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What price happiness You don' t need millions to be happy. At The Happiness Institute in Australia, a couple of hundred dollars may do the trick. Since the institute opened its doors this year, men and women of all ages have been paying A 200 an hour US 140 for lessons in how to feel great. Businesses are spending as much as A 6, 000 on halfday happiness workshops for their staff. " You can actually increase your happiness levels. That' s what we teach," said Timothy Sharp, founder of institute, which also offers group sessions from A 30 a head. " We take people from zero and try to put a positive in their happiness bank account. You don' t have to settle just for OKness. It' s no more OK than having a zero bank balance. You can have a lot more." Sharp said. Experts say only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income, assets and other financial factors. As much as 90 percent comes from elements such as attitude, life control and relationships. " If you' re not a natural in any of these areas you can learn to get a lot better at them." Sharp said. |
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yòng shén me gěi xìng fú biāo jià ne xìng fú bù xū yào hěn duō qián. zài ào dà lì yà" xìng fú xué yuàn", huā jǐ bǎi měi yuán kě néng jiù néng dé dào xìng fú. zì cóng jīn nián xué yuàn kāi yè yǐ lái, nán nǚ lǎo shào měi xiǎo shí huā 200 ào yuán xiāng dāng yú 140 měi yuán kě yǐ xué xí rú hé gǎn jué hěn bàng kè chéng. yī xiē qǐ yè huā fèi 6000 ào yuán ràng zì jǐ de yuán gōng lái zhè lǐ cān jiā bàn tiān de xìng fú jiǎng xí bān. " shí jì shang nǐ néng ràng zì jǐ gèng kuài lè xiē, nà shi wǒ men xiǎng yào chuán shòu de," xué yuàn chuàng shǐ rén dì mò xī xià pǔ shuō. gāi xué yuàn hái kāi shè le měi rén 30 ào yuán de tuán tǐ kè chéng. xià pǔ shuō:" wǒ men bǎ gāng jiā rù kè chéng de rén de' xìng fú zhàng hù' shè wèi líng, bìng nǔ lì shǐ tā zēng jiā wèi zhèng shù. nǐ bù bì jié suàn zhàng hù, méi shén me bǐ zhàng hù wèi líng gèng shǎo de le. nǐ kě yǐ yǒu gèng duō de xìng fú." zhuān jiā shuō zhǐ yǒu 15 de xìng fú gǎn lái zì shōu rù, zī chǎn hé qí tā jīng jì yīn sù. duō dá 90 de xìng fú gǎn jué dìng yú gè rén de tài dù, shēng huó jié zhì yǐ jí rén jì guān xì. xià pǔ shuō:" rú guǒ nǐ zài zhèi xiē yīn sù shàng méi yǒu zuò hǎo, nǐ kě yǐ gǎi shàn, cóng ér shōu huò gèng duō xìng fú gǎn." |