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Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price

2024/8/7
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一位致力于帮助人们通过乐趣和平衡生活方式提升健康和幸福感的健康和科学记者、作者和演讲者。
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Allie Ward: 本期节目探讨了快乐的科学定义,以及如何获得更多快乐,并邀请了快乐专家Catherine Price进行深入探讨。节目中涵盖了快乐的科学定义、快乐的三个要素(玩乐性、连接性和流畅性)、快乐与健康的关系、快乐与成瘾的关系、不同年龄段的快乐体验、快乐与其他情绪(如幸福、喜悦)的区别、以及如何克服对快乐的抵触情绪等多个方面。 Catherine Price: 快乐并非简单的娱乐或消遣,而是玩乐性、连接性和流畅性这三个要素的结合。玩乐性指的是一种积极的态度,而非幼稚的行为;连接性指的是与他人或动物建立联系;流畅性指的是完全投入某项活动的状态。快乐是一种感觉,而非具体的活动,它能带来喜悦,但两者并不相同。减少手机使用时间,专注于真快乐,而非假快乐,可以提升幸福感。不同的人通过不同的方式体验快乐,但快乐的三个要素是普遍存在的。研究表明,社会连接对身心健康有积极影响,而孤独和压力则会增加健康风险。快乐可以作为一种干预措施,改善身心健康,延长寿命。要找到自己的快乐源泉,可以回忆过去的快乐经历,分析其共同特征,并有计划地安排快乐的时间,同时保持对快乐的开放心态。酒精可以让人放松,但要警惕酒精成瘾。童年经历会影响成年人的快乐体验,可以通过与孩子互动、为他人创造快乐等方式重新找回快乐。快乐与幸福、喜悦的关系是:快乐是一种幸福的状态,关注日常的快乐体验有助于提升整体的幸福感。动物也可能体验快乐,可以通过观察它们的玩耍行为来了解。资本主义使得人们将时间与金钱联系起来,导致快乐被视为浪费时间,但快乐并非需要金钱才能获得。人们对快乐的抵触情绪可能源于童年创伤、对快乐的内疚感、对快乐短暂性的担忧以及社会压力。

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Fun is more than just enjoyment or amusement. It's a powerful emotion that can nourish our well-being. It's not just about the activity itself, but the feeling it creates, and it's often linked to a sense of freedom and euphoria.
  • True fun is the confluence of playfulness, connection, and flow.
  • Playfulness is about the attitude you bring to a situation, finding ways to laugh, and not taking yourself too seriously.
  • Connection is a key element of fun, even for introverts, often involving shared experiences with others.
  • Flow describes the state of being totally engrossed in an activity, losing track of time, and being fully present.

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What exactly is “fun?” How will you know when you’re having it? Do introverts have special alone fun? Is it okay to seek fun in bleak times? Catherine Price is an award-winning journalist and author who spent years researching the science of fun for her book “The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again.” She let me lob many questions at her including: adult vs. childhood fun, what’s the difference between happiness and laughter and fun, what does fun do to your actual meat body, how can you have more of it, do substances mean more fun, and how to have fun when the world is crumbling in cinders around you – and why it’s important that you do. It’s a fun one, I promise. 

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