【TED英语演讲稿：改善工作的快乐之道】改善工作
的快乐之道
发布时间：2018-05-21 wheniwassevenyearsoldandmysisterwasjustfiveyearsold,wewerep layingontopofabunkbed.iwastwoyearsolderthanmysisteratthetim e--imean,i'mtwoyearsolderthanhernow--butatthetimeitmeantshe hadtodoeverythingthatiwantedtodo,andiwantedtoplaywar.sowewe reupontopofourbunkbeds.andononesideofthebunkbed,ihadputouta llofmyg.i.joesoldiersandweaponry.andontheothersidewereallmy sister'smylittleponiesreadyforacavalrycharge.
therearedifferingaccountsofwhatactuallyhappenedthatafternoo n,butsincemysisterisnotherewithustoday,letmetellyouthetrues tory--...heroicallypushingheroutofthewayofanoncomingimagina
rysniperbullet,
nowthatwascheating,becausetherewasnothingintheworldmysister wouldwantmorethannottobeamythehurtfiveyear-oldlittlesister, butamythespecialunicorn.ofcourse,thiswasanoptionthatwasopen toherbrainatnopointinthepast.andyoucouldseehowmypoor,manipu latedsisterfacedconflict,asherlittlebrainattemptedtodevoter esourcestofeelingthepainandsufferingandsurpriseshejustexper ienced,orcontemplatinghernew-foundidentityasaunicorn.andthe latterwonout.insteadofcrying,insteadofceasingourplay,instea dofwakingmyparents,withallthenegativeconsequencesthatwouldh aveensuedforme,insteadasmilespreadacrossherfaceandshescramb ledrightbackupontothebunkbedwithallthegraceofababyunicorn...
ifigotthisdatabackstudyingyouhereintheroom,iwouldbethrilled
,becausethere'sveryclearlyatrendthat'sgoingonthere,andthatm eansthaticangetpublished,whichisallthatreallymatters.thefac tthatthere'soneweirdreddotthat'supabovethecurve,there'sonew eirdointheroom--iknowwhoyouare,isawyouearlier--that'snoprob lem.that'snoproblem,asmostofyouknow,becauseicanjustdeleteth atdot.icandeletethatdotbecausethat'sclearlyameasurementerro r.andweknowthat'sameasurementerrorbecauseit'smessingupmydat a.
sooneoftheveryfirstthingsweteachpeopleineconomicsandstatist icsandbusinessandpsychologycoursesishow,inastatisticallyval idway,doweeliminatetheweirdos.howdoweeliminatetheoutliersso wecanfindthelineofbestfit?whichisfantasticifi'mtryingtofind outhowmanyadviltheaveragepersonshouldbetaking--two.butifi'm interestedinpotential,ifi'minterestedinyourpotential,orforh
appinessorproductivityorenergyorcreativity,whatwe'redoingis we'recreatingthecultoftheaveragewithscience.
ifiaskedaquestionlike,"howfastcanachildlearnhowtoreadinacla ssroom?"scientistschangetheanswerto"howfastdoestheaveragech ildlearnhowtoreadinthatclassroom?"andthenwetailortheclassri ghttowardstheaverage.nowifyoufallbelowtheaverageonthiscurve ,thenpsychologistsgetthrilled,becausethatmeansyou'reeitherd epressedoryouhaveadisorder,orhopefullyboth.we'rehopingforbo thbecauseourbusinessmodelis,ifyoucomeintoatherapysessionwit honeproblem,wewanttomakesureyouleaveknowingyouhave10,soyouk eepcomingbackoverandoveragain.we'llgobackintoyourchildhoodi fnecessary,buteventuallywhatwewanttodoismakeyounormalagain. butnormalismerelyaverage.
andwhatipositandwhatpositivepsychologypositsisthatifwestudy whatismerelyaverage,wewillremainmerelyaverage.theninsteadof deletingthosepositiveoutliers,whatiintentionallydoiscomeint oapopulationlikethisoneandsay,why?whyisitthatsomeofyouareso highabovethecurveintermsofyourintellectualability,athletica bility,musicalability,creativity,energylevels,yourresilienc yinthefaceofchallenge,yoursenseofhumor?whateveritis,instead ofdeletingyou,whatiwanttodoisstudyyou.becausemaybewecanglea ninformation--notjusthowtomovepeopleuptotheaverage,buthowwe canmovetheentireaverageupinourcompaniesandschoolsworldwide.
thereasonthisgraphisimportanttomeis,wheniturnonthenews,itse emslikethemajorityoftheinformationisnotpositive,infactit'sn egative.mostofit'saboutmurder,corruption,diseases,naturaldi sasters.andveryquickly,mybrainstartstothinkthat'stheaccurat
eratioofnegativetopositiveintheworld.whatthat'sdoingiscreat ingsomethingcalledthemedicalschoolsyndrome--which,ifyouknow peoplewho'vebeentomedicalschool,duringthefirstyearofmedical training,asyoureadthroughalistofallthesymptomsanddiseasesth atcouldhappen,suddenlyyourealizeyouhaveallofthem.
ihaveabrotherin-lawnamedbobo--whichisawholeotherstory.bobom arriedamytheunicorn.bobocalledmeonthephonefromyalemedicalsc hool,andbobosaid,"shawn,ihaveleprosy."
seewhatwe'refindingisit'snotnecessarilytherealitythatshapes us,butthelensthroughwhichyourbrainviewstheworldthatshapesyo urreality.andifwecanchangethelens,notonlycanwechangeyourhap piness,wecanchangeeverysingleeducationalandbusinessoutcomea tthesametime.
wheniappliedtoharvard,iappliedonadare.ididn'texpecttogetin, andmyfamilyhadnomoneyforcollege.whenigotamilitaryscholarshi ptwoweekslater,theyallowedmetogo.suddenly,somethingthatwasn 'tevenapossibilitybecameareality.wheniwentthere,iassumedeve ryoneelsewouldseeitasaprivilegeaswell,thatthey'dbeexcitedto bethere.evenifyou'reinaclassroomfullofpeoplesmarterthanyou, you'dbehappyjusttobeinthatclassroom,whichiswhatifelt.butwha tifoundthereis,whilesomepeopleexperiencethat,whenigraduated aftermyfouryearsandthenspentthenexteightyearslivinginthedor mswiththestudents--harvardaskedmeto;iwasn'tthatguy.isaid,"t hat'smostpeople'sfridaynights."
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