幸福的公式
<p><span word="HAPPINESS">HAPPINESS</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elusive">elusive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evanescent">evanescent</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="futility">futility</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="butterfly">butterfly</span> <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="pursued">pursued</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="alight">alight</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="you">you</span>.”</p><p><span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="butterfly">butterfly</span>. <span word="After">After</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="attribute">attribute</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>: <span word="genes">genes</span>, <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="values">values</span>. <span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="construct">construct</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fulfills">fulfills</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="founders">founders</span>’ <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="empowers">empowers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>.</p><p><span word="Psychologists">Psychologists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> — <span word="by">by</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Survey">Survey</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1972. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scholarly">scholarly</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="phenomena">phenomena</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> “<span word="very">very</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>,” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.” <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="to">to</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> “<span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.” <span word="Psychologists">Psychologists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="sophisticated">sophisticated</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="verify">verify</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="responses">responses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span>.</p>
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