While writing the notes, I eventually realized why this task was the perfect antidote to my social feeds. 我在写感谢信时，终于意识到为什么这个任务是我浏览社交信息的完美解毒剂。 What was I actually doing when I scrol...
In January 2018, I was commuting from Brooklyn to New Jersey. 2018年1月，我从布鲁克林到新泽西上班。 I have two little kids and a busy consulting business, so a quiet train ride felt like a mini vacation. 我有两个小孩和一个业务...
I have been mediating for eight years, and I am still plenty ambitious. 我已经做了八年冥想，我仍然雄心勃勃。 However, these days I'm not as sweaty, agitated, and unpleasant about it as I used to be. 但是，我现在不像以前那样...
All right. One, sit comfortably. 好了，第一步，舒服地坐好。 It's best to have your spine reasonably straight, which may help prevent an involuntary nap. 脊柱最好保持挺直，这有助于防止不自觉的睡着。 If you want to si...
The second thing that changed my mind about meditation is that it does not necessarily entail a lot of the weird stuff I feared it might. 第二件改变了我对冥想看法的事情是，冥想不必包含我担心的很多怪事。 Contrary to pop...
If you had told me as recently as a few years ago that I would someday become a traveling evangelist for meditation, 如果你早在几年前告诉我，有一天我会成为四处传播冥想的布道者， I would have coughed my beer up through my...
I was not the only target of Mama's philosophy. 我不是妈妈处事哲学的唯一目标。 At one time or another, Mama had several dozen people in the neighborhood waiting for spring to relieve them of indigestion, 有那么一段时间，附近有...
As far back as I can remember, Mama was telling people they were in the wrong line of work and suggesting alternative careers. 在我的记忆中，妈妈告诉人们他们从事的工作不对，并建议其他可供选择的职业。 If the landlor...
There is a country-I read about it once-where the local custom is that 我曾经读过一篇文章，里面说有一个国家，当地的风俗是， if you go to house and praise some small possession, the owners feel obliged to offer it to you as a...
Like almost every set of new parents, Bryan and Elizabeth Shaw started snapping pictures of their son, Noah, practically from the moment he was born. 像几乎每对新做父母的人一样，布莱恩肖和伊丽莎白肖从儿子诺亚出生的那一...
Get enough shut-eye. 好好睡一觉。 Just as short changing your sleep can make you grumpy, making time for sleep can boost your mood. 就像短暂改变睡眠会让你脾气暴躁一样，抽出时间睡觉也能提升你的心境。 A lot of peo...
Varying your approach is key. 改变你的方法是关键。 If you perform the same act of kindness over and over, it may begin to feel like an obligation or a monotonous chore. 如果你一次又一次地做同样的善举，你可能会觉得这是一...
Increase social connections. 增加社会联系。 Reconnecting with a friend can boost happiness, but so can a meaningful encounter with a stranger. 重新与朋友获得联系可以增加幸福感，但与陌生人有意义的邂逅也能让你增加...
How to Feel Happier Today 今天如何感到更快乐 Written by Lisa Fields 丽莎菲尔兹撰稿 When I learned that the most popular course in the history of Yale University-a psychology class designed to teach students how to become happier 当我得...
I remember a mom came with her two kids, Davis says. 我记得一位母亲带着她的两个孩子来过，戴维斯说。 It was their first night at the shelter, and her child had a birthday. 这是他们在庇护所的第一个晚上，她的孩子过...
