10 Scientifically Proven Ways To Make Yourself Happier
幸福10招（科学已证实）
Few people go through life without wanting to be happier.You may think happiness is out of your control, but believe it or not, there are a few scientifically-proven ways to make yourself happier, and they're all things you can do proactively.
很少有人不希望自己的人生能过得幸福一些。也许你会说幸福不在你的掌控之中，不管你信不信，有一些科学已经验证的方法能让你感到更幸福。这些方法还是只要你愿意，就能做到的。
Spend money on other people.
No. 1 为他人花钱
Spending money on other people instead of yourself makes you feel happier, a study published in "Psychological Bulletin" found.
一项刊登在《心理学报》的研究表明： 从给自己花钱到给别人花钱，能让你更快乐。
The study concluded "the happiest people were the biggest givers, no matter what they earned," and always felt better donating to charities and giving to others than splurging on themselves.
此研究指出：最幸福的人就是那些经常给予的人，无论他们挣多少钱。和炫耀自己相比，捐款给慈善机构、帮助他人更能让他们快乐。
Try something new.
No. 2 尝试新鲜事物
People who go on adventures, try new experiences, and switch up their routines are generally happier, research has shown.
研究显示，那些喜欢冒险、乐于体验新事物、善于转换思路的人们比其他人更快乐。
Expose yourself to more blue.
No. 3 让自己更多的接触蓝色
A study showed that exposing yourself to the color blue sent "self confidence soaring, cut stress, and boosts happiness."
一项研究表明，置身于蓝色的环境或者更多的接触蓝色，能增长人的自信，缓解压力，滋生幸福感。
Researchers from the University of Sussex found that when people saw blue, their brain waves showed increased happiness.
瑟赛克斯大学的研究人员发现，当人们看见蓝色时，他们的脑电波显示他们更快乐了。
According to The Daily Mail, our love for blue comes from our ancestors "linking the color of the afternoon and evening sky to the feeling of a day well spent, and the prospect of a good night's sleep."
每日邮报称，我们热爱蓝色源自我们祖先关于蓝色的联想。蓝色连接了下午和晚上的天空，让人感到一天的充实，并期待一个安睡的美好夜晚。
Stop defending your point of view.
No. 4 停止为自己辩解
Dr. Deepak Chopra, author of The Ultimate Happiness Prescription: 7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment, has said that maintaining neutrality is the best way to keep yourself happy.
《终极快乐处方：开启快乐之门的七大关键》的作者Deepak Chopra博士说，保持中立是让你快乐的最好途径。
Pushing your point of view on someone else who disagrees won't actually make you happy.
把你自己的想法强加给那些不太认同它们的人不会让你感到真正的快乐。
"You can save 99 percent of your psychological energy—and feel happier—if you can stop defending your point of view,” says Chopra.
“如果你能停止为自己辩护，你就可以保留99%的心理能量，并且感到更快乐”。Chopra说。
Go to church.
No. 5 去教堂
In a recent study, people who attended church regularly responded that they were happier and more satisfied with their lives than people who were not religious.
最近的一项研究表明，常去教堂的人比那些没有宗教信仰的人更快乐，也更满足自己的生活。
Bruce Headey, an associate professor at the University of Melbourne, researched happiness among a group of people for 25 years, and found that people who went to church stayed thin, avoided worrying about their careers, and had emotionally stable partners.
来自墨尔本大学的一位副教授Bruce Headey研究人们的幸福感25年，发现那些常去教堂的人们更清心寡欲，他们很少担心自己的职业生涯，且有稳定的合作伙伴。
Sleep at least six hours at night.
No. 6 睡眠至少6小时
Six hours and 15 minutes a night of un-interrupted sleep makes for the happiest people, a study commissioned by the British company Yeo Valley found.
一项来自英国杨协成谷的研究指出，每晚6小时15分没有打扰高质量的睡眠能让你成为最幸福的人。
The study asked adults ages 18 to 65 to rate their level of happiness on a scale of one to five. Those who slept around six hours and 15 minutes a night ranked the happiest.0
这个研究调查的对象是18到65岁的成年人，他们为自己的幸福指数打分，分值为0-5。结果显示每晚睡6小时15分钟的人分值最高。
Slash your commute to 20 minutes.
No. 7 减少上下班路程到20分钟
From the same British study that found adults need to sleep at least six hours to be happy, the happiest respondents were also found to commute just 20 minutes to work.
这家研究出睡眠至少6小时能让人快乐的研究同时发现，上下班路程为20分钟的人们也感到很幸福。
Studies have showed that long commutes affect health, fitness, and happiness.
研究表明上下班路程过长，影响人们的健康、身材还有幸福度。
Make sure you can count 10 good friends.
No. 8 至少拥有10个好朋友
Can you count to 10?
你能数出10个来吗？
Adults who said they had 10 good friends were happier than those who could count five or less close friends, research from Nottingham University found.
来自诺丁汉大学的调查发现能数出拥有10个好朋友的人比那些只有5个或者更少好朋友的人更快乐。
And it seemed the "more the merrier" really did apply. The more friends one had, the happier he or she seemed.
这个似乎也适用于朋友越多则越快乐。一个人如果有更多的朋友，那么他会更快乐。
The study concluded that we should nourish our friendships to help enrich our own personal happiness.
我们可以从研究中发现：为了自己的幸福指数，我们需要去建立和维护我们的友谊。
Fake it till you make it.
No. 9 假装幸福直到你真的觉得幸福
It may seem like a lot of work, but acting happy when you're actually sad can actually make you feel happier.
看起来这很难做到，但是当你伤心的时候装作很快乐真的能让你开心起来。
Several studies have shown that just the act of smiling can cause people to experience happy feelings.
一些研究证实，即便是微笑这个动作都能让人体验幸福的感觉。
Find yourself a romantic relationship.
No. 10 拥有一段浪漫的恋情
Our relationships with our significant others have a large effect on our happiness, research has showed.
研究发现，跟对自己重要的人的关系对我们的幸福感影响很大。
People in relationships were generally found to be happier than other people, and spouses have the highest sense of well-being, whether they are happily married or not, according to a study from Cornell University.
康纳尔大学的一项研究表示：恋爱中的人们比其他人更容易感到幸福，而且配偶间最能感知彼此的幸福感，无论他们最后是不是能快乐的走到一起。
The stronger the commitment, the happier the people in the relationship were, the study found.
研究指出，彼此间的承诺越有力，则恋爱中的人们感受到的幸福度越高。