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We know what will make us happy, why do we watch TV instead?
既然我们知道什么会让我们快乐,为什么我们又要看去电视呢?
Christian Jarrett 文
The luxury microwave meal was delicious, the house is warm, work’s going OK, but you’re just not feeling very happy. Some positive psychologists believe this is because many of us in rich, Western countries spend too much of our free time on passive activities, like bingeing on Netflix and browsing Twitter, rather than on active, psychologically demanding activities, like cooking, sports or playing music, that allow the opportunity to experience “flow” – that magic juncture where your abilities only just meet the demands of the challenge. A new paper in the Journal of Positive Psychology examines this dilemma. Do we realise that pursuing more active, challenging activities will make us happier in the long-run? If so, why then do we opt to spend so much more time lazing around engaged in activities that are pleasant in the moment, but unlikely to bring any lasting fulfilment?
积极心理学家认为,这是因为我们中的许多人生活丰富,西方国家花费了我们太多的自由时间在被动的活动之中,就像是把时间用于浏览Netflix视频网站或推特,而不是积极的心理需求的活动,如做饭、体育或玩音乐,以便有机会去体验“心流”,在这个魔法时刻,你的能力恰好满足了挑战的需求。在《积极心理学杂志》上的一篇新论文探讨了这一困境。我们是否意识到,追求更积极、更有挑战性的活动会让我们更快乐?如果是这样,那么为什么我们会磨磨蹭蹭的花那么多时间从事于即刻愉快的活动,但是,这些活动又不会带来任何持久的成就?
奢华的微波炉烤肉美味又可口,房子很温暖,工作也很好,但你就是觉得不太开心。一些