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ted演讲稿英文版如何买到幸福

　　SoIwanttotalktodayaboutmoneyandhappiness,whicharetwothingsthatalotofusspendalotofourtimethinkingabout,eithertryingtoearnthemortryingtoincreasethem.Andalotofusresonatewiththisphrase.Soweseeitinreligionsandself-helpbooks,thatmoneycan'tbuyhappiness.

　　AndIwanttosuggesttodaythat,infact,that'swrong.（Laughter）I'matabusinessschool,sothat'swhatwedo.Sothat'swrong,and,infact,ifyouthinkthat,you'reactuallyjustnotspendingitright.Sothatinsteadofspendingitthewayyouusuallyspendit,maybeifyouspentitdifferently,thatmightworkalittlebitbetter.

　　AndbeforeItellyouthewaysthatyoucanspenditthatwillmakeyouhappier,let'sthinkaboutthewaysweusuallyspenditthatdon't,infact,makeushappier.Wehadalittlenaturalexperiment.SoCNN,alittlewhileago,wrotethisinterestingarticleonwhathappenstopeoplewhentheywinthelottery.Itturnsoutpeoplethinkwhentheywinthelotterytheirlivesaregoingtobeamazing.

　　Thisarticle'sabouthowtheirlivesgetruined.Sowhathappenswhenpeoplewinthelotteryis,numberone,theyspendallthemoneyandgointodebt,andnumbertwo,alloftheirfriendsandeveryonethey'veevermetfindthemandbugthemformoney.

　　Anditruinstheirsocialrelationships,infact.Sotheyhavemoredebtandworsefriendshipsthantheyhadbeforetheywonthelottery.Whatwasinterestingaboutthearticlewaspeoplestartedcommentingonthearticle,readersofthething.Andinsteadoftalkingabouthowithadmadethemrealizethatmoneydoesn'tleadtohappiness,everyoneinstantlystartedsaying,"YouknowwhatIwoulddoifIwonthelottery...?

"andfantasizingaboutwhatthey'ddo.

　　Andhere'sjusttwooftheoneswesawthatarejustreallyinterestingtothinkabout.Onepersonwrotein,"WhenIwin,I'mgoingtobuymyownlittlemountainandhavealittlehouseontop."（Laughter）Andanotherpersonwrote,"Iwouldfillabigbathtubwithmoneyandgetinthetubwhilesmokingabigfatcigarandsippingaglassofchampagne."

　　Thisisevenworsenow:

"ThenI'dhaveapicturetakenanddozensofglossiesmade.Anyonebeggingformoneyortryingtoextortfrommewouldreceiveacopyofthepictureandnothingelse."（Laughter）Andsomanyofthecommentswereexactlyofthistype,wherepeoplegotmoneyand,infact,itmadethemantisocial.

　　SoItoldyouthatitruinspeople'slivesandthattheirfriendsbugthem.Italso,moneyoftenmakesusfeelveryselfishandwedothingsonlyforourselves.Wellmaybethereasonthatmoneydoesn'tmakeushappyisthatwe'realwaysspendingitonthewrongthings,andinparticular,thatwe'realwaysspendingitonourselves.

　　Andwethought,Iwonderwhatwouldhappenifwemadepeoplespendmoreoftheirmoneyonotherpeople.Soinsteadofbeingantisocialwithyourmoney,whatifyouwerealittlemoreprosocialwithyourmoney?

Andwethought,let'smakepeopledoitandseewhathappens.

　　Solet'shavesomepeopledowhattheyusuallydoandspendmoneyonthemselves,andlet'smakesomepeoplegivemoneyaway,andmeasuretheirhappinessandseeif,infact,theygethappier.Sothefirstwaythatwedidthis.OnoneVancouvermorning,wewentoutonthecampusatUniversityofBritishColumbiaandweapproachedpeopleandsaid,"Doyouwanttobeinanexperiment?

"

　　Theysaid,"Yes."Weaskedthemhowhappytheywere,andthenwegavethemanenvelope.Andoneoftheenvelopeshadthingsinitthatsaid,"By5:

00pmtoday,spendthismoneyonyourself."Sowegavesomeexamplesofwhatyoucouldspenditon.Otherpeople,inthemorning,gotaslipofpaperthatsaid,"By5:

00pmtoday,spendthismoneyonsomebodyelse."Alsoinsidetheenvelopewasmoney.

　　Andwemanipulatedhowmuchmoneywegavethem.Sosomepeoplegotthisslipofpaperandfivedollars.Somepeoplegotthisslipofpaperand20dollars.Weletthemgoabouttheirday.Theydidwhatevertheywantedtodo.Wefoundoutthattheydidinfactspenditinthewaythatweaskedthemto.

　　Wecalledthemupatnightandaskedthem,"What'dyouspenditon,andhowhappydoyoufeelnow?

"Whatdidtheyspenditon?

Wellthesearecollegeundergrads,soalotofwhattheyspentitonforthemselveswerethingslikeearringsandmakeup.Onewomansaidsheboughtastuffedanimalforherniece.Peoplegavemoneytohomelesspeople.HugeeffecthereofStarbucks.（Laughter）

　　Soifyougiveundergraduatesfivedollars,itlookslikecoffeetothemandtheyrunovertoStarbucksandspenditasfastastheycan.Butsomepeopleboughtacoffeeforthemselves,thewaytheyusuallywould,butotherpeoplesaidthattheyboughtacoffeeforsomebodyelse.Sotheverysamepurchase,justtargetedtowardyourselfortargetedtowardsomebodyelse.Whatdidwefindwhenwecalledthembackattheendoftheday?

　　Peoplewhospentmoneyonotherpeoplegothappier.Peoplewhospentmoneyonthemselves,nothinghappened.Itdidn'tmakethemlesshappy,itjustdidn'tdomuchforthem.Andtheotherthingwesawistheamountofmoneydoesn'tmatterthatmuch.Sopeoplethoughtthat20dollarswouldbewaybetterthanfivedollars.

　　Infact,itdoesn'tmatterhowmuchmoneyyouspent.Whatreallymattersisthatyouspentitonsomebodyelseratherthanonyourself.Weseethisagainandagainwhenwegivepeoplemoneytospendonotherpeopleinsteadofonthemselves.Ofcourse,theseareundergraduatesinCanada--nottheworld'smostrepresentativepopulation.

　　They'realsofairlywealthyandaffluentandalltheseothersortsofthings.Wewantedtoseeifthisholdstrueeverywhereintheworldorjustamongwealthycountries.Sowewent,infact,toUgandaandranaverysimilarexperiment.Soimagine,insteadofjustpeopleinCanada,wesaid,"Namethelasttimeyouspentmoneyonyourselforotherpeople.

　　Describeit.Howhappydiditmakeyou?

"OrinUganda,"Namethelasttimeyouspentmoneyonyourselforotherpeopleanddescribethat."Andthenweaskedthemhowhappytheyareagain.Andwhatweseeissortofamazingbecausethere'shumanuniversalsonwhatyoudowithyourmoneyandthenrealculturaldifferencesonwhatyoudoaswell.

　　Soforexample,oneguyfromUgandasaysthis.Hesaid,"IcalledagirlIwishedtolove."Theybasicallywentoutonadate,andhesaysattheendthathedidn't"achieve"heruptillnow.Here'saguyfromCanada.Verysimilarthing."Itookmygirlfriendoutfordinner.Wewenttoamovie,weleftearly,andthenwentbacktoherroomfor..."onlycake--justapieceofcake.

　　Humanuniversal--soyouspendmoneyonotherpeople,you'rebeingnicetothem.Maybeyouhavesomethinginmind,maybenot.Butthenweseeextraordinarydifferences.Solookatthesetwo.ThisisawomanfromCanada.Wesay,"Nameatimeyouspentmoneyonsomebodyelse."Shesays,"Iboughtapresentformymom.

　　Idrovetothemallinmycar,boughtapresent,gaveittomymom."Perfectlynicethingtodo.It'sgoodtogetgiftsforpeoplethatyouknow.ComparethattothiswomanfromUganda."Iwaswalkingandmetalong-timefriendwhosesonwassickwithmalaria.Theyhadnomoney,theywenttoaclinicandIgaveherthismoney."

　　Thisisn't$10,000,it'sthelocalcurrency.Soit'saverysmallamountofmoney,infact.Butenormouslydifferentmotivationshere.Thisisarealmedicalneed,literallyalife-savingdonation.Above,it'sjustkindof,Iboughtagiftformymother.

　　Whatweseeagainthoughisthatthespecificwaythatyouspendonotherpeopleisn'tnearlyasimportantasthefactthatyouspendonotherpeopleinordertomakeyourselfhappy,whichisreallyquiteimportant.Soyoudon'thavetodoamazingthingswithyourmoneytomakeyourselfhappy.

　　Youcandosmall,trivialthingsandyetstillgetthesebenefitsfromdoingthis.Theseareonlytwocountries.Wealsowantedtogoevenbroaderandlookateverycountryintheworldifwecouldtoseewhattherelationshipisbetweenmoneyandhappiness.

　　WegotdatafromtheGallupOrganization,whichyouknowfromallthepoliticalpollsthathavebeenhappeninglately.Theyaskpeople,"Didyoudonatemoneytocharityrecently?

"andtheyaskthem,"Howhappyareyouwithyourlifeingeneral?

"Andwecanseewhattherelationshipisbetweenthosetwothings.Aretheypositivelycorrelated?

　　Givingmoneymakesyouhappy.Oraretheynegativelycorrelated?

Onthismap,greenwillmeanthey'repositivelycorrelatedandredmeansthey'renegativelycorrelated.Andyoucansee,theworldiscrazilygreen.Soinalmosteverycountryintheworldwherewehavethisdata,peoplewhogivemoneytocharityarehappierpeoplethatpeoplewhodon'tgivemoneytocharity.

　　Iknowyou'realllookingatthatredcountryinthemiddle.Iwouldbeajerkandnottellyouwhatitis,butinfact,it'sCentralAfricanRepublic.Youcanmakeupstories.Maybeit'sdifferentthereforsomereasonoranother.JustbelowthattotherightisRwandathough,whichisamazinglygreen.Soalmosteverywherewelookweseethatgivingmoneyawaymakesyouhappierthankeepingitforyourself.

　　Whataboutyourworklife,whichiswherewespendalltherestofourtimewhenwe'renotwiththepeopleweknow.Wedecidedtoinfiltratesomecompaniesanddoaverysimilarthing.SothesearesalesteamsinBelgium.Theyworkinteams;theygooutandselltodoctorsandtrytogetthemtobuydrugs.

　　Sowecanlookandseehowwelltheysellthingsasafunctionofbeingamemberofateam.Someteams,wegivepeopleontheteamsomemoneyforthemselvesandsay,"Spendithoweveryouwantonyo