Contentment is not enough?

Zhijuchangle "slight dissatisfaction" In fact you will become more successful. In school, the students are very happy, 19 years later, at the age of 37 in their annual income than their "boring" fewer partners around 8,000 dollars. No one will definitely survive the pain as "nutrients" that can be filled with endless search for the courage and sunshine happy life is not some dangerous? In other words, "are not satisfied with the little" fight for those things will not be meaningless, and even potentially harmful? An increasing number of researchers started to realize that psychology to the existence of such a possibility, in December 2007 publication of "Psychological Science" report says: consciously very happy people are more likely to spend the time and energy to do a selfless volunteers. "Slight dissatisfaction"? Them more involved in political affairs. - Psytopic.com


I do not know enough so that you become more successful?

Recently a new investigation quite remarkable, and the results showed that: "slight dissatisfaction" In fact you will become more successful. When a person to the pursuit of happiness too time-sharing, he really am happy difficult.

Thomas Jefferson drafted the "Declaration of Independence", is how predictable the Americans in the 21st century will focus on the "pursuit of happiness" to this matter Troupe? The America's "founding father" of course not foresee today Americans spend billions of dollars each year, with about self-cultivation in the stacks of books, tapes and DVD, and other products. We note that from such a problem, and that is: Now that some of their own well-being of people, some want more happiness, and they will spend a substantial amount of expenditure "for their more happiness," above.


Success is not happiness?

However, "too happy" is a good thing? Of course, no one will definitely survive the pain as "nutrients" that can be filled with endless search for the courage and sunshine happy life is not some dangerous? Or other kind of statement, whether people on the "happiness" of expectations too high?


An increasing number of researchers started to realize that psychology to the existence of such a possibility. Even have a research team has begun through the collection, large-scale data analysis to study this issue. University of Virginia psychology professor and happiness on the experts decided to compare the two groups of people: a group of conscientious people have been very happy; another group is consciously "moderate" happiness, and happiness is that the situation needs to be raised people.

For simplicity's sake, we have to defer to the above two groups were known as "very happy" (the Blissful) and the "moderate happiness" (the Contented). Psychologists of the people do not "become happiness," the brief moment of interest, they are more concerned about the stability of happiness, namely: people living on their own state's overall judgement. On one occasion, the two groups of researchers conducting separate test include: people with long-term intimate relationships, education, career, salary, civic affairs and charitable causes, and so on.

Not the researchers expected, and they found that "moderate happiness", compared to the "very happy" with good, the greater the possibility of lasting relationships. They forecast, and analysis shows that, on their own livelihood of the people are not happy, on the whole will have a greater motivation to do something to change. In contrast, and I feel very fortunate that some people may have more partners or rely on friends, of course, will consolidate mutual relations benefit, the corresponding, they feel happier it is a natural.


"Pitiful 8,000 US dollars bonus"

However, the situation in education, career and wage income, the results showed that it is not as people think. For example, only applies to students in a study, "moderate happiness" more responsibility in their studies. They rarely Taoke, has also been better. When they enter the workplace, the "moderate happiness" to higher qualifications, and they also on the development of the cause than "very happy" more successful, their wallet will be the same Genggu some. On the number of first-year university students on the follow-up investigation proves this point. At that time, in school, the students are very happy, 19 years later, at the age of 37 in their annual income than their "boring" fewer partners around 8,000 dollars.

Why is it so? Let us food for thought. You should know that there is a situation called "slight dissatisfaction." One has never been completely filled with bottles, with a lot more to the total. This "slight dissatisfaction" on the status of "moderate happiness" is kind of advantage, they will study and work in a stronger competitive force. Simply put, it is "not satisfied with the slightly" will stimulate the people to succeed. We have such a situation known as the "8000 US dollars prize money of the poor" phenomenon.


"Slight dissatisfaction" participants Chief

In the political arena, this situation also abound. Psychologists find that the "very happy" than "moderate happiness" less involved in political affairs. Participate in civic affairs are often perceived to be a measure of one's physical and mental health, so when you have just seen the above conclusions, may find it strange. However Similarly, there is a certain logic: not very good temperament may be the world as imperfect, is the need to reform, they want to do something to fix the deficiencies. Or we can also say this: with a positive attitude and all the same, the people will become very good partners, and also allow them to become happy to comply with the Convention on the social good citizens. Of course, these people would not have wanted to change the idea of the world.


"Contentment," and participate in public welfare

Contrary to the findings of most everyone expected, with cause-related research. As the December 2007 publication of "Psychological Science" reported, when researchers asked about the work of the volunteers, they thought the answer would be political affairs and the findings of similar, namely: those who disturbed students, meet, feel that the world needs to change the "moderate happiness" members are more likely to have an incentive to do volunteer. Contrary to the facts. The researchers found that, compared with "moderate happiness", "very happy" more likely to spend the time and energy to do a selfless volunteers. In view of this, voluntary service and work, not political affairs, it containing more friendliness, it requires is a selfless love, and material needs relative is not so important.

Remember that we have always been "very happy" is not the "constant upward people", and they are only around us some of the most well-being of ordinary people consciously, we were known as the "moderate happiness" of those who, happiness is actually higher than the average level.

The study can be psychologists tell us, "moderate happiness", "tireless" for those things, the fact is meaningless, but also potentially harmful, especially when they pursue happiness too "intensified".

To the pursuit of a "perfect happiness," and that it would be too idealistic. After all, when a person too much of the time of the pursuit of happiness, he is very difficult to really feel happy.

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