Boost your bliss: One way to “buy” happiness is to use money to buy another limited resource: time. Paying people to do time-consuming chores (paint the house, fix the plumbing) allows you to spend your time doing other things that make you happy, such as spending time with your family, volunteering, and enjoying a show.

提升幸福度：“买”来幸福的一个方法就是拿钱去买无价之宝：时间。花钱请人来做一些费时间的琐事（粉刷屋子，修理水管），你就大可利用这些时间做别的事情来让自己开心起来，比如和家人在一起，做一些志愿者工作或是欣赏一次演出。

Myth: A bigger house will boost your happiness.

传说：大房子能提升幸福感

Science says: If that mega-square foot home means you have to take out a barely affordable mortgage, it may not give as much pleasure as you’d hope. Research shows that eliminating negative experiences (like, worry associated with debt) makes you three to five times more happy than creating a positive experience (like, splurging on something). According to Lyubomirsky, “pleasure from the house can’t come close to matching the pain and worry of eking out monthly mortgage payments.”

科学表明：如果那种大的房子意味着你需要贷款，也许就不能给你所希望的那么多幸福感了。然而，研究发现消除消极（比如担心还贷）会让你比乱花钱这样的事情多出三到五倍的幸福感哦。Lyubomirsky说：“房子所带来的满足感无法弥补每月超支消费的痛苦和担心。”

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