Meditate
"Meditation helps us better manage our reactions to stress and recover more quickly from disturbing events. This is key to happiness. One study took people in high-stress jobs and taught them meditation for eight weeks: they felt happier after and even remembered why they liked their work. Before, they were too stressed to see it. Beginners can benefit from meditation, but it takes practice to see real benefits. I recently spent an evening with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Tibetan lama dubbed 'the happiest man in the world'. How did he get that way? Practice. Observing his behaviour, I noticed he recovered quickly from upsets and this is one way science measures a happy temperament. If you start to get upset, let go of the negative thought, deal with the problem – and then let go of that."

冥想
“沉思能够帮助我们更好地控制自己在压力下的反应，并能够使我们从不安中尽快得恢复过来。这是快乐的关键。有一项研究是让人们从事高压力工作，并在8个星期里教他们冥想之法，研究结果是他们感到快乐，甚至记得为什么会喜欢这一工作。在此之前，甚至仅仅想到这种工作，他们都会倍感压力。初学者可以受益于冥想，但需要多加练习才能真正从中受益。最近我曾与西藏喇嘛Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche这个被‘世界上最幸福的人’呆了一个晚上。那么他是怎么做到的呢？练习。通过观察他的行为，我注意到他能够迅速从不安中恢复过来，这是一种科学的检验快乐气质的方法。如果有什么事情让你不安，不要有那些消极的想法，而是要解决问题，然后这件事就过去了。”