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1、It'seasytogetcaughtupinthehustleandbustleofeverydaylifeandlosesightofwhatmakesyouhappy.Reallyhappy.Butmakingsureyourhappinessmeterisgivingoptimalreadingscanprovidemanyhealthbenefits.Happypeoplehaveyoungerhearts,youngerarteries,andayoungerRealAge.Happypeoplerecovermorequickly
2、fromsurgery,copebetterwithpain,havelowerbloodpressure,andhavelongerlifeexpectancythanunhappypeople.Studiesalsosuggestthathappypeoplemayhavestrongerimmunesystems--they'relesslikelytogetcoldsandfluviruses.Andwhentheydo,theirsymptomstendtobemild.Notsurprisingly,happypeoplearebe
3、tteratlookingaftertheirhealth,too.Whenpeople'shappinesslevelsimprove,sodotheirhealthbehaviors.Theyexercisemore,wearsunscreen,andgoforregularcheckups.HowtoGetThereEveryonewantstobehappy,andthebenefitsareclearlyplentiful.Butthefactisthatpeoplearen'talwaysgreatatpredictingwhatw
4、illmakethemhappy.Ifit'slong-termhappinessyou'reafter,youmayneedtolearnafewnewtricks.WhatIsHappiness?Weallknowwhenwe'rehappyandwhenwe'renot.Butaskaroomfulofpeoplewhatmakesthemhappyandyou'relikelytogetawiderangeofresponses,from"watchingthesunset"or"spendingtimewithgoodfriends"
5、to"findingagreatshoesale"or"winningtheofficefootballpool."Defininghappinessisnosimplefeat.Inanefforttonarrowthedefinition,researchershavedevisedaseriesofquestionnairestomeasurelifesatisfaction,positivemood,andsubjectivewell-being.Somescientistsareevenbeginningtousebrainimagi
6、ngtobetterunderstandthephysiologyofhappiness.Andeconomistshavejumpedonthehappinessbandwagon,too,hopingtocalculatethevalueofhappinesswithinasociopoliticalcontext.Sowhathavetheydiscovered?Whatmakesforahappylife?It'sPartlyYourGenesYourlevelofhappinessisnotentirelypredeterminedb
7、yyourgenes,butgenesdoplayapart,justastheyplayapartinyourgeneralhealth.Someresearchersestimatethatasmuchas40%to50%ofaperson'scapacityforhappinessmaybegeneticallypredetermined.Andalthoughthatmeanssomeluckypeoplemaystartoffwithagreaterpropensityforhappiness,it'snoguaranteethey'
8、llleadacharmedlife.Fortunately,evidencesuggeststhateventhegloomiestofuscanl
