Professor Carstensen does not consider herself a wisdom researcher because "there's a piece of me that thinks it's not useful to use a term that's been around for 1,000 years." Some researchers are skeptical about testing for such an amorphous trait as wisdom.

卡斯滕森教授并不认为自己是一名“智慧”的研究人员，因为“在我心里，总有个小小声音说：使用一个已经有1000来年历史的术语没什么用处。”还有一些研究人员对检测像智慧这样含糊的特性持怀疑态度。

But Professor Carstensen does study emotional regulation, and says that is a key component of wisdom.

但卡斯滕森教授对情绪调节也进行了研究，并表示这是智慧的一个重要组成部分。

If you are wise, she said, "You're not only regulating your emotional state, you're also attending to another person's emotional state." She added: "You're not focusing so much on what you need and deserve, but on what you can contribute."

作为智者，“你不仅要有能力调节自己的情绪状态，还要能顾及他人的情绪状态。”她接着补充道：“你不会对自己需要或应得的东西斤斤计较，反之，你更在乎可以做出什么贡献。”

Daniel Goleman, author of "Focus" and "Emotional Intelligence," said, "One aspect of wisdom is having a very wide horizon which doesn't center on ourselves," or even on our group or organization.

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