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The Happiness Institute in Australia

Timothy Sharp

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US$140

A$6,000

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What price happiness You don't need millions to be happy. At The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may do the trick. Since the institute opened its doors this year, men and women of all ages have been paying A$200 an hour (US$140) for lessons in how to feel great. Businesses are spending as much as A$6,000 on half-day happiness workshops for their staff. "You can actually increase your happiness levels. That's what we teach," said Timothy Sharp, founder of institute, which also offers group sessions from A$30 a head. "We take people from zero and try to put a positive in their happiness bank account. You don't have to settle just for OKness. It's no more OK than having a zero bank balance. You can have a lot more." Sharp said. Experts say only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 90 percent comes from elements such as attitude, life control and relationships. "If you're not a natural in any of these areas you can learn to get a lot better at them." Sharp said.
用什么給幸福標(biāo)價(jià)呢 幸福不需要很多錢。 在澳大利亞“幸福學(xué)院”,花幾百美元可能就能得到幸福。 自從今年學(xué)院開業(yè)以來,男女老少每小時(shí)花200澳元(相當(dāng)于140美元)可以學(xué)習(xí)《如何感覺很棒》課程。 一些企業(yè)花費(fèi)6000澳元讓自己的員工來這里參加半天的幸福講習(xí)班。 “實(shí)際上你能讓自己更快樂些,那是我們想要傳授的,”學(xué)院創(chuàng)始人蒂莫西·夏普說。該學(xué)院還開設(shè)了每人30澳元的團(tuán)體課程。 夏普說:“我們把剛加入課程的人的‘幸福帳戶’設(shè)為零,并努力使它增加為正數(shù)。你不必結(jié)算賬戶,沒什么比賬戶為零更少的了。你可以有更多的幸福?!?專家說只有15%的幸福感來自收入,資產(chǎn)和其他經(jīng)濟(jì)因素。 多達(dá)90%的幸福感決定于個(gè)人的態(tài)度,生活節(jié)制以及人際關(guān)系。 夏普說:“如果你在這些因素上沒有做好,你可以改善,從而收獲更多幸福感。”