新的研究发现有很多方式能让自己更加安静、富有创造力和长寿。Newscientificresearchofferssurprisingwaystoshoweryourselfwithtranquility,creativity,longevityandmore。新的研究发现有很多方式能让自己更加安静、富有创造力和长寿。1.Optimism乐观积极Nevermindifyoudon'thavehoursaday—evenafewminutesspentinquietcontemplationonceinawhileyieldsnoticeablebenefits.Agroupofadultswhomeditatedanaverageofsixhoursand13minutesoverthecourseoffiveweeksdevelopedpatternsofbrainactivitytypicallyassociatedwithpositivemoods。就算你每天没有太多的时间也没关系，仅仅几分钟的沉思就能让你获得不少好处。研究显示，在五周的时间里平均沉思6小时13分钟的成年人，有效地提升了脑力，心态也变得更加积极。2.Serenity平静Whenmicewerefedastrainofprobioticsfoundinsomeyogurt,theybecamecalmerunderstress,IrishandCanadianscientistsobserved.Thewerelesslikelytopanicliketheirbroth-fedbrethren,andtheyproducedfewerstresshormones—effectssimilartothosebroughtonbyantidepressants.Lookforyogurtthathasactiveprobioticcultures,andsay,"Mmmm."爱尔兰和加拿大的科学家观察发现，用某种酸奶里含有的活益生菌喂食老鼠，能让它们在压力之下显得更加冷静。相比那些食肉的老鼠而言，它们似乎更不容易陷入恐慌，还能分泌出较少的压力荷尔蒙——这和服用抗抑郁症药物的效果一样。喝喝那些富含活益生菌的酸奶吧，然后大赞一句“好喝”。3.CreativeThinking创造性思维Volunteerswhoworkedinroomslitbyalampwithanincandescentlightbulbinsteadofoverheadfluorescentssolvedproblemsrequiringnovelthinkingmoresuccessfully.Scientistssaythesymbolismofthebulb(notjustitslightspectrum)ledtothesubjects'brightideas,andcited"agrowingbodyofresearchshowingthatperceptionofobjects...cansubtlyinfluenceourbehavior."房间里的灯泡对创造性思维有影响。相比头顶是日光灯的志愿者而言，头顶是白炽灯泡的似乎更能轻而易举的解决需要创新性思维的难题。科学家表示，灯泡的象征主义(不仅仅它的光谱)能帮助被试者想出不错的点子，并且“越来越多的行为研究表明对物体的感知能潜移默化的影响我们的行为”。4.Belonging归属感Undergraduateswhoconsideredchickensoupacomfortfoodandthenwerefedsomescoredhigheronapsychologicaltestofsocialconnectednessthanthosewhoweren'tgivenanysoup.Whengivenawordfragmentlikeincl,theyconverteditintoa"relationshipword"suchasinclude,insteadofaneutralterm,likeincline,becausethedishstirredasenseofconnection。在社交连通性的心理测试中，我们给那些把鸡汤看成是安慰食物的大学生准备了一些鸡汤，结果显示他们的得分要比没有喝鸡汤的那群人更高。比如我们给出词根incl，他们会迅速转化成“关系词汇”比如include，而非中性词汇incline，因为鸡汤激起了他们心中的归属感。5.Vitality活力Tired?Draggy?Stuckinyouroffice?Pictureyourselfoutsidebeneathanarchingskyandcanopiedbranches.Daydreamingaboutnatureisenergizing,accordingtoanewstudy.Andifyoucangooutdoors,evenbetter:Aslittleas20minutesinanaturalsettingdemonstrablyincreasedpeople'senergylevelsfortheday。累了？乏了？被困在办公室了？想象一下自己正在户外，蓝天下，绿茵旁吧。新的研究显示，做点关于自然的白日梦能增加能量。如果你真能去户外那就更好了，每天只需要在自然环境下待上20分钟就能有效提高一天的能量了。6.Longevity长寿Usingdatafromabout10,000adultstrackedover50years,scientistsdiscoveredthatvolunteering,especiallyforaltruisticmotives,canbealifesaver.Peoplewhoreportedgivingtheirtimebecausetheywantedtohelpothersoutlivedthosewhodidn'tvolunteeratall,aswellasthosewhodidsomostlyfortheirownsatisfaction。根据对10000个成年人长达50年的追踪研究，科学家发现，志愿活动尤其是那些无私利心的，可以是救命稻草。那些花时间帮助别...
