你覺得什么樣的生活是美好的？除了幸福和意義，還有一種“心理富足”的生活可能更有趣。研究發現，心理富足的生活充滿了獨特、多樣和復雜的經歷，這些經歷能夠改變我們的視角。

很多人其實更愿意選擇這種充滿好奇和探索的生活，而不僅僅是簡單的幸福。探索和體驗新事物，不斷豐富自己的視角，就是心理富足的精髓所在！

Living a varied life can lead to a richer mind

豐富多彩的生活可以充實一個人的思想。

How do you define a good life? Many would answer a happy life or a meaningful one. However, there could be a third answer: a “psychologically rich” life.

怎么去定義美好生活呢？很多人會回答幸福的生活或者有意義的生活。然而，或許還有第三個答案：'內心充盈'地生活。

According to study authors Shige Oishi from the University of Virginia and Erin Westgate from the University of Florida, richness in life is defined by extraordinary, diverse, and complex experiences that crucially lead to a change in perspective.

根據弗吉尼亞大學的Shige Oishi 和佛羅里達大學的Erin Westgate的研究，生活的豐富性是指那些非凡、多樣和復雜的經歷，這些經歷會讓我們的觀點發生改變。簡單來說，生活豐富多彩，就是因為我們經歷了很多特別、有趣和多種多樣的事情，這些事情讓我們看待世界的方式變得不一樣了。

Across three surveys involving 1,336 college students, Oishi and Westgate discovered that individuals were able to distinguish psychological richness from happiness and meaning when evaluating their own lives and well-being. “Unlike happy or meaningful lives, psychologically rich lives are best characterized by a variety of interesting and perspective-changing experiences,” wrote the researchers in their paper.

通過對1336名大學生進行的三項調查發現，人們聊到生活時，能將“精神富足”和快樂、有意義區分開。研究人員在論文中寫道：“與快樂或有意義的生活不同，內心充盈的生活最顯著的特點是擁有各種有趣且能改變視角的經歷。”

They also pointed out that moving to another country, transitioning (轉變) to a different career, or engaging with challenging art – such as James Joyce’s novel Ulysses as cited in the study – are three examples of the type of psychological richness that people seek.

他們還認為，移居他國、轉變職業、或者接觸有挑戰性的藝術等都是人們追求心理富足的方法。——就像研究中提到的詹姆斯·喬伊斯的小說《尤利西斯》一樣。

A change in perspective, which often signifies growth, can arise from unique experiences. For instance, study abroad programs can transform our thinking about life, while secondhand experiences from literature and film can also enrich our psychological perspective. “Humans created art and culture to essentially help themselves go through a wealth of experiences secondhand,” Oishi said.

獨特的經歷常常能改變我們的視角，帶來成長。比如，留學可以改變我們對生活的看法，而看書和看電影也能更加豐富我們的心理世界。Oishi 說：“人們創造藝術和文化，希望通過這些作品來間接體驗豐富多彩的生活。”

Some individuals, as a survey of 3,728 people across nine countries revealed, might choose a psychologically rich life filled with curiosity and exploration over a simply happy one. About 16 percent of respondents from Germany, India, and South Korea preferred the former.

一項涉及9個國家3728名參與者的調查發現，一些人更愿意選擇充滿好奇和探索的豐富生活，而不是追求簡單的幸福。來自德國、印度和韓國約16%的受訪者表示更喜歡前者。

A psychologically rich life is a life full of curiosity and exploration. It’s not that you have to chase after new and exciting experiences all the time. Rather, living a psychologically rich life is to remain curious about life in its fullness, and not limit yourself to the comforts of what you already know.

心理富足的生活充滿了好奇心和探索精神，但并非要求人們時刻追求新奇和刺激的經歷。相反，心理豐富意味著對生活保持好奇，不局限于已知的舒適區。

Becoming psychologically rich

成為內心豐富的人

Be willing to take risks

勇于冒險

By welcoming new and diverse experiences, we prevent ourselves from getting bored and limiting growth.

多嘗試不同的事情，不僅會讓生活更有趣，也會讓我們成長。

Stay open and nonjudgmental

保持開放和非批判性

By remaining open to learning from our challenges, we improve our psychological, social and emotional abilities, including self-compassion (自我同情), emotional control, and interpersonal proficiency.

保持開放的心態不斷進取，我們的心理、社交和情感能力也能得到提升，學會自我同情、控制情緒，提升人際交往能力。

Don’t frown upon frowns

不要皺眉頭

Continuous happiness is a myth. It’s natural to experience sadness, hurt and anger as responses to life, and it’s unproductive to feel guilty about experiencing these emotions.

人不可能總是快樂，有時難過、生氣也是很正常的，不必為此感到內疚。

主題詞匯

psychologically rich 

精神富足的，心理豐富的

emphasize the  importance of 

強調……的重要性

be defined by 

由……定義

a change in perspective 

看法的轉變

distinguish A from B / between A and B 

區分A與B

be characterized by 

特征是……

arise from

由……產生

a life full of curiosity and exploration

充滿好奇和探索的人生

chase after sth.

追逐……

limit oneself to sth. 

把自己局限于……

精彩語料