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1、第一篇第一篇HowHowtotoFindFindHappinessHappinessWithoutWithoutBuyingBuyingItIt如何不花錢(qián)就能找到樂(lè)子如何不花錢(qián)就能找到樂(lè)子Ourmaterialisticsocietyhasledustobelievethathappinesscannotbeobtainedwithouthavingmoney.在這個(gè)物質(zhì)社會(huì)，我們深信沒(méi)有錢(qián)就沒(méi)有幸福感。Ratherthanlearni

2、ngtobesatisfiedwithwhatwehavewearetaughttowantme.Welearnfromadvertisingfromthemediathatweneedtobuytrinketstoysindertomakeourselveshappytofulfillemotionalneedsthatthepurchasestheyaretryingtotalkusintowillprovideuswiththep

3、sychologicalcomftwearelookingf.我們不斷的奢望得到更多而不是學(xué)著滿足我們現(xiàn)有的。通過(guò)廣告和媒體，我們了解到為了讓自己開(kāi)心，為了滿足心理需求，我們需要買(mǎi)一些小玩意兒和玩具，仿佛買(mǎi)了這些東西我們就能找到一直想要的心理安慰。Unftunatelyasasocietywehaveboughtintothesemisguidedmessageshavecometobelievethatspendingmoneyonc

4、ertainitemswillbringusfameftunehappinessbeautypopularity.Weendupusingmoneyasacrutchtoprovideuswithsomethingweultimatelymustfindwithinourselves.Aswebecomecaughtupinthisadewetradeprecioushoursofourlivestryingtoearnthemoney

5、wehavebeentaughttocovetsomuch.不幸的是我們還是會(huì)被這些信息誤導(dǎo)并且開(kāi)始相信花錢(qián)買(mǎi)一些東西會(huì)帶給我們帶來(lái)聲譽(yù)，運(yùn)氣，快樂(lè)，美麗或者名氣。我們不斷拿金錢(qián)作為靠山，得到最終想要的東西。一次一次我們深陷其中，于是，為了買(mǎi)到我們垂涎已久的東西，我們用寶貴的時(shí)間辛苦賺錢(qián)。Wetradehoursofourliveswkingsacrificingtimethatcouldhavebeenspentwithourfami

6、liesfthepursuitofthealmightydollar.我們把生命中的每時(shí)每刻拿來(lái)工作，犧牲我們本該和家人在一起的時(shí)間，只為了追求萬(wàn)能的美元。Indertofindtruehappinesswefirstmustlearntochangeourattitudesaboutmoney.Wemustlearnthatmoneythespendingofitprovidesonlyatemparyreliefbutdoesnot

7、presentuswithanyreallonglastingbenefits.Weendupowningsomethingweeitherdonotreallywantdonotreallyneedtheunderlyingemotionalissuesremain.為了找到真正的快樂(lè)，我們必須首先改變對(duì)待金錢(qián)的態(tài)度。我們必須要知道花掉掙到的錢(qián)只是讓我們暫時(shí)舒坦，卻并不能帶來(lái)任何持久的利益。最后我們擁有一些實(shí)際上我們根本不想要或根本不

8、需要的東西，而內(nèi)在的情感問(wèn)題依然沒(méi)有解決。Ratherthanfocusonthetemparysatisfactionyoumayfeelfromspendingmoneytrythefollowingtobringyouhappinesswithoutit.與其通過(guò)花錢(qián)讓自己得到一時(shí)的滿足感，不如試試下面幾招讓你不用花錢(qián)買(mǎi)就感到快樂(lè)：ImagineHavingnoMoney假想自己分文沒(méi)有Imaginewhatyouwoulddof

9、happinessifyouhadnomoneyatall.Thinkabouthowyouwouldspendyourtimewhatyouwoulddofenjoyment.Changeyourfocusfrommaterialpossessionstootherthingsthatbringyouenjoymentsuchasspendingqualitytimewithyourfamilyfriends.Ratherthanfo

10、cusingontheaccumulationofpossessionsconcentrateinsteadonplayingwithreadingtoyourchildrenspendingtimeoutenjoyingnature.想象一下如果你一分錢(qián)沒(méi)有做什么會(huì)感到快樂(lè)。想一下沒(méi)錢(qián)的你將如何打發(fā)時(shí)間，如第二篇第二篇HowHowtotoquicklyquicklybuildbuildanewnewsocialsocialcircle

11、circleininanyanynewnewcitycity如何在陌生的城市快速建立新的社交圈如何在陌生的城市快速建立新的社交圈Evenifyouarenaturallyshythesethreetrickswillhelpyoutoquicklybuildanewsocialcircleinanynewcity.即使你天性靦腆，這三個(gè)小技巧也能幫助你在任何陌生的城市迅速建立新的社交圈1.TakePictures1拍照片Oneofthe

12、greatthingsabouttakingpicturesataneventpartyisthatitgivesyouanexcusetogetintouchwiththepersonlater.Everybodylovesseeingpicturesofthemselvesit’sveryeasyaftertakingapicturetosay“AreyouonFacebook”“Ifyou’dlikeIcanemailittoyo

13、u.”在活動(dòng)或聚會(huì)時(shí)拍照片，最容易讓你日后有理由與他人接觸。人們都喜歡看到自己的照片，拍過(guò)照片后，你還可以很自然地問(wèn)“你上Facebook嗎？”，或問(wèn)“我用電子郵件把照片發(fā)給你好嗎？”Thiscanbetheseedthatleadstonewconnections.Thenexttimeyouhearaboutafuneventemailyournewcontactstoletthemknowaboutit.這樣能幫你建立新的聯(lián)系機(jī)會(huì)

14、。下次再聽(tīng)說(shuō)有什么有趣的活動(dòng)，你就可以發(fā)郵件給新認(rèn)識(shí)的人通知他們。2.EatAloneInPublic2獨(dú)自在公共場(chǎng)所吃飯Ifyoudon’tknowanyoneinanewcityitcanbetemptingtodertakeoutretreatbacktoyourlonelyapartmenthotelroom.Insteadtryeatingbyyourselfinpublicasoftenaspossible.如果在一座新城市

15、你沒(méi)有任何熟人，就可能情愿叫外賣(mài)，呆在自己的公寓或賓館房間里。不要這樣，要努力盡可能地獨(dú)自到公共場(chǎng)所吃飯。Youmightfeelselfconsciouseatingbyyourselfbutithasanimptantbenefit:youaremucheasiertoapproachwhenyouarealone.Peoplemaybeafraidofinterruptingyoubeingrudeifyouareinaconve

16、rsationwithsomeoneelse.獨(dú)自吃飯可能會(huì)使你感到不自在，但是那樣做很有好處：?jiǎn)为?dú)的一個(gè)人比較容易接觸。如果你正和別人談話，人們可能會(huì)擔(dān)心打斷你們，或顯得太魯莽。Bringabooknewspapertoread(thiswillmakeyoufeellessselfconscious).Plushavinganinterestingbookwithyouwillgiveothersanexcusetostartaco

17、nversationifthey’vereadit.帶本書(shū)或報(bào)紙去看（這可以減輕你不自在的感覺(jué)）。另外，帶一本有趣的書(shū)，也會(huì)給看過(guò)的人提供談話的理由。3.JoinAClassSptsTeamClub3加入學(xué)習(xí)班，運(yùn)動(dòng)隊(duì)或俱樂(lè)部YogasalsadancingvolleyballjoggingToastmasters(apublicspeakingclub)aclassfwkmartialartsetc.Takeupanewhobbyco