第三部分：Catch the Star That Holds Your Destiny抓住生命里的那颗星02（第3页）

　　13.theproblem:“we’resocaughtupwithextraordinaryworkburdens，wedon’thavetimetoenjoythepeopleweloveorcontributetothelivesofothers，”sayspost.

　　14.thattimecrunchisquitereal，saysjohndegraff，presidentofthepublicpolicyorganizationtakebackyourtime.“paredto30yearsago，theaveragefamilynowspendsanextra500hoursperyearworkingoutsidethehome.”

　　15.we’realsospendingretimegettoworkandback.

　　16.“trafficisgetworseandwe’renotinvesinmasstransit，”saysdegraff.“stofthedatai’veseenshowsthatwe’vedoubledouraveragemutetimesinthepastgeneration.”

　　17.obviously，itdependsonwhereyoulive—andwhereyouwork.thosestimpacted:aff露entfamilieswhochoseevenlargerhomesoverlivingclosertoworkandyoungerfamilieswhoarepricedoutofhomesofanysizeclosertocentersofemployment.

　　howhappyisyourcity?goodurbandesign18.whatdoesurbandesignhavetodowithhappiness?rethanyoumightthink.

　　19.“eststhatrealmunityandrealfriendshipsareimportantkeystohappiness，”sayspost.“somecitiesmakethatpossibleinwaysthatothersdon’t.”

　　20.postexplainshowurbandesigncanfacilitatesocialinteraction—orworkagainstit.

　　21.“fortyyearsago，neighborhoodshadsidewalks，frontporches，andparks-geographicalopportunitiesforpeopletobesociallyengaged，”hesays.“inmanymunitiestoday，wearelackingthesethings.wedon’tknowourneighborsanyre.wejustgetintoourcarpodsandneverseeanyone.oodneighborsinourmunities.”

　　22.goodurbandesignandeffectivemasstransportationcanalsodeterminehowmuchtimewespendmutowork，andhowmuchtimewespendbehindthewheelofacarrunningerrands—bothofwhichultimatelyimpacttheauntoftimewehaveforjoyfullyengagingwithfriends，family，andmunity.

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　　23.thismayeasasurprisetothe“megeneration，”buthappinessdoesn’tefromlivinginabighouse，buyingthelatesttechno-gadget，andgetstampsfromexoticlocalesinyourpassport.

　　24.infact，a2005pollbytimemagazinefoundthathelpingotherswasamajorsourceofhappinessfor75percentofamericans.

　　25.“vo露nteeringisanopportunitytobesociallyengagedandcontributetothelivesofothers，”

　　saysstephenpost，aprofessoratcasewesternreserveuniversitywhoco-authoredthebookwhygoodthingshappentogoodpeoplewith激llneimark.“it’snotmaterialgoodsthatmakeushappy—it’shavingpurposeandmeaninginourlives.”

　　26.infact，eststhatwe’reactuallyhard-wiredforhelping.eventhinkingabouthelpingothersisenoughtostimulatethepartofourbrainassociatedwithfeel-goodchemicalslikeoxytocin.

　　27.helpingothersdoesn’tjustmakeushappier，there’salsoevidenceitmakesushealthiertoo.

　　“recentresearchoutofenglandshowsthatcitieswithhigherratesofvo露nteerismhadthelowerratesofdepressionandheartdisease，”sayspost.

　　28.don’thavealotoffreetime?noworries.peoplewhovo露nteerjusttwohoursperweek（100hoursperyear）enjoylowerratesofdepressionandbetterphysicalhealth.

　　aslongasyouhaveyourhealth29.perhapsitesasnosurprisetofindthathealthierpeoplearehappierthanthosewhoarentashealthy.infact，a2006reportpublishedbythepewresearchcenterfoundthat48percentofpeoplewhoratedtheirhealthas“excellent”describedthemselvesas“veryhappy”，whileonly15percentofthosewhoratedtheirhealthas“poor”saidthesame.

　　30.afterall，it’shardertobehappywhenlivingwithchronicpainorillnessorwhenfacedwithapotentiallylife-threateningcondition.

　　31.whilehealthisstronglytiedtohappiness，lackofhealthisevenrestronglycorrelatedwithlackofhappiness.ofthosewhoratedtheirhealthas“poor，”awhoppingpercentdescribedthemas“nottoohappy，”whileonly6percentofthosein“excellent”healthsaidthesame.

　　32.aordingtothepewresearchcenter，health—alongwithreligionandmarriage—wereangthestrongestpredictorsofhappiness，evenwhenadjusforavarietyofothervariables.

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　　33.theregionofthecountryyouliveincanimpactyourriskofsufferingfromdepression—atleastfromnovemberthroughapril.

　　34.that’sbecausethoselivinginthenorthernpartofthecountryarereatriskofsufferingfromseasonalaffectivedisorder，aforfclinicaldepressionbroughtoninthewinternthsbytheshorteningofthedaysandthelatersunrise.

　　35.“intheunitedstates，sadisaboutfivetimesreprevalentinthenortherntierofstatesthaninthefarsouth，”saysdr.michaelterman，directorofthecenterforlighttreatmentandbiologicalrhythmsattheco露mbiauniversitymedicalcenter.

　　36.butsadisjustthetipoftheiceberg，explainsterman.“lesssevere‘winterdoldrums’ouratleastthreetimesrefrequentlythanwinterdepression.evenrepeopleexperienceoneorresymptomsofwinterdepression—suchasovereaoroversleeping—eventhoughtheirodstaysundercontrol.”

　　37.whateverthedegreeofimpairment，symptomstendtoresolveinthespring.“certainlythereisnolackofhappinessupnorthforthesixnthsfrommaytooctober，”termansays.

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