positive-psychology哈佛幸福課英文字幕

1、1PositivePsychology–Lecture1TalBenShaharHiGoodmning.Itswonderfultobebackhere.Wonderfultoseeyouhere.ImteachingthisclassbecauseIwishaclasslikethishadbeentaughtwhenIwassittinginyourseatasanundergradhere.Thisdoesnotmeanitisa

2、classyouwishtobetaughtndoesitmeanthatitistherightclassfyou.ButIhopetodoingthenextcoupleoflecturesisgivingyouanideawhatthisclassisaboutsothatyoucandecidewhethernotitisfyou.Icameherein1992thenIhadaminiepiphanyhalfwaythroug

3、hmysophomeyear.IrealizedthatIwasinawonderfulplacewithwonderfulstudentsaroundmewonderfulteachers.Iwasdoingwellacademically.Iwasdoingwellinathletics.Iwasplayingsquashatthattime.Iwasdoingwellsocially.Everythingwasgoingwell.

4、Exceptfthefact.ThatIwasunhappy.Ididntunderstwhy.ItwastheninamatterofmomentsthatIdecidedthatIhadtofindoutwhybecomehappier.thatwaswhenIswitchedmyconcentrationfromcomputersciencetophilosophypsychologywithasinglequestion:how

5、canIbecomehappierOvertimeIdidbecomehappier.WhatcontributedmosttomyhappinesswaswhenIencounteredanewemergingfieldButessentiallyresearchthatfallsunderwithinthefieldofpositivepsychology.Positivepsychologystudyingitapplyingth

6、eideastomylifehasmademesignificantlyhappier.Itcontinuestomakemehappier.itwaswhenIrealizedtheimpactthatithadonmethatIdecidedtoshareitwithothers.ThatswhenIdecidedthatIwantedtobeateacherteachinthisfield.Sothisispositivepsyc

7、hologypsychology1504.wellbeexplingthisnewrelativelynewfinatingfield.hopefullywewillbeexplingmethanthefieldourselves.WhenIfirsttaughtthisclassthatwasbackin2002Itaughtitataseminarhadeightstudents.Twopedout.Thatleftmewithsi

8、x.Theyearaftertheclassbecameslightlylarger.Ihadoverthreehundredstudents.thenthirdyearwhenItaughtitwhichwasthelasttimeIhad850studentsintheclassmakingitatthatpointthelargestcourseatHarvard.thatswhenthemediabecameinterested

9、.Becausetheywantedtounderstwhy.Theywantedtounderstthisphenomenonthat“hereyouhaveaclassthatslargerthanIntroductiontoEconomics“.HowcouldthatbeSoIwasinvitedbythemediafinterviewswhetheritwasnewspapersradiotelevision.Istarted

10、tonoticeapatternduringthoseinterviews.SoIwouldwalkintotheinterview.Wewouldhavetheinterview.afterwardstheproducertheinterviewerwouldwalkmeoutsaysomethingtotheeffectsof“wellthankyouTalftheinterview.ButyouknowIexpectedyouto

11、bedifferent“.IwouldaskasnonchalantasIcouldofcourse.Ididntreallycarebuthadtoaskanyway“howdifferent“theywouldsay“Wellyouknowweexpectedyoutobemeoutgoing.“Nextinterviewtheendoftheinterviewsamething.“Thankyoufdoingtheintervie

12、w.ButyouknowTalIexpectedyoutobedifferent.“onceagainnonchalantofcourse.“Wellyouknowweexpectedyoutobelesslessintroversit.“Nextinterviewsamething.“Howdifferent““Wellyouknowmeextroverted.Meoutgoing.“Nextinterview.“Wellyoukno

13、wlessshy.“CozIgetverynervousininterviews.Interviewafterinterviewliterallydozens.Meoutgoingmecheerful.Lessintrovertedmeextroverted.onon.Buthereisthebestone.SothisisoneofthelocalchannelsherearoundBoston.Iwasgoingtotheinter

14、view.WehadaquitelonginterviewwhichIthoughtwasactuallyprettygood.attheendoftheinterviewtheinterviewerisaveryjollyguy.Hewalksmeoutputshishsonmyshouldersays“thankyouverymuchfdoingtheinterview.“thentheusualcomes.“ButyouknowT

15、alIexpectedyoutobe3everypaperthatyoullwriteyoullalwaysbethinking“OkhowcanItaketheseideasapplythemtomylifeHowcanIapplythemtomyrelationshipHowcanIapplythemtomycommunity“Twolevels.Theacademic.Applied.Ididnotjustintroducewhe

16、theritsinthereadingsinthelecturesideasjustbecausetheyareinterestingfthesakeoftheidea.Itisalwaysanideathatisbothrigouscanbeapplied.Justafewwdsabouthousekeeping.SomeofthequestionsthatIhavealreadyreceivedfromyoubefetheclass

17、started.SothisunftunatelyisthelasttimethatIamteachingpositivepsychologyanyotherclassfthatmatteratHarvard.HopefullywithintwoyearsprobablynotnextyearbutwithintwoyearstherewillbepositivepsychologyclassofferedbutIcertainlyca

18、nnotguaranteeit.Aboutfeedbackquestions.IfyouhaveanyquestionsanythingthatsnotclearifyouagreedisagreewithsomethingemailmeemailyourTF(TeachingFellowatHarvardjustlikeTAatotherschools)wellalwaysrespond.Sometimesifthequestioni

19、saskedbyenoughpeoplewellrespondtoitpublicly.Alwaysanonymously.Unlessyouspecifiedspecificallythatyournamecanbementioned.Sometimesyoumaybelisteningtoalecturethenhalfwaythroughitthereisanemergency.Thereissomethingthatyourea

20、llyhavetoasksomethingthatcannotwait.Inthatcasepleasejustputyourhup.Cozitsjustlikewhenyouhavetogotothebathroom.Justcantstop.Cantwait.whenyougottagoyougottago.Sowelltakeapositivepsychologybreakfthat.juststopmehalfwaythroug

21、hIllansweranyquestion.Allthepowerpointsaswellasthevideosoftheclasseswillbeonline.Willbeavailablewithincoupleofdays.Wellthepowerpointswillbeavailablebefesayfthislectureitwillbebefesothatyoucanusetheminclass.Thevideosunftu

22、natelycannotbemadeavailablebefe.Wetried.Couldntfigureitout.Soitwillbeavailablewithinadaytwoafter.thereasonwhytheyareupthere.FirstofallIdopreferthatyouattendlecture.Idopreferthatyouarephysicallyhere.Yougetthingsintheenerg

23、yoftheroomwithsomanystudentssoyouwouldntjustgetfromyourcomputer.ThereasonwhyIdoputthemupissothatyouhavetheopptunityifyouwanttoseeitagainifyouhavetomissaclass.Thatsperfectlyfine.alsobecausethisisalsothereasonwhythepowerpo

24、intsarealwaysavailableIwantyoutobeengagedinthematerial.Iwantyoutobeengagedinwhateveritisthatwearediscussinginclass.NotnecessarilythinkingaboutgettingdowneverywdthatIsayonpaperrememberingeverythingmemizingeverything.Iwant

25、youtotakeratherthanpassivenotesofwritingdownwhatisonthepowerpointeverywdthatIsay.Idlikeyoutotakeactivenotes.thatmeansbeingengagedwiththematerial.Fexampleifyouheardsomethingideayousay“Ohthatsinteresting.“Starit.Writeitdow

26、n.“OkIthinkIllstartapplyingthis.“Writeitdown.“Iwanttotellmymomaboutthislater.““Iwanttotalktomyroommatesmyteamaboutthisidea.“Writeitdown.Activenotetakingisopposedtopassivenotetakingftworeasons.FirstofallasIsaidthisclassis

27、aclassaboutmakingadifferenceinpeopleslives.Iwouldnotbeteachingtheclassjustfitsacademicbeautyalthoughthereisalotofacademicbeautyinthisfield.Sowritedownifyouhaveanideathatyouthinkyoucanapply.Thesecondreasonwhyweshouldthati

28、sbecauseyoullrememberme.Betterattentionbetterunderstingofthematerialifyouareactivelyengagedasopposedtojusttakingdownpassivenotes.ThroughouttheclassstartingnextweekwelltakewhatIcalled“timeins“asopposedto“timeouts“.itslike

29、atimeout.Itsthetimewherewestoptheclassyoulookinward.thisisliterallyatimeofsilenceinaclass.Iwillstopfaminutetwo.youllhaveachanceeithertojuststareatmeanyoneelsethinkaboutwhatwevejustdiscussedhaveaguidingquestionthatIwillpr