What are the simplest things one can do to make oneself happier?
Brad Einarsen, social marketer, insights collector, Written Nov 8, 2012 · Featured in Lifehacker
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When I was in a dark period I instituted a simple rule that changed my life.
Rule:
When I arrive home from work, the very first thing I tell my wife is the best thing that happened that day.
No exceptions. No complaining. Just the best thing that day, even if it was just a good cup of coffee. This had the effect of starting our evening off on a positive note and it changed our relationship.
▌评论:
Nadav Gur:
Teach your kids to do this. Every day when you tuck them in have them tell you “what’s the best thing that happened to you today”. It may be the most important thing you teach them ever.
▌词汇:
- institute: establish or start (an inquiry, a custom, a rule, etc) 建立, 设立, 制定（习俗﹑ 规则等）; 开始, 着手（调查等）: institute legal proceedings against sb 起诉某人
- start off: to begin happening, or to make something begin happening（使）开始发生
- on the positive side / on a positive note: (= used when saying what is good about a situation )从好的方面看
- tuck sb in: to make a child comfortable in bed by arranging the sheets around them 帮助〔孩子〕盖好被子，给…掖好被子
▌翻译:
当我处于人生黑暗时期的时候，我制定(institute)了如下这个简单的规则，改变了我的生活。
规则如下：
当我下班回家时，我告诉我妻子的第一件事情是当天发生的那件最好的事情。没有例外，没有抱怨，只是讲讲那天最好的一件事，即使只是一杯好喝的咖啡。这么做可以达到一种效果，就是这一晚上以一种很好的氛围开始，它很好地改善了我俩的关系。
评论：
教你的孩子这样做，每天当你哄他们睡觉时，让他们告诉你“今天发生在你身上最好的事情是什么”，这可能是你教给他们的最棒的事儿。