标题:HowHappinessBenefitsProductivityatWork 作者:TAMARALECHNER 原文链接:http:www。lifehack。org319805howhappinessbenefitsproductivitywork 翻译请保留原文链接哦 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文发在自己的心理圈or个人主页的日志内。请领稿的小伙伴,尽量在一个星期内完成翻译,谢谢!! Conventionalwisdomsaysthatifyouworkhard,youwillbecomesuccessful,andthenyouwillbehappy。 Whatsciencehasprovenisthathappinessandoptimismfuelperformanceandachievement。 Youfrequentlyheardowhatweloveandthemoneywillfollow。Butwhetheryouareanentrepreneur,theCEOofapubliclytradedcompanyorfreshoutofcollegeyoustillhavebillsandrentoramortgage,perhapsacarpaymentorpayrollandyouprobablypayeveryonewhoworksforyoubeforeyoupayyourselfsohowdoeshappinessfixthat?Herearesomefactsthatwillexplainit Fact1Thebetteryourbrainisatidentifyingpositives,thegreateryourchanceatsuccess。 Inputcomestousin11millionpiecesofstimuluseveryday。Ourbraindoesn’tjustseethingslikeastillphotofromacamera。Itistaskedwithinterpretingandprocessingalltheinput。Ourbrainhastodecidewhatfocuson。Thusyourrealityisachoice。 Thebetteryourbrainisatusingitsenergytofocusonthepositive,thegreateryourchanceatsuccess。Butthisdoesn’tmeanyouonlyhavehappythoughtsandexperiencesatwork。Itmeansyoucanchoosetointerpretmostinputaspositive。 Fact2Thisoptimismmustberational(butfor80ofusitisn’t)。 Whatthismeansisnomatterhowmuchcoldcallingandfollowingupandmeetingandgreetingandnetworkingifyoudo,ifyoudon’thaveagreatproduct,itwon’tbeeffective。Whenyouhaveagreatproductorservicebeinghappyandoptimisticisthefasttrackwaytosuccess。 IamsureyouhaveheardthestoriesofMichaelJordannotmakinghishighschoolbasketballteamandofThomasEdisonhaving10,000unsuccessfulattemptsbeforeinventingthelightbulb。Theattitudehereisthekey。Itwasn’tfailureitwasonestepclosertosuccess。 Scienceshowsthat80ofAmericanmenthinkthattheywouldbeinthetophalfofthepopulationintheirsocialskills。SeEtheproblemthereareonly50inthetophalfbut80thinktheyareinthetophalf。Thismeanshappypeopletendtooverestimatetheirabilitiesandwillactuallyhaveconfidenceinsituationswheretheyhavenoskillsbackingthisconfidence。Havingawarenessofthisandcalculatingintodecisionsisvitaltomakingaccuratepredictionsforfuturesuccess。 DoyouhaveaFIXEDMINDSETbelievingyouhavealltheskillsyouareevergoingtohaveandthatsuccessreliesofyourcurrentskillsetordoyouhaveaGROWTHMINDSET(thisisnotthesameasignoringyourweaknessesorchantingaffirmations)itisamindsetthatsaysImaynotcurrentlyhavethatskillbutIcanchangethroughexperienceandapplication。 Fact3Itisoftentheperceptionofstressandnottheactualstressthatderailsyou。 Youknowit’saviciouscirclewhenyouhavesomuchstressthatyouarestressedaboutbeingstressed。ThedefinitionweuseattheChopracenterforstressiswhathappenstoyouwhensomethingcomesbetweenyouandsomethingyouwant。Theaveragepersonencountersaminimumof8sourcesofstressinaday。 FIGHTORFLIGHThappenswhenyourbodyencountersstress Increaseinbloodpressure Releasesstresshormones Increaseininsulin Decreasedgrowth,sexhormones Weakenedimmunity Clottingofbloodplatelets Decreasecirculationtodigestivetract LongTermExposuretoFightorFlightcanleadto coronaryheartdisease anxiety,insomnia,addictions diabetes,obesity Prematureaging Infections,cancer heartattacks,strokes Digestivedisturbances Fact4Weallhaveabaselevelofhappinessbutitcanbeelevated。 It’slikeourhappyhomeostasis。Thingslikewinningthelotterymighttemporarilychangeourhappinessbutscientificresearchhasshownthatourhappinessreturnstothepriorlevelquitequicklyunlesswetrainourselvestothinkdifferently。Natureaccountsforapproximately40,circumstanceslikehavingenoughfood,shelter,andnotbeingscaredforyourlifecountfor10andtheremaining50isuptoyou。Soreallyquickly,hereareafewsimpleandscientificallyprovenstepstobecominghappier 1。Haveasenseofpurpose 2。Feelconnectedtothosearoundyou 3。Letgoofthepast 4。Beauthentic 5。Havesomefun 6。Takemindfulmoments 7。Begrateful。 Remember,workcanbeachoreorworkcanbefullofjoy,thechoiceisalwaysyours。