Happiness is the only true measure of personal success. Making other people happy is the highest expression of success, but its almost impossible to make others happy if youre not happy yourself. With that in mind, here are nine small changes that you can make to your daily routine that will immediately increase the amount of happiness in your life: 衡量一个人是否成功的真正标准只有这个人是否幸福。让别人感到快乐幸福是个人成功的最高形式。不过,如果你自己不快乐的话,是很难做到让别人快乐的。记住这一点,以下提出的9条建议,会让你的生活马上变得快乐起来。 1. Start each day with expectation. 1. 对每天都有期望 I f theres any big truth about life, its that it usually lives up to (or down to) your expectations. Therefore, when you rise from bed, make your first thought: something wonderful is going to happen today. Guess what? Youre probably right. 如果生活真有所谓的真谛存在的话,那么就是对生活有点期望。当你早上起床的时候,第一件事就是去想:今天会有好事发生。猜猜看结果如何?很有可能你就能美梦成真。 2. Take time to plan and prioritize. 2. 花时间计划,优先处理紧急事务 The most common source of stress is the perception that youve got too much work to do. Rather than obsess about it, pick one thing that, if you get it done today, will move you closer to your highest goal and purpose in life. Then do that first. 压力最通常的来源就是意识到自己有太多的事情要做。与其被堆积如山的事务缠身,不如从中挑选一件来做。挑选的标准就是,做完这件事,就会离你人生中的最高目标更进一步。挑选出了要做的事情之后,就把它放在首位去完成。 |