I spontaneously become happy. That's not the case. That's not how it works. And finally, prevention which is very important today.
我同时就变得快乐了 情况并非是这样 问题不会这样被解决 最后 预防在今天来说非常重要
The most effective way of preventing hardship, whether it's depression, whether it's anxiety, is actually by focusing on and cultivating the positive.
预防困苦最有效的方法. 不管是抑郁还是焦虑 实际上是通过专注于培养积极心态
Now I will share with you some studies about this. So for these three reasons, we need positive psychology. Let me begin with the importance of focusing on what works.
我会跟你们分享一些关于这点的研究 这三个原因表明我们需要积极心理学 我从专注于有效方法的重要性开始
In the introduction to the Handbook of Positive Psychology, Martin Seligman who we talked about last time, considered the father of positive psychology.
在《积极心理学手册》的序言里 我们上次提到的Martin Seligman. 他被认为是积极心理学之父
Network of scholars, says this: "The aim of positive psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst.
影响了很多学者 他说 "积极心理学的目标是促成一种变化" "让心理学从只关注补救生活中最糟糕的事"
Things in life to also building the best qualities in life. " Note that he says also. He doesn't say exclusively or even primarily.
"到同时建立生活中最美好的事" 请留意他说的是同时 他没有说专门 甚至没有说主要
It's important to focus on what works, whether it is in our relationship, whether it's in ourselves, whether it's in others, whether it's in Harvard.
专注于研究有效的东西至关重要 不管是对我们的关系 对我们自身 对其他人 对哈佛
Whether it's in United States or the world in order to have more what works. Now the question is "how do we focus on what works?"
对美国还是对世界而言 这是为了获得更多有效的东西 问题是"如何专注于研究有效的东西?"
And the answer to this question is through the questions that we ask. Let me illustrate through a case study.
这个问题的答案 就在我们提出的问题的本身 我通过一个案例研究来阐明这点