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哈佛公开课幸福课第二课英文字幕PositivePsychologyLecture2
PositivePsychology–Lecture2
Hi.Goodmorning.I'msogladthatyoucame.Iwasworriedthatnoonewouldshowupinthisweather.I'mgladyouareOk.Justacoupleofannouncements.QuestionsthatIreceivedviaemail.Afewthingsbeforewejumpintothematerial.Firstofall,Iwasasked,‖whoisthisclassfor?
Isitforpeople--youknowit'spositivepsychology--peoplethatareveryunhappy?
Isitonlyforpeoplewhoaredepressed?
Whoisthisclassfor?
"Well,theclassisforanyonewhoisinterestedinPositivepsychologyandanyonewhowantstobehappier.Ifyouareextremelyhappy,youcanstillbehappier.Ifyouareveryunhappy,youcanstillbehappier.Sotheclassessentiallyisforanyonewho'sinterestedinthematerial.AndIwouldaddsomeonewhoisreallyinterestedtowork,toputthekindofeffortthatwetalkedaboutlasttime.Justnotthekindofeffortthatwewouldrequireyoutowreckyourheadaboutunderstandingcertainconcept,butitiseffortintermsofapplyingtheseideastoyourlives.Nowyoumaywanttotakethisclass,becauseyouareinterestedonacademiclevelinpositivepsychologythat'sperfectlyfine.Andyou'llgetmany--we'lltalkaboutnumerousstudiesineverylecture,startingnexttime.We'lltalkaboutstudyafterstudyafterstudy,soyou'llgetthatelementaswell.However,ifyouarethinkingabouttakingpositivepsychologyforpersonalbenefits,youneedtoputtheeffortin.AndI'lltalkmoreaboutthattoday.Sotheclassisforeveryone.Anyonewho'sextremelyhappyandwantstobehappierandanyonewho'snothappyandwantstobehappier.Pass/fail--perfectlyfine.Againtheideaaboutthisclassisfirstandforemostforyou.SoIwouldurgeyouifyoudotakepassandfailtoputinthework,andthat'swhytheoneelementofpass/failisnotnegotiableisthatalltheresponsepapershavetobesubmitted.Nowtheresponsepapers,asyouknow,arenotgraded.Theyarebasicallyreflectionpapers.Willyoureflectabouttheideasaboutthingsthatcanbeappliedtoyourlife?
Buttheyarerequired.Soyouhandthemin,youpass.Ifyoudon'thandthemin,youfail.Butotherthanthat,byallmeans,ifyouwanttotakethisclasspass/fail,it’sperfectlyfine.Thirdthing,you'llbeexposedtomanytheories,tomanyideasinthisclass.Noteverythingwouldresonateofyou.There'sawonderfulbookjustcameoutin2008,justtwoweeksago,called"TheHowofHappiness"bySonjaLyubomirsky.Andthereshetalksabouttheconcept--she'saprofessoratRiverside(UC),HarvardcollegegraduateandwenttoStanfordforgraduateschoolshetalksabouttheimportanceoffindingfit,meaningthefitbetweencertaintechnique,ortool,oridea,andyourself.Noteveryidea,noteverystudythatyou'veheardabout,noteveryinterventionthatyouactuallypracticeandyouwillpracticeinterventionsinyourlife,whetherit'sdoingactsofkindness,whetherit'sexpressinggratitude,whetherit'sphysicalexercising,whetherit'sjournaling.Youwilldoallthesethingsthroughoutthesemester.Noteverythingwouldberightforyou.You'llbeexposedtoit.You'lltryit.Andthenyou'llmakeupyourmind,"yes,thisiswhatIwanttoincorporate"or"no,thisisjustnotrelevantforme."Soit'simportanttokeepthatinmind.AnythingthatItalkaboutisbackedbyresearch,buttheresearchdoesn'tsayitsrightforeveryone.Itsaysit'sformostpeopleorformanypeople;thishasworkedoritisworking.Soagainbeanactiveparticipantinthisclassasopposedtopassiverecipientofadoctrine.Andidentifythethingsthatworkforyou--noteverything.Iguaranteenoteverythingwillworkforyou,butalotofthingswill.YourresponsepapersthatIjustmentionedearlier:
theyaredueat5pm,sorry,you'llgetthemby5pmonTuesday,startingnextTuesday.Andtheywillbedueat5pmonSundaytoyourTF.Againtheresponsepapersareusuallyformostpeoplefun,interestingandengagingactivities.Notgraded,justbasicallyforyoutoreflect,foryoutogrowthroughthem.Thesiswriters.Howmanyofyouarethesiswriters?
JustsoIgetashowofhandhere.knowit'scrunchtimearoundthattime-beingthroughitmyselfhere.Soyou'llnothavetotakethemidterm.Yourfinalwillaccountformore.Unlessyouwanttotakethemidterm,ofcourseyou'llmorethanwelcometo.wewon'tthrowyououtoftheclassroom.Yourthesiswritersmay.There'llbemanyannouncementsonline.Docheckthewebsiteontheregularbasis.Wecommunicatealotofthings.Insteadofsendingyouemails,we'llhavetheannouncements.Checkthemregularly,about67timesaday.Justkidding.Onceadayoronceeverytwodaysismorethanenough.I'dlikeBeforeIdojumpintothematerialandwehaveaveryexcitinglecturetoday,toinviteDebLevywhoistheheadTFforextensionschool--soextensionschoolstudents,Iknowthereareacoupleofyouhere,thoseofyouathome--heresheis.DebLevy.DebLevy:
Alright.Ihaveabout20,30minutestotalksoI'mgonnastartwithmychildhood.Iamjustkidding.IamtheheadTFfortheextensionschoolandwearethrilled.Wehave296extensionstudentstakingthiscourseonline,whichmeanstheyaregoingtowatchvideos,andthenextensionstudentsyou'llbeinsectionsonteleconference,Whenpeoplearegonnacallin,therearegonnabeteleconferenceswhichisgoingtobeagreatopportunity.Let'ssayhitopeopleoutthereinNewZealand.Hi.France.Kentucky.Lexington.It'sreallyunbelievable.SotheotherthingisIwanttotakeapictureactually.(Tal:
Nopicturesintheclassroom.)You'lltakeapictureTal.SoIamnotgoingtodoanylecturing.ButsinceTalandIhaveverysimilarsystematicstuff,soifTalisabsentforanyreason,I'llbedoingthelectureforyou.(Tal:
Good.)Theotheris:
peoplewhoareextension,Iwanttoyoubepatient.Wearegoingtogetinformationoutthereassoonaswecan.Andyou'llallbesectionedinnextweekorso.Andfeelthrilledtobehere.Great.ThankyouDeb.SoIwanttostartwithastory,somethingthathappenedtomeexactly2yearsago,justabouttotheday,whenwasthelasttimewhenItaughtpositivepsychology.dedicatingthisclassaswellasallmyfuturepositivepsychologyclassisto,PhilipStonepassedawayjustthedaybeforetheclassstarted.Verystressfulperiod.AndIgotsick.AndIgotverysick.SomehowIgotthroughtheclass.ItaughttheThursdayclass.Thatstarted2yearsago.ItstartedonTuesday.SoItaughtonTuesday.SomehowThursday,completelydrugged.ThislectureImadeitthroughsomehow.AndIwenttohomeandIcouldn'tfallasleep.Iwasinrealpain.Iwenttothedoctors.ThatwasonFridayafternoon,justsaying"youknowIhavetogo.ThemedicationItookdidn'thelp."Wenttothedoctors.Hadsomebloodtests.AndfinallyafterdaysIcouldn'tsleepbecauseofpain,fellasleep.ThiswasFridaynight.Inthemidnight,therewasaphonecall.Idon'thearit.Iamfastasleep.Mywifepicksitup.Tommypicksitup.It'sthedoctor.AndthedoctorsaystoTommy,"thetestresultsjustcamein.AndTalshouldgettothehospitalnow."Shesaidtothedoctor,"Hejustfellasleep.Hehasn'tsleptfordays.Canitwaittilltomorrowmorning?
"Andthedoctorsaid,‖No.AndhehastogotoBethIsrael,becausetheyhavethebestlabsforwhatheneedsrightnow."Andshedoesn'telaborateitanymore.Tommywakesmeup,retellsmethestoryofwhat'shappening.SomehowIgetup.Shecan'ttakemetothehospitalbecauseDavid,atthattimeoneyearold,isasleep.Wedon'twanttowakehimup.SowegetacabtotakemetoBethIsrael.Ontheway--sothiswastheyearafterIwasnolongerresidenttutorsinLeverett.Wewere(?
),drivingdowntheCharlesRiver.UpanddriveandthennexttoHarvard.IlookatHarvard.Ilookatthebeautifulriver.It'sveryquiet.NotmanycarsjustaftermidnightafteraFridaynight.AndIcan'thelpmyselfbutthink,"whatifthere'ssomethingreallyterriblegoingon?
"Imean,whywouldtheycallmemidnighttothehospital--BethIsrael,insistingonjustonespecifichospital?
Theremustbesomethingreallywrong.Andmymindbeginstowander.AndIsay,"whatifIonlyhaveayearleft?
WhatwouldIdointhatyear?
"IbecomeverysadbecauseIthinkIwon'tseeDavidgrowup.Iwon'tsee--Iwon'thaveanyfuturechildren.Becarefulupthere.AndIbecomeverywistfulandsad.AndthenIaskmyself,"Oksoprofessionally,whatwouldIwanttodointhatlastyear?
"SoIknowpersonallyexactlywhatI'lldo.I'llspendallthetimethatIcanwithmyfamily.ButprofessionallywhatdoIwanttoaccomplishinthisyear?
AndmyimmediateresponsewasIwanttoleavebehindacoherentbodyofwork,acoherentcourseintroducingpeopletopositivepsychology.WhileIarrivedatthehospital,Ihadsomemorechecks.Itendsupbeingnothingtooserious.Theyputmeonantibiotics.AndwithinacoupleofdaysIamonthewaytorecovery.Iwanttosharewithyoutodaythoughwhy.Whyisitthemostimportantthingformeatthattimeandstilltoday,istoleavebehindacoherentbodyofworkaboutpositivepsychology,tointroduceyoutothiswonderfulfield?
Whypositivepsychology?
Whyisit?
Itsownfield?
Whyisitnot--well,juststudyhappiness,wellbeingaspartofsocialpsychologyorclinicalpsychology?
Whyhavesomanyscholarsaroundtheworldunitedaroundthisconceptofpositivepsychology?
SothisiswhatIwanttodotoday.Intheyearof2000,aresearchwasdonebyDavidMyers.DavisMyers,fromHopeCollege--someofyouwho'vestudiedsocialpsychologymayhavereadhistextbook,didresearch,lookingatpsychologicalabstracts.Whathelookedatwastheratiobetween"negativeresearc