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TED演讲幸福无关财富名望和工作双语
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幸福无关财富、名望和工作双语
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哈佛大学在75年里追踪了724段人生,发现“幸福”无关富有、名望和辛勤工作,良好的人际关系让我们保持健康和快乐。
正如马克·吐温所说:
“生命如此短暂,我们没有时间去互相争吵、道歉、发泄和责备,时间只够用于去爱。
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WhatkeepsushealthyandhappyaswegothroughlifeIfyouweregoingtoinvestnowinyourfuturebestself,wherewouldyouputyourtimeandyourenergyTherewasarecentsurveyofmillennialsaskingthemwhattheirmostimportantlifegoalswere,andover80percentsaidthatamajorlifegoalforthemwastogetrich.Andanother50percentofthosesameyoungadultssaidthatanothermajorlifegoalwastobecomefamous.
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(Laughter)
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Andwe'reconstantlytoldtoleanintowork,topushharderandachievemore.We'regiventheimpressionthatthesearethethingsthatweneedtogoafterinordertohaveagoodlife.Picturesofentirelives,ofthechoicesthatpeoplemakeandhowthosechoicesworkoutforthem,thosepicturesarealmostimpossibletoget.Mostofwhatweknowabouthumanlifeweknowfromaskingpeopletorememberthepast,andasweknow,hindsightisanythingbut20/20.Weforgetvastamountsofwhathappenstousinlife,andsometimesmemoryisdownrightcreative.
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ButwhatifwecouldwatchentirelivesastheyunfoldthroughtimeWhatifwecouldstudypeoplefromthetimethattheywereteenagersallthewayintooldagetoseewhatreallykeepspeoplehappyandhealthy
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Wedidthat.TheHarvardStudyofAdultDevelopmentmaybethelongeststudyofadultlifethat'severbeendone.For75years,we'vetrackedthelivesof724men,yearafteryear,askingabouttheirwork,theirhomelives,theirhealth,andofcourseaskingallalongthewaywithoutknowinghowtheirlifestoriesweregoingtoturnout.
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Studieslikethisareexceedinglyrare.Almostallprojectsofthiskindfallapartwithinadecadebecausetoomanypeopledropoutofthestudy,orfundingfortheresearchdriesup,ortheresearchersgetdistracted,ortheydie,andnobodymovestheballfurtherdownthefield.Butthroughacombinationofluckandthepersistenceofseveralgenerationsofresearchers,thisstudyhassurvived.About60ofouroriginal724menarestillalive,stillparticipatinginthestudy,mostofthemintheir90s.Andwearenowbeginningtostudythemorethan2,000childrenofthesemen.AndI'mthefourthdirectorofthestudy.
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Since1938,we'vetrackedthelivesoftwogroupsofmen.ThefirstgroupstartedinthestudywhentheyweresophomoresatHarvardCollege.TheyallfinishedcollegeduringWorldWarII,andthenmostwentofftoserveinthewar.Andthesecondgroupthatwe'vefollowedwasagroupofboysfromBoston'spoorestneighborhoods,boyswhowerechosenforthestudyspecificallybecausetheywerefromsomeofthemosttroubledanddisadvantagedfamiliesintheBostonofthe1930s.Mostlivedintenements,manywithouthotandcoldrunningwater.
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Whentheyenteredthestudy,alloftheseteenagerswereinterviewed.Theyweregivenmedicalexams.Wewenttotheirhomesandweinterviewedtheirparents.Andthentheseteenagersgrewupintoadultswhoenteredallwalksoflife.Theybecamefactoryworkersandlawyersandbricklayersanddoctors,onePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Somedevelopedalcoholism.Afewdevelopedschizophrenia.Someclimbedthesocialladderfromthebottomallthewaytotheverytop,andsomemadethatjourneyintheoppositedirection.
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ThefoundersofthisstudywouldneverintheirwildestdreamshaveimaginedthatIwouldbestandingheretoday,75yearslater,tellingyouthatthestudystillcontinues.Everytwoyears,ourpatientanddedicatedresearchstaffcallsupourmenandasksthemifwecansendthemyetonemoresetofquestionsabouttheirlives.
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ManyoftheinnercityBostonmenaskus,"Whydoyoukeepwantingtostudyme
Mylifejustisn'tthatinteresting."TheHarvardmenneveraskthatquestion.
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Togettheclearestpictureoftheselives,wedon'tjustsendthemquestionnaires.Weinterviewthemintheirlivingrooms.Wegettheirmedicalrecordsfromtheirdoctors.Wedrawtheirblood,wescantheirbrains,wetalktotheirchildren.Wevideotapethemtalkingwiththeirwivesabouttheirdeepestconcerns.Andwhen,aboutadecadeago,wefinallyaskedthewivesiftheywouldjoinusasmembersofthestudy,manyofthewomensaid,"Youknow,it'sabouttime."
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(Laughter)
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SowhathavewelearnedWhatarethelessonsthatcomefromthetensofthousandsofpagesofinformationthatwe'vegeneratedontheselivesWell,thelessonsaren'taboutwealthorfameorworkingharderandharder.Theclearestmessagethatwegetfromthis75-yearstudyisthis:
Goodrelationshipskeepushappierandhealthier.Period.
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We'velearnedthreebiglessonsaboutrelationships.Thefirstisthatsocialconnectionsarereallygoodforus,andthatlonelinesskills.Itturnsoutthatpeoplewhoaremoresociallyconnectedtofamily,tofriends,tocommunity,arehappier,they'rephysicallyhealthier,andtheylivelongerthanpeoplewhoarelesswellconnected.Andtheexperienceoflonelinessturnsouttobetoxic.Peoplewhoaremoreisolatedthantheywanttobefromothersfindthattheyarelesshappy,theirhealthdeclinesearlierinmidlife,theirbrainfunctioningdeclinessoonerandtheyliveshorterlivesthanpeoplewhoarenotlonely.Andthesadfactisthatatanygiventime,morethanoneinfiveAmericanswillreportthatthey'relonely.
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Andweknowthatyoucanbelonelyinacrowdandyoucanbelonelyinamarriage,sothesecondbiglessonthatwelearnedisthatit'snotjustthenumberoffriendsyouhave,andit'snotwhetherornotyou'reinacommittedrelationship,butit'sthequalityofyourcloserelationshipsthatmatters.Itturnsoutthatlivinginthemidstofconflictisreallybadforourhealth.High-conflictmarriages,forexample,withoutmuchaffection,turnouttobeverybadforourhealth,perhapsworsethangettingdivorced.Andlivinginthemidstofgood,warmrelationshipsisprotective.
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Oncewehadfollowedourmenallthewayintotheir80s,wewantedtolookbackatthematmidlifeandtoseeifwecouldpredictwhowasgoingtogrowintoahappy,healthyoctogenarianandwhowasn't.Andwhenwegatheredtogethereverythingweknewaboutthematage50,itwasn'ttheirmiddleagecholesterollevelsthatpredictedhowtheyweregoingtogrowold.Itwashowsatisfiedtheywereintheirrelationships.Thepeoplewhowerethemostsatisfiedintheirrelationshipsatage50werethehealthiestatage80.Andgood,closerelationshipsseemtobufferusfromsomeoftheslingsandarrowsofgettingold.Ourmosthappilypartneredmenandwomenreported,intheir80s,thatonthedayswhentheyhadmorephysicalpain,theirmoodstayedjustashappy.Butthepeoplewhowereinunhappyrelationships,onthedayswhentheyreportedmorephysicalpain,itwasmagnifiedbymoreemotionalpain.
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Andthethirdbiglessonthatwelearnedaboutrelationshipsandourhealthisthatgoodrelationshipsdon'tjustprotectourbodies,theyprotectourbrains.Itturnsoutthatbeinginasecurelyattachedrelationshiptoanotherpersoninyour80sisprotective,thatthepeoplewhoareinrelationshipswheretheyreallyfeeltheycancountontheotherpersonintimesofneed,thosepeople'smemoriesstaysharperlonger.Andthepeopleinrelationshipswheretheyfeeltheyreallycan'tcountontheotherone,thosearethepeoplewhoexperienceearliermemorydecline.Andthosegoodrelationships,theydon'thavetobesmoothallthetime.Someofouroctogenariancouplescouldbickerwitheachotherdayinanddayout,butaslongastheyfeltthattheycouldreallycountontheotherwhenthegoinggottough,thoseargumentsdidn'ttakeatollontheirmemories.
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Sothismessage,thatgood,closerelationshipsaregoodforourhealthandwell-being,thisiswisdomthat'sasoldasthehills.Whyisthissohardtogetandsoeasytoignore
Well,we'rehuman.Whatwe'dreallylikeisaquickfix,somethingwecangetthat'llmakeourlivesgoodandkeepthemthatway.Relationshipsaremessyandthey'recomplicatedandthehardworkoftendingtofamilyandfriends,it'snotsexyorglamorous.It'salsolifelong.Itneverends.Thepeopleinour75-yearstudywhowerethehappiestinretirementwerethepeoplewhohadactivelyworkedtoreplaceworkmateswithnewplaymates.Justlikethemillennialsinthatrecentsurvey,manyofourmenwhentheywerestartingoutasyoungadultsreallybelievedthatfameandwealthandhighachievementwerewhattheyneededtogoaftertohaveagoodlife.Butoverandover,overthese75years,ourstudyhasshownthatthepeoplewhofaredthebestwerethepeoplewholeanedintorelationships,withfamily,withfriends,withcommunity.
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SowhataboutyouLet'ssayyou're25,oryou're40,oryou're60.Whatmightleaningintorelationshipsevenlooklike
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Well,thepossibilitiesarepracticallyendless.Itmightbesomethingassimpleasreplacingscreentimewithpeopletimeorliveningupastalerelationshipbydoingsomethingnewtogether,longwalksordatenights,orreachingouttothatfamilymemberwhoyouhaven'tspokentoinyears,becausethoseall-too-commonfamilyfeudstakeaterribletollonthepeoplewhoholdthegrudges.
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I'dliketoclosewithaquotefromMarkTwain.Morethanacenturyago,hewaslookingbackonhislife,andhewrotethis:
"Thereisn'ttime,sobriefislife,forbickerings,apologies,heartburnings,callingstoaccount.Thereisonlytimeforloving,andbutaninstant,sotospeak,forthat."
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Thegoodlifeisbuiltwithgoodrelation