The Secrets to Happiness|哈佛的幸福学分

The Secrets to Happiness

by Brian Foden

Ex-Harvard Professor, Tal Ben-Shahar, knows what it takes to be happy.

　　They call him Professor Happiness. After years of teaching classes in happiness at the _(1)_ Harvard University, Tal Ben-Shahar has certainly earned that title. He began teaching his class on Positive Psychology at the Ivy League school in 2004. The subject material combined _(2)_ the psychologist's attractive lecturing style consistently made his course one of the most popular at Harvard until 2012. What happened in 2012? Did college students suddenly lose their _(3)_ for learning the secrets to happiness? Actually, it was in that year that the professor _(4)_ he would be happiest moving back to his home country of Israel. Ben-Shahar continues to _(5)_ students on the science of happiness. Only, instead of teaching in the US, he's offering the same course at Israel's Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.

　　Professor Happiness has shared his many secrets on the subject. One key is to focus _(6)_ the positive rather than the negative elements of your life. Ben-Shahar notes that in most cases, happiness is a _(7)_ of one's state of mind more than his or her environment. Another important factor in the creation of _(8)_ is exercise. The professor has stated that failing to do physical activity is almost like taking depressants. He also _(9)_ thorough self-evaluation and taking the time to make sure that one's goals in life are in line with one's value system. Ultimately, Ben-Shahar notes that achieving happiness in life is not an accident. Instead, it's a _(10)_ decision requiring effort.

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哈佛的幸福学分

前哈佛大学教授塔尔‧宾‧夏哈尔熟知幸福的秘诀。

　　他们称他为幸福教授。在颇负盛名的哈佛大学传授幸福课程多年之后，塔尔‧宾‧夏哈尔可说是实至名归。他起初于 2004 年开始在该所常春藤盟校教授正向心理学课程。此科目的题材加上这位心理学家迷人的讲授技巧让他的课程一直到 2012 年都持续成为哈佛最受欢迎的学科之一。2012 年发生了什么事呢？难道大学生突然失去他们想要学习幸福祕诀的热忱了吗？事实上，这位教授在那一年决定，他若搬回祖国以色列将会最快乐。宾‧夏哈尔持续指导他的学生有关幸福的科学。只不过他不在美国教书了，而是在以色列海尔兹利亚的跨学科中心提供相同的课程。

　　幸福教授分享了关于该科目的许多秘密。其中一项关键就是专注于人生中的正面元素，而不是负面元素。宾‧夏哈尔提到，在大部份的情况下，幸福是取决于一个人的心理状态，而非环境。另外一项创造快乐的重要因素就是运动。这位教授声明，未能从事体育活动简直就象是使用镇定剂一样。他同时也提倡彻底的自我评估，以及花时间确保自身的人生目标与其价值观一致。最后，宾‧夏哈尔表示，获得人生中的幸福并不是意外。相反的，它是一个需要花费一番功夫才能达成的自主性决定。

答案： 1. G 2. I 3. A 4. D 5. F

6. J 7. B 8. H 9. E 10. C