To live happy and productive lives, we need to develop not only our self-control strength, but also the wisdom to make good decisions about when and where to apply it.

想度过快乐和充实的一生，我们不但需要加强自己的自我控制能力，而且也需要提升自己的才智，知道在何时、何地运用自己的自我控制能力。

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"Dear Jan, I'm not too good with words." My dad explained he wanted me to be happy and prayed that God would give me wisdom and guidance.

“亲爱的简，我不是太会说话”，我爸解释说，他希望我快乐，祈祷上帝给我智慧和指导。

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Now the conventional wisdom is the opposite: lots of choice makes people less likely to choose anything, and less happy when they do choose.

如今，普遍的观点则恰恰相反：大量选择更有可能让人们什么都不选，而在选择时也不那么快乐。

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So they are certainly interconnected. However, just getting rid of the anxiety and the depression will not in and of itself make us happy, which is the conventional wisdom today, which is the conventional wisdom "Well,let's just get rid of that depression " and everything will be fine."

就是说他们必然是有关联的，然而，单单摆脱焦虑与压抑并不会,使我们快乐，这一点算是传统的常识，是很多从业的心理学家,“摆脱抑郁,一切都会变好的“

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