这里是改善胶囊 Improvement pill here.
所有人都想幸福 We all want to be happy,
但大多数人都不知道怎样才能幸福 but the majority of us have no idea what to do.
我们该不该着眼于赚更多钱 Should we focus on making more money?
该不该专注于追寻自己的喜好 Should we focus on pursuing our passions?
该不该放弃所有的物质财富 Should we give up all of our material possessions
遁入空门 归隐山林 and become a monk in the mountains?
对此 每个人都有不同的观点 Everyone seems to have a different take on it.
本期视频 So in today's video,
我将给大家明确的答案 I'm gonna give you a definite answer
给大家展示一个已证实的公式 by showing you guys a proven formula
这个公式其实已经存在了 that has actually been around
好几百年 for hundreds and hundreds of years
即幸福公式 of formula for happiness.
Ikigai:生き甲斐，指生命的意义，生存的价值 日本人有一个观念 叫做生存的价值 See the Japanese have a concept called Ikigai
大致可译为存在的意义 which roughly translates into a reason for being,
为了能使自己幸福 and in order for you to be happy,
你要花时间做些有生存价值的事 you need to spend your time doing something with Ikigai.
你需要找到存在的意义 You need to have a purpose for being here,
但说起来容易做起来难 but this is easier said than done
因为有4个要素 because there are four components
你需要核实好 that you need to check off
才能获得生存的价值 in order to achieve Ikigai.
缺少任何一个要素 你都无法真正幸福 And without all four you will never truly be happy.
第一个要素 The first component is that
你要有喜欢的东西 it needs to be something that you love.
每个人都有能让自己感到快乐的东西 We all have things that make us feel good,
它能使我们停止思索 things that make us stop thinking,
拥有片刻时间 活在当下 for short periods of time to just be present
并认识到此刻眼前所发生的事 and aware of what's happening right now in front of us.
专业点来讲 人们称之为流畅心境 The more technical, people will call this flow state.
但大多数人称之为热爱 But the majority of us call it love,
因此 很多人喜欢艺术 that's why so many of us enjoy the arts,
绘画 跳舞 唱歌和阅读 drawing, dancing, singing, reading.
因为这能让我们进入极乐状态 Because it takes us into the state of bliss
使我们感到快乐 where we feel good and
并专心于眼下的任务 are focused on the task in front of us.
这也是我们彼此相爱的原因 That's why some of us fall in love with one another,
因为 和爱的人在一起使我们 because being with that person allows us
忘记生活中的问题 to forget about all the other problems in our lives,
至少暂时可以 at least, momentarily.
我没必要详细讲解这个部分 I don't need to get into too much detail about this component
因为 我们内心都知道 because we know in our gut
当我们真正喜欢做某事时 when we truly love to do something.
那种感觉是人类共有的 It's a feeling that we humans all share.
生存价值的第二个要素会更加有难度 The second component for Ikigai is a little bit more tricky.
它必须是社会需要的东西 It needs to be something that the world needs.
当我们知道某个团体需要我们时 See we've been hardwired to feel good
我们就会本能地感到开心 when we know that we're needed in a community.
回想从前 Back in the day
当人类以狩猎和采集为生时 when we were hunters and gatherers,
这很容易实现 所以大家都扮演着重要的角色 this was easy, everyone played an important part.
厨师和猎人一样重要 The cook was just as important as the hunter.
建筑工和看守人一样重要 The builder was just as important as the caretaker.
那时 当你投入工作 Back then whenever you put in work,
就能看到即刻的积极作用 you could see the immediate positive effects
以及对他人的影响 your efforts had on others.
但现在大不一样了 But this isn't the case nowadays,
大多数人在办公室工作 most of us work in offices,
在大公司扮演小角色 being given small roles in a massive company
即使我们拼命工作 where even if we work our butts off,
也很难看到自己的工作对世界 it's hard to see the positive effects
产生积极影响 our work has on the rest of the world.
好像我们的工作没有帮到任何人 It feels like our work isn't really helping anyone,
倘若某天我们辞职了 it feels like if we quit our job one day,
也不会有人在意 no one would even care,
因为说实话 什么都不会改变 because to be honest, nothing would change.
所以 你要发现世界需要的东西 You need to find something that the world needs,
你能做到的事情 something that you can do that will
并能给周围的人带来可见的积极影响 create a visible positive effect on those around you.
存在价值的第三个要素 The third component for Ikigai
是指某件事 is that it needs to be something
能给你带来不错的报酬 that you can get paid well.
现在 我知道屏幕前 For now, I know I know right out the gate,
有些人会不假思索说道 some of you are automatically going to say something
比如 改善胶囊 你可不需要钱 like "Oh, improvement pill, you don't need money
使自己获得幸福 in order to be happy".
我们实际一点 But let's be real,
钱能给你房子住 money is what puts a roof over your head,
解决衣食问题 food in your mouth and clothes on your body.
没有足够的钱 Without enough of it,
多数时间 你就会 you're gonna spend the majority of your time
精神紧张 stressed out of your mind,
想着该如何赚钱 wondering how you're going to get by
当然 仅仅赚钱是不够的 and it's not enough to just be making some money,
你要有足够丰厚的报酬 you need to be getting paid well enough
才能生活舒适 to live a comfortable life.
这就取决于你生活的地方 So, it really depends on where you live,
例如 在某些国家 每年30,000美元的收入 for example, you could live like a king off
就能过上国王一样生活 of 30,000 USD a year in some countries,
但在像纽约一样的城市 but in a place like New York City,
都不够付房租 that would barely be enough to cover your rent.
如果你无法挣到足够的钱 生活无虑 If you're not making enough money to live without stress,
那么 你就不能获得幸福 then you will never achieve happiness.
你需要拥有最后一个要素 The fourth and final component you need to have
才能获得存在的价值 in order to achieve Ikigai
就是你要有擅长的东西 is that it needs to be something that you're good at.
这并不意味着与生俱来的天赋 Now, this doesn't mean that you need to be born with talent.
事实上 这是指 This actually means that
你能将时间和精力 you're able to put in the time and effort
用于更好地掌握某个技能 in order to get better at the skill.
举个例子 Let's say for example,
你想成为一名励志演说家 you want to become a motivational speaker,
最初你的表现很糟糕 when you first get started you're terrible,
你会怯场 结巴 you have stage fright, you stutter a lot,
你忘了该说什么 you forget what you're supposed to say.
但随着时间地推移 你有了更多练习 But over time as you practice more and more,
你开始克服这些阻碍 you start to overcome these obstacles,
开始获得观众的掌声 you start getting applause from the audience.
这就是擅长某事 That's what it means to be good at something,
并非一开始就擅长 not to be good from the get-go,
而是能够克服阻碍 but to be able to overcome obstacles
提升技能 and improve at this skill.
这个克服阻碍的过程 This overcoming of obstacles
使你内心产生充实感 creates a very fulfilling feeling inside of you
因此 这是存在价值的重要要素 which is why it's such a crucial component of Ikigai.
这个源自日本的公式 其有趣之处在于 Now, the interesting thing about this Japanese formula
你可以通过自己满足的要素 is that you can tell where you are in life
找出自己生活中的位置 and what you need to work on
以及你还需要做什么 by looking at the components you have so far.
如果你只有喜欢的东西和擅长的东西 If all you have is something that you love and good at,
你就有了激情 then you have what's called a passion.
这个类型的人 People who fall into this category
都是有抱负的歌手和艺术家 are all the aspiring singers and aspiring artists.
阻碍你幸福的主要原因 The main thing stopping you from being happy
就是你付出的技能没有得到足够的报酬 is the fact that you aren't getting paid enough for your skills,
似乎没人注意到你的天赋 nobody seems to notice your talent.
如果你发现自己属于这个类型 If you find yourself in this category,
你需要专注于推销自己 then you need to focus on marketing yourself,
这样 你会有不错的收入 so that you can start getting paid well.
另一方面 On the other hand,
如果你有喜欢的事 if you have something that you love and
并能发现世界需要它 you can see how the world needs it,
那你就有了使命 then you have what's called a mission.
很多这个类型的人 A lot of people who fall into this category
都是业余博主和活动家 are the amateur bloggers and activists
他们喜欢谈论拯救地球和素食主义之类的事 who talk about things like saving the planet or going vegan.
他们想要看到世界发生积极的改变 These are people who want to see positive change in the world,
但很可惜 他们并不擅长 but unfortunately, they aren't good enough
公开演讲 游说和写作 at pub speaking, persuasion or writing
因为这样才能真正说服人们加入他们的事业 to actually be able to convince people to join their cause.
如果你属于这个类型 If you're in this category,
你需要专注于提高自己的技能 then you need to focus on getting better at your craft,
明白如何说服他人 figuring out how to convince people
而不是唐突地大声发表观点 instead of just stating your opinion loudly.
另外 如果你擅长某事 Now, if you're someone who has something
且能带来丰厚报酬 you get paid well for and are good at,
那你就有了世上大多数人拥有的 then you have what most people in the world have
一类职业 which is a profession that
即无聊的朝九晚五薪水工作 boring nine-to-five job that pays the bills.
阻碍你幸福的 What's stopping you from happiness is
是你根本就不喜欢自己的工作 the fact that you don't love your work
不妨看看你的工作 or see how any of this can actually make
能为世界带来多少改变 a difference in the world.
如果你发现自己属于这个类型 If you find yourself in this category,
你需要尝试新事物 then you need to try out new things
找出你真正喜欢做的事 and figure out what it is that you truly love doing.
最后一种 如果报酬丰厚 And finally, if you get paid well
并且能帮助这个世界 and it's something that you know can help the world,
那你就有了天职 then you have what's called a vocation.
例如 教授的天职 A good example of a vocation are professors,
他们有体面的收入 they get paid decently well and
其工作对世界有着积极影响 their job does have a positive effect on the world.
虽然他们在培养下一代 Right, they're raising the future generation,
但他们常常会陷入教学的坏习惯 but they often fall into the bad habit of teaching,
年复一年 重复教学 the same things every single year
阻碍了他们的技能提升 which stalls their improvement.
如果你发现自己属于这个类型 If you find yourself in this category,
最重要的是 确保自己 the main thing you need to make sure you have
能不断提高自己的工作水平 is that you are constantly getting better at your job,
不断挑战自己 提高自己 constantly challenging yourself to improve.
记住 Remember guys,
想要获得真正的幸福 in order to be truly happy with your life,
你需要获得存在的价值 you need to achieve Ikigai,
你要将时间用于 you need to be spending your time
做自己喜欢的事 doing something that you love,
做自己擅长的事 that you can get better at,
做报酬丰厚的事 做世界需要的事 that pays well and that the world needs.
缺少任何一样 你就会感觉 Without all four, you will always feel like
内心缺失 you're missing something inside of you.
要想获得存在的价值 One of the best resources out there
最好的资源就是Skillshare.com that you can use to achieve Ikigai is Skillshare.com.
Skillshare上有超过25,000个课程 Skillshare has over 25,000 courses
教授你各方面的知识 teaching you about a wide variety of topics,
涵盖摄影 绘画 covering things like photography, drawing,
生产效率，商业等等 productivity, business and much much more.
这是一个完美的平台 It's the perfect place for you to go
如果你在寻找自己喜欢的事 if you're someone who is trying to figure out what they love
或是想要提高自己的技能 or if you're someone who is trying to get good at their craft.
个人而言 我花了相当多的时间 Personally, I've been spending a decent amount of time
观看他们的写作视频 on their writing videos.
今年我想提高的技能之一 One of the things I'm trying to improve this year
就是写作 is my writing,
能创造出有强大情感共鸣的作品 being able to create more emotionally powerful pieces
对大家产生影响 that will have more of an impact for you guys,
并向该领域里的专业作家 and being able to learn from people who are
学习写作 considered to be expert writers in their fields
给我带来许多新想法 has given me a lot of new ideas.
记住 要不断提升某个技能 And remember constantly trying to improve one skills
这是获得幸福的重要要素 is a crucial component for achieving happiness.
对于正在寻求幸福的人 So for those of you that are trying to achieve,
我强烈建议大家用用Skillshare you guy, I highly recommend that you try out Skillshare.
the first 300 people to click on the link in the description box below,
you'll receive two months of skill share for absolutely free.
After that, it's only $10 per month to remain a member.
Besides that guys, stay tuned.