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2024年04月05日
不改变生活也能幸福 |卡西·霍尔姆斯
鼓舞人心的演讲:TEDx Worldwide 的新见解
我的演讲是在从纽约到波士顿的连续会议之间进行的。 纽约教授整天在纽约沃顿商学院担任助理教授。 他还是美国一些最优秀人士的导师。
Time.

You can be happy without changing your life | Cassie Holmes

Time.

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  Time. Time is critical(决定性的) because how you spend the hours of your days sum(概括) up to the years of your life. I'm a professor of happiness and I study time, which is kind of ironic(说反话的) because for my own personal happiness, time proved to be the single biggest barrier((阻碍通道的)障碍物). I remember one day earlier in my career when I was an assistant professor at Wharton, I had traveled up to New York to give a talk, and that day, like so many, it was just crazy hectic(脸上发红). My presentation was sandwiched between back-to-back meetings from which I'm rushing(冲) to this colleague dinner and then frantically(匆忙地) rushing(冲) to the train station to catch the very last train that would get me home to my four-month-old and my husband asleep in Philly. Now, I did make(使) the train that night, but I remember so vividly sinking into my seat, totally exhausted(排出), and resting my forehead against the glass, watching the nightlights whisper(低声地讲), "I don't know if I can keep up."
  Between the pressures of work, wanting to be a good parent, wanting to be a good partner, a good friend, the never-ending pile(堆) of chores(杂务), there simply weren't enough hours in the day to get it all done, let alone do any of it well, let alone to enjoy any of it along the way. And I wanted more time, not just so I could get more done, I wanted more time so that I could slow down and actually experience the hours that I was spending so that my entire(全部的) life wouldn't end up passing me by in this blur(模糊不清的事物). I know now that what I was experiencing is time poverty, which is defined as the acute(敏锐的) feeling of having too much to do and not enough time to do it. Even if you haven't heard this term before, I suspect(怀疑) you know exactly what I'm talking about. Show of hands, how many of you agree with this statement, "I never seem to have enough time to get everything done?" A lot of us. And we're not alone.
  My research team conducted(指挥) a national poll(投票) that showed that nearly half of Americans feel this way, and it's not just us in the U.S. Folks across the globe(地球) report suffering from a hectic(脸上发红) pace(步) of life with too little time. And on that night on the train, when I felt very time poor and not happy, I concluded that there was one obvious solution. I needed to quit my job and move to a sunny island somewhere. Because with all the hours of my days to relax and spend doing what I wanted, then surely I'd be happier. I was like, "Is that true? Are people who have a whole lot more time in fact happier?" And this is an empirical(完全根据经验的) question and one that I could test and probably should test before telling my boss that I quit and my husband that we should pack for life at the beach.
  So I recruited( 征募) a couple of my favorite collaborators( 合作者) and together we examined what's the relationship between the amount of discretionary time people have and their happiness. And across our studies, including an analysis of the American Time Use Survey, which captures(捕获) how tens of thousands of working as well as non-working Americans spent a regular day, we found a consistent(坚持的) pattern of results. And it looked like this. It was an upside(优势)-down U-shape, like an arc(弧(度)) or a rainbow. Now this is interesting because it shows that happiness goes down on both ends of the spectrum(光). Yes, people with too little time, those with less than approximately two hours of discretionary time in the day were less happy.
  But this didn't surprise me because I knew all about the high level of stress that comes from being time poor. It was this other side that was surprising. Those with more than approximately five hours of discretionary time in the day were also less happy. And this is interesting because it shows there is such thing as having too much time. But how could that be? How could having loads(负载) of hours to relax and spend however you want to be associated(交往) with less happiness?
  Well, it turns out we are driven to be at least a little productive(能生产的). Research shows that people are adverse(不利的) to being idle(空闲的), and so when we spend all the hours of the day, day in, day out, with nothing to show for it, it undermines(破坏) our sense of purpose. And from that, we feel less satisfied(感到满意的). This is important to note because it cautions us on those days that feel so hectic. The answer isn't to quit everything and move to life, you know, sitting in a beach chair.

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重点单词:

C2
singe:verb.烧焦, 烤焦
C1
drastic:adj.激烈的;猛烈的
declaration:noun.(纳税品等的)申报;宣布;公告;申诉书
empirical:adj.完全根据经验的, 经验主义的, [化]实验式
spectrum:noun.光, 光谱, 型谱频谱
unreachable:adj.不能到达的, 不能得到的
adverse:adj.不利的;相反的;敌对的(名词adverseness,副词adversely)
mundane:adj.世界的, 世俗的, 平凡的
darn:verb.织补,缝补
tremendous:adj.极大的, 巨大的
preschool:noun.幼儿园,育幼院
resilient:adj.弹回的,有弹力的
beforehand:adv.事先;预先
acute:adj.敏锐的, [医]急性的, 剧烈
productive:adj.能生产的;生产的,生产性的;多产的;富有成效的
commute:noun.通勤(口语)
undermine:verb.破坏
namely:adv.即,也就是
worthwhile:adj.值得花时间的
align:verb.使结盟;使成一行;匹配
anomaly:noun.不规则, 异常的人或物
carve:verb.雕刻, 切开
collaborator:noun. 合作者, 协作者; 通敌者
upside:noun.优势,上面
munch:verb. 用力咀嚼, 出声咀嚼
adaptive:adj. 适应的
profound:adj.深厚的;意义深远的;渊博的
ironic:adj.说反话的, 讽刺的
chore:noun.杂务
ritual:noun.典礼, (宗教)仪式, 礼节
calculation:noun.计算,计算结果
functional:adj. 实用的; 有功能的
offset:verb.弥补
exhaust:verb.排出;耗尽;使精疲力尽;彻底探讨
poll:noun.投票;民意测验;投票数;投票所
arc:noun.弧(度);弧光(全称electric arc);弧形物;天穹
adaptation:noun.适应;改编;改编本,改写本
propensity:noun.倾向
hectic:adj.脸上发红, 发热的, 兴奋的, 狂热的, 肺病的
blur:noun.模糊不清的事物
neglect:verb.忽视,忽略;疏忽
B2
date:verb.注…日期
distract:verb.分心,分散注意
extraordinary:adj.非凡的;特别的;离奇的;临时的;特派的
globe:noun.地球,世界;地界仪
idle:adj.空闲的, 懒惰的, 停顿的, 无用的, 无价值的
calculate:verb.计算;估计;计划
weekly:adj.每周(的)
load:noun.负载
bear:verb.承担;忍受
barely:adv.几乎不,仅仅
assure:verb.使确信;向…保证
recruit:verb. 征募, 招募
frequent:adj.频繁的;时常发生的;惯常的
constantly:adv.不断地;时常地
afterwards:adv. 后来
barrier:noun.(阻碍通道的)障碍物, 栅栏, 屏障
psychological:adj.心理的,心理学的
instance:noun.实例;情况;建议
account:verb.说明,解释
anticipate:verb.预期, 期望, 过早使用, 先人一着, 占先
motivate:verb.激发
whisper:verb.低声地讲
pile:noun.堆;大量;建筑群
satisfied:adj.感到满意的
joy:noun.欢乐,喜悦;乐事
pace:noun.步,步速
regret:noun.懊悔
scale:noun.刻度,衡量,比例,数值范围,比例尺,天平,等级
otherwise:adv.另外;要不然
rush:verb.冲,奔
transform:verb.改变;改造;变换
circumstance:noun.情况,条件;境遇
remarkably:adv.非凡地;显著地
sum:verb.概括
alter:verb.改变,更改
rush:noun. 冲, 奔
critical:adj.决定性的;批评的
entire:adj.全部的,整个的
intense:adj.强烈的;紧张的
emotional:adj.感情的,情绪的
firework:noun.烟火;激烈情绪
overall:adv.全部地;总的说来
suspect:verb.怀疑;猜想
capture:verb.捕获,俘获;夺得
reach:noun.范围;延伸;河段;横风行驶
tough:adj.坚韧的;健壮的
way:adv.大大地;远远地
overall:adj.全面的
consistent:adj.坚持的,一贯的
amount:verb.总计,合计;相当于;共计;产生…结果
joyful:adj.十分喜悦的,快乐的
fulfil:verb.履行;满足;完成
frantically:adv.匆忙地;狂乱地
satisfaction:noun. 满意
truly:adv.真实地,不假;真诚地
assess:verb.评定;估价;对…征税
rate:verb.认为;估价;责骂
leave:noun.许可,同意;休假
elementary:adj.基本的;初级的
conduct:verb.指挥;管理;主持
associate:verb.交往
agenda:noun.议程
very:adj. 恰好的, 正好的
专辑
鼓舞人心的演讲:TEDx Worldwide 的新见解
难度
B2
词汇量
589/2326
摘要
我的演讲是在从纽约到波士顿的连续会议之间进行的。 纽约教授整天在纽约沃顿商学院担任助理教授。 他还是美国一些最优秀人士的导师。
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