Chinese language study HK – Elevate mood

 Mandarin Lesson

Elevate mood

Although I’m all for indulging in activities to boost your mood, retail therapy is definitely a pricey way to do it. And it might make you feel worse in the long run if your shopping expedition makes a dent in your bank account. Here are some wallet-friendly ways to turn around a bad day:

1. Start planning a trip. Make a plan to take some days off and start researching destination ideas. Research has shown that planning and anticipating a trip has an even greater effect on happiness than the actual trip itself.

2. Make yourself a happy meal. A happy meal is basically comfort food you can make at home that will help you feel better.

3. Set a goal and accomplish it. Set a small and reasonable goal and complete it before the end of the night. It can be simple tasks like washing the dishes or finishing up two chapters of a mystery novel. You’ll feel better when you’re getting things done.

4. Do something nice for someone. Doing a nice act for someone can make you feel better, studies have shown. They can be small acts like sending an email to your best friend telling her how much you appreciate her, or making dinner for your partner.

5. Remember the good. Write out a gratitude list of things that you’re grateful for. Noting down a list of things that you are grateful for can renew your appreciation in things that you’ve been taking for granted. Writing a gratitude list will cause you to put more focus on the positive and less on the negative.

6. Remind yourself that this is temporary. I really love the mantra “This too shall pass” because it reminds us that everything — including positive and negative events — is temporary. In a few days, weeks, or years, you will probably get over it. All that matters is knowing that there is a day you will move on and to not invest so much energy in thinking about an event that’s temporary.

雖然我很贊成去做一些能提升心情的活動,但是購物療法無疑是種昂貴的方式。從長遠的角度上看,購物後你的賬戶餘額會減少,那時你可能會感到更難受。下面是幾種既提升心情又省錢的妙招:

1.開始計劃一次旅行。計劃休幾天假,並開始調研目的地。研究發現計劃並憧憬一次旅行比實際的旅行會更讓人開心。

2.自己動手做一頓快樂之餐。一頓快樂之餐就是你自己在家做的可口食物,它能讓你感覺好一些。

3.制定目標並加以實現。制定一個小且合理的目標,並在晚上睡覺前實現它。可以是簡單的任務比如洗盤子或看完兩章推理小說。當你實現目標的時候,你會感覺好一些。

4.為他人做點兒好事。研究表明,為他人做好事為讓人開心。這些事兒可以是給你最好的朋友發封電子郵件,告訴她你多麼感激她,或為伴侶做頓飯。

5.記住別人為你做過的好事。寫一個感激清單,在上面列上你所感激的事情。記下你所感激的事情,會讓你對以前認為理所當然的事重生感激之情,也會讓你更加關注積極的事情,減少對負面事情的注意。

6.提醒自己這只是暫時的。我很喜歡這個口頭禪:“這也會過去”,因為這句話提醒我們,無論是好事還是壞事,任何事情都是暫時的。幾天、幾週或幾年後,這些事情都會過去的。最重要的是,提醒自己有一天會繼續前行,不要浪費這麼多精力去想這個事情,因為它只是暫時的。

Suīrán wǒ hěn zànchéng qù zuò yīxiē néng tíshēng xīnqíng de huódòng, dànshì gòuwù liáofǎ wúyí shì zhǒng ángguì de fāngshì. Cóng chángyuǎn de jiǎodù shàng kàn, gòuwù hòu nǐ de zhànghù yú’é huì jiǎnshǎo, nà shí nǐ kěnéng huì gǎndào gèng nánshòu. Xiàmiàn shì jǐ zhǒng jì tíshēng xīnqíng yòu shěng qián de miàozhāo:
1. Kāishǐ jìhuà yīcì lǚxíng. Jìhuà xiū jǐ tiān jiǎ, bìng kāishǐ diàoyán mùdì de. Yánjiū fāxiàn jìhuà bìng chōngjǐng yīcì lǚxíng bǐ shíjì de lǚ háng huì gèng ràng rén kāixīn.
2. Zìjǐ dòngshǒu zuò yī dùn kuàilè zhī cān. Yī dùn kuàilè zhī cān jiùshì nǐ zìjǐ zàijiā zuò de kěkǒu shíwù, tā néng ràng nǐ gǎnjué hǎo yīxiē.
3. Zhìdìng mùbiāo bìng jiāyǐ shíxiàn. Zhìdìng yīgè xiǎo qiě hélǐ de mùbiāo, bìng zài wǎnshàng shuìjiào qián shíxiàn tā. Kěyǐ shì jiǎndān de rènwù bǐrú xǐ pánzi huò kàn wán liǎng zhāng tuīlǐ xiǎoshuō. Dāng nǐ shíxiàn mùbiāo dì shíhou, nǐ huì gǎnjué hǎo yīxiē.
4. Wèi tārén zuò diǎn er hǎoshì. Yánjiū biǎomíng, wèi tārén zuò hǎoshì wèi ràng rén kāixīn. Zhèxiē shì er kěyǐ shì gěi nǐ zuì hǎo de péngyǒu fā fēng diànzǐ yóujiàn, gàosu tā nǐ duōme gǎnjī tā, huò wèi bànlǚ zuò dùn fàn.
5. Jì zhù biérén wéi nǐ zuòguò de hǎoshì. Xiě yīgè gǎnjī qīngdān, zài shàngmiàn liè shàng nǐ suǒ gǎnjī de shìqíng. Jì xià nǐ suǒ gǎnjī de shìqíng, huì ràng nǐ duì yǐqián rènwéi lǐsuǒdāngrán de shì chóngshēng gǎnjī zhī qíng, yě huì ràng nǐ gèngjiā guānzhù jījí de shìqíng, jiǎnshǎo duì fùmiàn shìqíng de zhùyì.
6. Tíxǐng zìjǐ zhè zhǐshì zhànshí de. Wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhège kǒutóuchán:“Zhè yě huì guòqù”, yīnwèi zhè jù huà tíxǐng wǒmen, wúlùn shì hǎoshì háishì huàishì, rènhé shìqíng dōu shì zhànshí de. Jǐ tiān, jǐ zhōu huò jǐ nián hòu, zhèxiē shìqíng dūhuì guòqù de. Zuì zhòngyào de shì, tíxǐng zìjǐ yǒu yītiān huì jìxù qián xíng, bùyào làngfèi zhème duō jīnglì qù xiǎng zhège shìqíng, yīnwèi tā zhǐshì zhànshí de.