Từ vựng tiếng Anh - Làm sao để thấy hạnh phúc?

Gần đây Elight nhìn lại xấp từ vựng học được nhờ phương pháp flashcard tiếng Anh nhiều thật đấy. Bình thường hàng ngày cứ cần mẫn học không để ý, giờ đúng kiểu bất ngờ luôn. Nhớ từ cũng lâu hơn nữa, học kèm theo ví dụ bên dưới giúp nhớ luôn cả cách dùng từ và bối cảnh dùng, ít gặp lúng túng hơn trước. Hôm nay, mình thư giãn với một bài viết nói về các cách để bản thân cảm thấy “hạnh phúc” đi nhỉ? Tất nhiên, những từ vựng sẽ được Elight giải nghĩa ngay bên dưới. Các bạn cũng tranh thủ coi như đây là bài học của hôm nay nhé!

Xem thêm: cau bi dong tieng anh

Happiness is so interesting, because we all have different ideas about what it is and how to get it. I would love to be happier, as I’m sure most people would, so I thought it would be interesting to find some ways to become a happier person that are actually backed up by science. Here are ten of the best ones I found.

Exercise more – 7 minutes might be enough.

You might have seen some talk recently about the scientific 7 minute workout mentioned in The New York Times. So if you thought exercise was something you didn’t have time for, maybe you can fit it in after all. Exercise has such a profound effect on our happiness and well-being that it’s actually been proven to be an effective strategy for overcoming depression. We’ve explored exercise in depth before, and looked at what it does to our brains, such as releasing proteins and endorphins that make us feel happier, as you can see in the image below.

+ profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ (adj) very great or intense: sâu/ hoàn toàn => profound effect: hiệu quả sâu.

+profoundness (n) sự sâu, bề sâu

+ depression /di’preʃn/ (n) Feelings of severe despondency and dejection: sự phiền muộn, sự buồn rầu (do căng thẳng)

+endorphins /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/ (n) một dạng hoocmon nội sinh khiến con người cảm thấy mạnh mẽ và hưng phấn hơn.

+ release /rɪˈliːs/ (v) Allow something to move, act, or flow freely: giải phóng

Sleep more – you’ll be less sensitive to negative emotions.

Xem thêm: nói tiếng anh

We know that sleep helps our bodies to recover from the day and repair themselves, and that it helps us focus and be more productive. It turns out, it’s also important for our happiness. In NutureShock, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman explain how sleep affects our positivity: The BPS Research Digest explores another study that proves sleep affects our sensitivity to negative emotions. Using a facial recognition task over the course of a day, the researchers studied how sensitive participants were to positive and negative emotions.

+ facial /ˈfeɪʃ(ə)l/ (adj) Of or affecting the face.

3. Move closer to work – a short commute is worth more than a big house.

Our commute to the office can have a surprisingly powerful impact on our happiness. The fact that we tend to do this twice a day, five days a week, makes it unsurprising that its effect would build up over time and make us less and less happy.

Spend time with friends and family – don’t regret it on your deathbed.

Staying in touch with friends and family is one of the top five regrets of the dying. If you want more evidence that it’s beneficial for you, I’ve found some research that proves it can make you happier right now. Social time is highly valuable when it comes to improving our happiness, even for introverts. Several studies have found that time spent with friends and family makes a big difference to how happy we feel, generally.

+introvert /,introu’və:t/ (n) A shy, reticent person – (người ) hướng nội

+extrovert /ˈɛkstrəvəːt/ (n) An outgoing, socially confident person – (người) hướng ngoại

Go outside – happiness is maximized at 13.9°C

In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor recommends spending time in the fresh air to improve your happiness. This is pretty good news for those of us who are worried about fitting new habits into our already-busy schedules. Twenty minutes is a short enough time to spend outside that you could fit it into your commute or even your lunch break.

Tóm lại, muốn trở nên hạnh phúc thì một ngày dành ra 7 phút tập thể dục, ngủ thêm một ít (đương nhiên quá 8 tiếng thì nên giảm), kết nối nhiều hơn, ra ngoài hít thở, dành thời gian cho bạn bè và gia đình. Xong, các bạn đã ghi chép hết từ vựng vào tập flashcard tiếng Anh chưa nào. Mình kết thúc bài hôm nay nhé.

Xem thêm: phát âm bảng chữ cái tiếng anh