You don't need millions to be happy

You don't need millions to be happy. In fact, at The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred
dollars may be enough.
The institute opened its doors last year, and, since then, men and women of all ages have been paying A
$ 200 an hour (US $140) for lessons on how to feel great.
" You can actually increase your happiness levels. That's what we teach," said Timothy Sharp, founder
of the institute.
Experts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitude, life control and relationships.
Most of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels
haven't changed to reflect that.
Studies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to
happiness. Many decades ago, the "sage of Baltimore, Maryland", editor HL Mencken, defined wealth as
earning US $100 more than your “wife's sister's husband.”
Behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is because we compare
ourselves to people better off materially.
"The argument is that if you want to be happy there's a very simple thing you can do: Compare yourself
to people who are less well off than you- poorer, smaller house, car," said Sharp.
The Happiness Institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on
" more than just your bank account."
"If I compare myself to Bill Gates then I'm always going to be down," said Sharp.
A better thing to compare with, he said, might be Kerry Packer, Australia's richest person who has had
a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years.

結果 (中文) 1:

你不需要数以百万计要快乐。事实上，幸福在学院澳大利亚，几个百美元可能不够。该研究所去年开业和自那时以来，各个年龄段的男女一直在付出 A$ 200 小时 (美国 $140) 学学如何感觉会很棒。"你实际上可以增加你的幸福水平。这就是我们教什么，"说蒂莫西 · 锋利创始人该研究所。专家说，只有约 15%的幸福来自于收入、 资产和其他金融因素。85%来自态度、 生活控制等关系的事情。我们大多数人在经济上比我们的父母和祖父母，但幸福水平明显更好并未发生改变以反映出这一点。研究表明，一旦住房和食品的基本需要得到满足，额外的财富增加很少幸福。几十年前，"马里兰州巴尔的摩市的圣人，"编辑器 HL 门肯，定义作为财富获得美国 $100 比你的"妻子的姐姐的丈夫"。行为经济学家现在说的我们是富有但不是快乐的原因一部分是因为我们比较自己对人好物质。"的论点是，如果你想要快乐就很简单的事情你可以做: 把自己比较较少比你富裕的人-穷，更小的房子，车，"夏普说。幸福研究所的目的是向您展示如何通过侧重于克服这些不快乐的因素"不仅仅是你银行帐户"。"如果我比较自己到比尔 · 盖茨，然后我总是要下来，"夏普说。更好的东西相比，他说，可能是克里? 帕克，澳大利亚的过的最富有的人肾移植、 心脏手术在近年来。

結果 (中文) 3:

你不需要数百万人快乐。事实上，在澳大利亚的幸福研究所，几百美元可能是不够的。该学院去年打开了它的大门，从那时起，所有年龄段的男人和女人都支付了一个200美元一小时（140美元）的教训，对如何感觉很好。“你可以真正提高你的幸福水平。“这就是我们所教的，”这是一本尖锐的创始人研究所。专家说，只有约百分之15的幸福来自收入，资产和其他金融因素。多达百分之85来自于诸如态度、生活控制和人际关系的事情。我们中的大多数人比我们的父母和祖父母都富裕得多，但幸福程度却很明显没有改变，以反映。研究表明，一旦住房和食物的基本需求得到满足，额外的财富增加了非常少幸福。许多年前，“智者巴尔的摩，马里兰州，编辑HL门肯，定义财富比你的“妻子的丈夫的丈夫赚100美元。”现在，行为经济学家说，我们之所以富裕，是因为我们比较的原因的一部分我们对人的利益有重大的。“如果你想让自己快乐，你可以做一件非常简单的事情：把你自己对那些比你穷的人来说，更穷，更小的房子，汽车，”。幸福协会的目标是告诉你如何克服这些不快乐的因素“不仅仅是你的银行账户。”“如果我把自己和比尔盖茨比较一下，我总是会被下，”尖锐的说。他说，一个更好的东西，可能是克里封隔器，澳大利亚最富有的人，他有近几年的肾移植和心脏外科手术。