

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When our mood eventually changes from sadness toward happiness, the sense of contrast adds to the enjoyment of the mood.

当我们的情绪最终由悲伤转向快乐时，强烈的心理反差反而加强了愉悦的情绪。

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Learning to be grateful for what's in our lives, for the people who have enriched our lives, goes a long way toward happiness.

学会感恩生活所赋予我们的以及那些让我们生活得更充实的人们，这有助于我们通往幸福的彼岸。

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There's a lot of research to show that helping ourselves, in other words, working on our happiness, contributing to our wellbeing, leads us to also be more generous and benevolent toward others.

很多研究表明自我帮助，换言之，努力为自己争取快乐，有助我们获得幸福，也能引导我们对他人更加宽容和亲切。

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We want a nudge toward happiness, a little magic to open the pressure valve of everyday life -- the sublime thrill of transcendence to be found in a Mendelssohn symphony or a Turner landscape, in a perfect kiss or perfect morning jog, in time spent with our families and friends.

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My research since 1998 about the American Dream has shown its definition evolving away from material wealth and toward spiritual happiness (both secular and religious.) So this drop in belief hints that our economic and political problems are shaking American confidence about the future and even our way of life.

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