现在,大部分的人选择更长的工作以得到100分,换得开心果冰淇淋奖赏——即使相同比例的人(约70%)仍直言他们比较喜欢香草。
Based on this, and otherexperiments [5], Hsee concluded that participants are maximising theirpoints at the expense of maximising their happiness.
根据这个结果及其它实验[5],奚恺元得出的结论是参与者牺牲了快乐以追求最高分数。
The points are just a medium – something that allows us to get the thingthat will create enjoyment.
分数只是个媒介——一种让我们得到使我们快乐的事情的东西。
But because the points are so easy to measure and compare – 100 is obviouslymuch more than 60 – this overshadows our knowledge of what kind of ice cream weenjoy most.
可是因为分数十分容易衡量及比较——100明显地多过60——遮盖了我们最喜欢的冰淇淋种类的认知。
So next time you are buying a lottery ticket because of the amount it ispaying out, or choosing wine by looking at the price, or comparing jobs bylooking at the salaries, you might do well to remember to think hard about howmuch the bet, wine, or job will really promote your happiness, rather thansimply relying on the numbers to do the comparison.
所以下次当你因为可能赢得的金额而买彩票,根据价格挑选酒,或是根据薪金比较工作,与其仅仅依靠数字作比较,不如想想赌注、酒或工作能带给你多少快乐。
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