金钱买不到幸福 也许时间可以
<p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="locales">locales</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tropics">tropics</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grooves">grooves</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="island">island</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="exhilarated">exhilarated</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="drained">drained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energetic">energetic</span> <span word="whir">whir</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="paces">paces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>. <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Levine">Levine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="solitary">solitary</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="of">of</span> 60 <span word="feet">feet</span> (<span word="being">being</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exclude">exclude</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>), <span word="timed">timed</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="transaction">transaction</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accuracy">accuracy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="randomly">randomly</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="clocks">clocks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="robust">robust</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="capita">capita</span>, <span word="average">average</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="caloric">caloric</span> <span word="intake">intake</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stereotype">stereotype</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotter">hotter</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="expect">expect</span>, <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="places">places</span> (<span word="specifically">specifically</span>, <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>), <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="coronary">coronary</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="Levine">Levine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="tended">tended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="city">city</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> “<span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="related">related</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span>, <span word="social">social</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="inhabitants">inhabitants</span>.</p>
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