哈佛大学幸福课第二课中英文讲义

哈佛大学幸福课第二课中英文讲义早上好Hi.Goodmorning.很高兴你们都来了I'msogladthatyoucame.我还担心在这种天气没人会来Iwasworriedthatnoonewouldshowupinthisweather.很高兴你们都很好I'mgladyouareOk.首先做几个声明Justacoupleofannouncements.我通过邮件收到的几个问题QuestionsthatIreceivedviaemail.在开始课程之前我要说的几件事情Afewthingsbeforewejumpintothematerial.首先有人问我这门课程是为谁设置的?Firstofall,Iwasasked,whoisthisclassfor?这是积极心理学Isitforpeople--youknowit'spositivepsychology--它是为非常不开心的人设置的吗?peoplethatareveryunhappy?它只是为抑郁的人设置的吗?Isitonlyforpeoplewhoaredepressed?这门课程是为谁设置的?whoisthisclassfor?这门课程的授课对象是Well,theclassisforanyonewhoisinterestedin对积极心理学有兴趣的人及想更开心的人Positivepsychologyandanyonewhowantstobehappier.如果你非常开心你还可以更开心Ifyouareextremelyhappy,youcanstillbehappier.如果你非常不开心你也可以更开心Ifyouareveryunhappy,youcanstillbehappier.所以这门课程适合任何sotheclassessentiallyisforanyone对它感兴趣的人who'sinterestedinthematerial-我会邀请有兴趣投入andIwouldaddsomeonewhoisreallyinterestedtowork,我们上次谈到的那种努力的人上来toputthekindofeffortthatwetalkedaboutlasttime.你不需要投入那种Justnotthekindofeffortthatwewouldrequireyouto为了明白某个概念而大为头痛的努力wreckyourheadaboutunderstandingcertainconcept,而是努力把这些观念融入你的生活butitiseffortintermsofapplyingtheseideastoyourlives.也许你之所以上这门课程Nowyoumaywanttotakethisclass,是因为你对积极心理学的理论感兴趣becauseyouareinterestedonacademiclevelinpositive这也没问题psychologythat'sperfectlyfine.你将会得到很多...Andyou'llgetmany--我们每节课都会谈到非常多的研究we'lltalkaboutnumerousstudiesineverylecture,从下节课开始startingnexttime.我们将接二连三地谈到那些研究We'lltalkaboutstudyafterstudyafterstudy,所以你也可以得到理论方面的知识soyou'llgetthatelementaswell.但是如果你修积极心理学However,ifyouarethinkingabouttakingpositivepsychology是为了个人利益那么你就需要努力forpersonalbenefits,youneedtoputtheeffortin.对此今天我会作进一步的阐述AndI'lltalkmoreaboutthattoday.所以这门课程任何人都可以修Sotheclassisforeveryone.包括那些非常开心而且想更开心的人Anyonewho'sextremelyhappyandwantstobehappier,及那些不开心但是想更开心的人andanyonewho'snothappyandwantstobehappier.考试成绩这不是个问题Pass/fail--perfectlyfine.这门课程的宗旨以你们的利益为上Againtheideaaboutthisclassisfirstandforemostforyou.所以我建议如果你想及格SoIwouldurgeyouifyoudotakepass那么就要努力andfailtoputinthework,因此是否及格的决定因素之一andthat'swhytheoneelementofpass/failisnotnegotiableis就是所有的回应报告必须交上来thatalltheresponsepapershavetobesubmitted.回应报告不会评分Nowtheresponsepapers,asyouknow,arenotgraded.它们基本上就是心得体会Theyarebasicallyreflectionpapers.也就是你会思考能够融入Willyoureflectabouttheideasaboutthings你的生活的想法和事情吗?thatcanbeappliedtoyourlife?它们是必需要交的Buttheyarerequired.你交上来你就及格Soyouhandthemin,youpass.不交就不及格Ifyoudon'thandthemin,youfail.除此之外Butotherthanthat,byallmeans,如果你想参加考试那也没问题ifyouwanttotakethisclasspass/fail,it'sperfectlyfine.第三件事Thirdthing,在这门课程你将会接触很多理论和观点you'llbeexposedtomanytheories,tomanyideasinthisclass.不是所有理论观点都会引起你的共鸣Noteverythingwouldresonateofyou.2008年出版了一本很棒的书There'sawonderfulbookjustcameoutin2008,就在两周前书名叫《快乐之道》justtwoweeksago,calledTheHowofHappiness它由SonjaLyubomirsky所著bySonjaLyubomirsky.在书中她谈到了一个概念...Andthereshetalksabouttheconcept--她是加州大学河滨分校的教授she'saprofessoratRiverside(UC),哈佛大学的毕业生斯坦福大学的研究生HarvardcollegegraduateandwenttoStanfordforgraduateschool她谈到了找到适合的重要性shetalksabouttheimportanceoffindingfit,63也就是某种方法meaningthefitbetweencertaintechnique,某种工具某种观点是否适合你ortool,oridea,andyourself.并不是你听到的每种观点Noteveryidea,每种研究noteverystudythatyou'veheardabout,以及你运用的每种介入方法...noteveryinterventionthatyouactuallypractice你在生活中将会运用介入方法andyouwillpracticeinterventionsinyourlife,不管是作善举whetherit'sdoingactsofkindness,还是表达感激whetherit'sexpressinggratitude,还是体育锻炼还是写日记whetherit'sphysicalexercising,whetherit'sjournaling.这些事情你在整个学期里都要做Youwilldoallthesethingsthroughoutthesemester.然而并不是一切都适合你Noteverythingwouldberightforyou.你将会接触它You'llbeexposedtoit.尝试它You'lltryit.然后你将作出决定Andthenyou'llmakeupyourmind,对我想把它融入到生活中yes,thisiswhatIwanttoincorporate或者不它对我没什么意义orno,thisisjustnotrelevantforme.所以记住这一点很重要Soit'simportanttokeepthatinmind.我所说的一切都有研究论证AnythingthatItalkaboutisbackedbyresearch,但是研究没有说它适合所有人buttheresearchdoesn'tsayit'srightforeveryone.它说这对于大多数人或者对于很多人Itsaysit'sformostpeopleorformanypeople;都有作用或者正在起作用thishasworkedoritisworking.所以你要积极参与到课程中Soagainbeanactiveparticipantinthisclass而非某种学说的被动接受者asopposedtopassiverecipientofadoctrine.鉴别哪些东西适合你...不是一切东西Andidentifythethingsthatworkforyou--noteverything.我敢说并非一切东西都适合你Iguaranteenoteverythingwillworkforyou,但是有很多东西会适合你butalotofthingswill.关于我之前提到的回应报告YourresponsepapersthatIjustmentionedearlier:它们在下午五点钟就要交很抱歉theyaredueat5pm,sorry,从下周二开始你将在每周二下午五点收到you'llgetthemby5pmonTuesday,startingnextTuesday.然后在周日下午五点前交到你的任务组Andtheywillbedueat5pmonSundaytoyourTF.回应报告对大多数人来说Againtheresponsepapersareusuallyformostpeoplefun,都是有趣而好玩的活动interestingandengagingactivities.它不会评分它让你去思考Notgraded,justbasicallyforyoutoreflect,并通过它们去成长foryoutogrowthroughthem.要写论文的人Thesiswriters.你们中有多少人要写论文?Howmanyofyouarethesiswriters?请举手让我看看JustsoIgetashowofhandhere.好的很抱歉我没有在开玩笑Ok,Iamsorry.NoI'mkidding.要写论文的人你们不用参加期中考试Thesiswriters:you'llnotneedtotakethemidterms.我知道那段时间里非常紧张...Iknowit'scrunchtimearoundthattime-我自己也经历过那段时期beingthroughitmyselfhere.所以你们不用参加期中考试Soyou'llnothavetotakethemidterm.你的期末考占更多分数Yourfinalwillaccountformore.除非你想参加期中考试Unlessyouwanttotakethemidterm,当然我们非常欢迎你参加ofcourseyou'llmorethanwelcometo.我们不会把你扔到教室外面wewon'tthrowyououtoftheclassroom.写论文的人可以不用参加Yourthesiswr