充满感激

1. Be grateful – Some study participants were asked to write letters of gratitude to people who had helped them in some way. The study found that these people reported a lasting increase in happiness – over weeks and even months – after implementing the habit. What's even more surprising: Sending the letter is not necessary. Even when people wrote letters but never delivered them to the addressee, they still reported feeling better afterwards.
充满感激。有研究表明，每天心存感恩的人比一般的人要快乐很多，即使这些感恩的话不说出来，写下来也可以。

乐观积极

2. Be optimistic – Another practice that seems to help is optimistic thinking. Study participants were asked to visualize an ideal future – for example, living with a loving and supportive partner, or finding a job that was fulfilling – and describe the image in a journal entry. After doing this for a few weeks, these people too reported increased feelings of well-being.
乐观积极。正面思考可以帮助人快乐轻松地生活，研究表明如果一个人坚持一周积极客观地面对生活，会很大程度上改变自己的生活态度。

记住生活中美好

3. Count your blessings – People who practice writing down three good things that have happened to them every week show significant boosts in happiness, studies have found. It seems the act of focusing on the positive helps people remember reasons to be glad.
记住生活中美好的一面。每周可以记下3件让自己快乐的事，这也是快乐生活的根源之一。

发挥自己的长处

4. Use your strengths – Another study asked people to identify their greatest strengths, and then to try to use these strengths in new ways. For example, someone who says they have a good sense of humor could try telling jokes to lighten up business meetings or cheer up sad friends. This habit, too, seems to heighten happiness.
发挥自己的长处。可以问自己的长处并有效地将它们利用，这也是轻松生活的好办法之一。

助人为乐

5. Commit acts of kindness – It turns out helping others also helps ourselves. People who donate time or money to charity, or who altruistically assist people in need, report improvements in their own happiness.
助人为乐。帮助他人，在别人需要的时候给予帮助，可以让自己感觉快乐。

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