(自己起个题目吧)

　　Happinesscanmeandifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Forexample,foroneperson,itmaymeanbeinginarelationship,whereasforsomeoneelseitmaymeanfeelingyouhavetheabilitytohandlewhateverlifethrowsatyou.

　　Whileyoumightthinkthattherearecertainthingsthatmakeyouhappy(orcouldmakeyouhappyifyouhadthem),researchhasshownthattherearecertaincommontraitsamongsthappypeople-anditisn'tnecessarilywhatyoumighthavethought.

　　WhatMakesHappyPeopleHappy?

　　Youmightthinkthathappypeoplehavelotsofmoney,arephysicallyattractive,havegreatjobs,orownthelatestgadgets.Or,youmightjustthinkhappypeopleareplainlucky,andarebornthatway.

　　Researchsuggests,however,thatthereareanumberofvariablesthatmakeafargreatercontributiontohappinessthanexternalandmoresuperficialfactors.

　　Thatdoesn'tmeanthatifyouhavealotofmoneyyouwon'tbehappy,orthathavingalotofmoneyisbad,itjustmeansthatotherfactorsaremoreimportantindetermininghappiness.Infact,astrongpositiverelationshipbetweenjobstatus/income/wealthandhappinessonlyexistsforthosewholivebelowthepovertylineand/orwhoareunemployed.

　　Whatdistinguisheshappypeople,isthattheyhaveadifferentattitude-adifferentwayofthinkingaboutthingsanddoingthings.Theyinterprettheworldinadifferentway,andgoabouttheirlivesinadifferentway.

　　WhyisHappinessImportant?

　　Thismightseemobvious-whywouldn'tyouwanttobehappy?!Buttheimplicationsaregreaterthanyoumightthink.Happierpeoplearegenerallyhealthierpeople-notonlymentally,butalsophysically.Soyoucanseethanhappinessisactuallysomethingthatisreallyimportant,thatyoumightwanttoincreaseifyoucan.