在图书馆搜索关于幸福的书，找到了这一本。借到时，先读了序，已经感觉很有趣了。作者是有名的研究探索家。曾经的著作是New York Times bestseller， 作者本人也荣获过国家杂志奖项。
这本书里，作者去到不同的大陆，洲际，国家。这些地区的人在很多调查中是幸福指数最高的，包括丹麦，新加坡，墨西哥还有美国加利福尼亚。作者采访了当地的学者，专家还有普通人，得出了结论，并且提供了实用的建议。
仅供参考。
Thrive
Finding Happiness the Blue Zones Way
by Dan Buettner
Denmark
Build an enviornment of trust
Tolerance other races and lifestyles
Seek status equiality. Modesty is a virtue.
Seek economic equality. Lowest disparities between rich and poor.
Care for the young and old.
Freedom
Get the right job
Work just enough
Cultivate the are of living. Develop an appreciation of art that will last a lifetime.
Make cozy, well-lit home environments
Nudge people into interaction. Belong to clubs.3Optimize cities for activity.
Volunteer
Use taxes, 60 to 70 percent income tax, used for health care, educaiton, employment insurance.
Singapore
Security is essential.
Policies on Basic Culture.Policies favoed education, health care, support for seniors, minimize an upper class, etc.
Strive for status equality
Build an environment of trust
Live your values
Mexico
The sun bonus
A personal sense of freedom
Nuturing laughter. Laugh at themselves, taxes, in the face of death.
Just enough money
Faith therapy. Most people say religion is very important in their lives.
Oversocializ
Counting blessings. Actively appreciating the good around us.
San Luis Obispo
A civic project can galvanize a population. Citizen empowerment projects, vocie heard.
Antismoking policies
Minimize signs
Prohibit drive-through restaurants. Effect on health, especially obesity.
Build a greenbelt. close to town green spces, parks, hiking trails, wildlife preserves
Support the arts
Favor the pedestrian
Make it easy to work for yourself. nearly a quarter workers are self employed.
Build a town square.Give people a place to meet socially, sere as an icon of civic pride.
1. Community
Economic freedom, High employment rate, Tolerance, Quality of government, More community space, Limit Shopping hours/96-155 hours per week, Limit workweek/37 hours per week, Support the arts, Encourage walkability, Grant Maternity leave, Educate teens about birth control.
Sidewalks, Quiet surroundings, Walking distance, Safety,Status equality.
2. Workplace
Right job, Right way to work ( avoid long commutes, limit workweek, don't skip vacations, enjoy happy hour/socializing after work), right boss (approachability, provides regular feedback, establishes clear environment, delegates control, practices good listening, offers recongnition, earns your trust, onsiders your best interest), Employ yourself, Get into teaching
3. Social life
Upgrade social network(trustworthy, funny, have deep dconversations, depressed), Join a club, Creat your own Moai(creat a group of mutually committed friends), Reconnect with your faith, Marry the right person(kiss lots of frogs, look more than skin deep, marry someone similar to you, avoid cohabitation, try marriage training, nice reminder/words, be realistic about the joys of parenthood (after the first year, reduction in general happiness occurs from with financial, relationship and responsibility stress, mothers tend to be less happy than fathers).
4. Financial Life
Payoof your house, enrook in automatice savings of investment plans, avoide credit cards, creat a giving account, invest in experiences.
5. Home
Fewer TV, Cancel cable, Own a pet, Meditation, Design a "Flow" room (easy for all family members to take part in a hobby, read a book or play a game), Create a pride shrine (remind you of the people, accomplishments, and events), Grow a garden, Let the sunshine in, Paint your mood (paint room with proper colors), Optimize your bedroom for sleep (no TV, comupter, distractions)
6. Self
Personal mission statement(G+P+V=C, use your Gifts on something you feel Passionate about in an enviroment that Values equals your Calling/on purpose), Find a pupose partner (two to three times a year communicate life purpose), Develop arts appreciation, Find a hobby, Deleop people skills, Volunteer
Thriving Children
Put friends first
After-school or summer job/appreciaton for money, build self-confidence, independence, social circles
Music lessons
Civics and arts appreciation
Instill hope for a richer future
Encourage sports
*To follow the practices of the world's most experienced thrivers: Set reasonable goals for life, seek out a place to live where people are already thriving, choose a community where you can live out your interests, find a modest house in a neighborhood of other modest houses with neighbors you can call friends and sidewalks that let you woal where you need to go, recognize your purpose inliving each day, take time to appreciate the arts, find a job that you love, find a hobby that fuels your passions, take six weeks of vacation, set your life up so that you are physically active every day, spend six hous
