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综合教程3课文翻译ThePowerofGratitude
ThePowerofGratitude
DeborahNorville
RobertEmmons,PhD,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,haslongbeeninterestedintherolegratitudeplaysinphysicalandemotionalwell-being.AlongwithpsychologyprofessorMichaelMcCulloughoftheUniversityofMiami,Emmonstookthreegroupsofvolunteersandrandomlyassignedthemtofocusononeofthreethingseachweek:hassles,thingsforwhichtheyweregrateful,andordinarylifeevents.Thefirstgroupconcentratedoneverythingthatwentwrongorwasirritatingtothem,suchas“thejerkwhocutmeoffonthehighway.”Thesecondgrouphomedinonsituationstheyfeltenhancedtheirlives,asin“Myboyfriendissokindandcaring—I’mluckytohavehim.”Andthethirdgrouprecalledrecenteverydayevents,asin“Iwentshoeshopping.”
Theresults:Thepeoplewhofocusedongratitudewerejustflat-outhappier.Theysawtheirlivesinfavorableterms.Theyreportedfewernegativephysicalsymptomssuchasheadachesorcolds,andtheywereactiveinwaysthatweregoodforthem.Theyspentalmostanhourandahalfmoreperweekexercisingthanthosewhofocusedonhassles.Plainandsimple,thosewhoweregratefulhadahigherqualityoflife.
Othersaroundthemrecognizedthattoo.“Theynoticedthatthesepeoplehadmorejoy,moreenergy.Theycouldseethattheywerebecomingmoreoptimistic,”saysEmmons.Thegratefulgroup“evenseemedtobeperceivedasmorehelpfultowardothers,goingoutonalimbtohelppeople.”Emmonswassurprisedbythisresult.“Thisisnotjustsomethingthatmakespeoplehappy,likeapositive-thinking/optimismkindofthing.Afeelingofgratitudereallygetspeopletodosomething,tobecomemorepro-social,morecompassionate.”Thisdidnothappenineitheroftheothertwogroups.
EmmonsandMcCulloughtooktheirstudy,publishedin2003,onestepfurther.Ratherthanfocusonhasslesorblessingsonjustaweeklybasis,theyroundedupcollegestudentstodoiteveryday.Rightoffthebat,Emmonsandhisteamrecognizedthattherewassomethingpowerfulaboutaregulargratitudecheck.Andinafollow-upstudy,thosewhofoundsomethingtoappreciateeverydaywerelessmaterialistic—lessapttoseeaconnectionbetweenlifesatisfactionandmaterialthings.Theyweremorewillingtopartwiththeirpossessions.Thebumperstickerthatreads“Theonewiththemosttoyswins”wasunlikelytobefoundonanyoftheircars.
Sohowdoweuseallthisscienceofgratitudeinourlives?Thepowerofgratitudetakesjustafewminutesaday.Butitrequiresconsistencyandanopenmind—anddedication.SaysEmmons,“Ithinkgratitudeisademandingquality,arigorousquality.It’sadiscipline,anexercise.”Itmaynotcomeeasily,butitcanbedeveloped.Here’show:
Recordyourthanks.
Takeamomentduringtheday—rightbeforebedtimeisusuallybest—tojotdownthreethingsthathappenedthatdayforwhichyouaregrateful.Anythingthatmadeyoufeeluplifted,thatbroughtasmiletoyourfaceoryourheart,orwillcontributetowardyourfuturehappiness,works.
Aftereachsituationoreventforwhichyoufeelthankful,writedownwhythiswasgoodforyou.Perhapsyoureceivedane-mailfromanoldschoolfriendwhohadn’tbeenintouchforyears,andthisremindedyouofthegoodtimesyouhadtogether.Itforcedyoutorealizethatpeoplethinkofyoueventhoughyou’rehadnocontactwiththem,whichmustmeanyou’reaprettyspecialperson.
Also,makeanoteofwho,ifanyone,playedaroleinwhatyou’rerecalledforthedayandhowthatpersonhadanimpactonyourlife.
Noneofthissoundshard,right?Giventhechoicebetweenthisexerciseand50sit-upsplus25push-ups,you’remuchmoreinclinedtopickupapen,aren’tyou?
Thegratitudejournalmakesyoulookatlifeinapositive,concreteway,remindingyouofitsinterconnectednessinafast-paced,impersonalworldandhowmuchothersaddtothequalityofyourlife.Itforcesyoutofocusonwhatwentrightinsteadoftheinevitablethingsthatwentwrong.Anditenhancesyourself-esteem.
Seethepatterns.
Overtime,you’llnoticeaconsistencywithinthelistofitemsyou’regratefulfor.Manyentrieswillunderscoretheimportanceofpeopleinyourlife.Otherswillhighlightmeaningfulexperiences.Stillotheritemswillbethingsthatbeganwithyou,thingsyoucreatedthatyoucanpointtowithprideandsay,Imadethathappen.It’scalledeudaemonia,thehappinessorfulfillmentthatcomesfromtheactionitself,nottheresultofit.Anyotherbenefitsthatcomealong—someoneisgrateful,yourprojectisasuccess—areicingonthecake.
Catchtheboomerang.
Gratitude,whenexpressedtoothers,almostalwayscomesbackaround.Peoplewhofeelappreciatedaremorewillingtomakeaneffortforthosewhomakethemfeelvalued.Inonestudy,waitresseswhosimplywrote“thankyou”onthecheckbeforehandingittotheircustomersreceived,onaverage,11percentmoreintipsthanthosewhodidn’t.Waitresseswhowroteamessageaboutanupcomingdinnerspecialonthechecksalsoreceivedhighertips—onaverage,17to20percenthigher.Inaworldwherepersonalconnectionsseemincreasinglylimited,andsometimesstressfulwhentheydooccur,gratituderesonates.
Seizethemoment.
Lookaroundyou:What’srightwithyourworld?Ifyouhaveahobby,practiceit.Ifyoudon’t,findone.Reachouttoothers;sharesomething.Asmallgesturetowardanoth
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