Ep52. Build the Life You Want by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Wilfrey 创建你想要的生活

It’s the end of 2023.

While winding up for a challenging but fruitful year, I recently finished a book that helped me find happiness and tranquility.

The book is called “Build the Life You Want” and co-authored by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey. It aims to help readers take control of their own happiness and success by embracing personal growth and pursuing their passions. The book encourages readers to create four sturdy pillars that will elevate them every single day: family, friends, meaningful work, and spirituality. It also emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility for one’s behavior and managing oneself emotionally to achieve happiness. The book is a practical guide to increasing happiness and life satisfaction based on scientific research. Some useful tips from the book:

  • Create a vision for your life: The book encourages readers to create a vision for their life that is based on their passions and values. This vision should be used as a guide for making decisions and setting goals.
  • Take responsibility for your behavior: The book emphasizes the importance of taking responsibility for one’s behavior and managing oneself emotionally to achieve happiness.
  • Cultivate meaningful relationships: The book suggests that cultivating meaningful relationships with family, friends, and colleagues is essential for happiness and success.
  • Pursue meaningful work: The book encourages readers to pursue work that is meaningful and fulfilling, rather than simply chasing money or status.
  • Develop a spiritual practice: The book suggests that developing a spiritual practice can help individuals find meaning and purpose in their lives.

现在是2023年末了。在这样一个充满挑战但收获颇丰的一年要结束时,我最近读完了一本帮助我找到幸福和宁静的书。

这本书叫做《建设你想要的生活》,由亚瑟·布鲁克斯和奥普拉·温弗瑞合著。它旨在帮助读者通过拥抱个人成长和追求激情,掌控自己的幸福和成功。这本书鼓励读者创建四个坚实的支柱,每天提升自己:家庭、朋友、有意义的工作和精神寄托。它还强调了对自己的行为负责并在情感上管理自己以实现幸福的重要性。该书是基于科学研究的提高幸福和生活满意度的实用指南。以下是书中的一些有用的建议:

  • 创建生活愿景:该书鼓励读者根据他们的激情和价值观创建一个生活愿景。这个愿景应该作为决策和设定目标的指南。
  • 对自己的行为负责:该书强调了对自己的行为负责并在情感上管理自己以实现幸福的重要性。
  • 培养有意义的关系:该书建议与家人、朋友和同事建立有意义的关系对于幸福和成功至关重要。
  • 追求有意义的工作:该书鼓励读者追求有意义和充实的工作,而不仅仅是追逐金钱或地位。
  • 找到精神寄托:该书建议寻找你的精神寄托(比方说是宗教或是文化),可以帮助你在生活中找到意义和目的。

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