Focus on the Joy
It's the Holiday Season--- a new year is just around the corner! I'll bet1 you're already thinking about how you'd like next year to be a little different than the last, right?
But instead of thinking of performance, and efficiency2, and control, I'd like you to take this opportunity to think about how many things in your daily life that you do just for the joy of it?
What I'm talking about here is value-based happiness .
Value-based happiness refers to the general feeling of well being that you experience when you are doing what you perceive3 to be meaningful when it's something that's important to you.
When you love what you do, you naturally become more efficient. When you do things for the joy of It, you'll rise above problems, and move easier through life.
Value based happiness is a by product from living a life Focused on the Joy. It is the by product of doing things not for what you get in return, not because you should or have-to, but because you want to, because they are a part of your highest goals, and what you value.
Value based happiness comes from looking at things with your heart, not just your eyes.
You create value based happiness by Focusing on the Joy of life, instead of constantly looking for the next new thing that might make you feel better about yourself, about your life.
So how do you Focus on the Joy?
Throw out your ideas about control, effectiveness, and goals.
中文：
又到假期了新的一年就要到来了！我相信你肯定考虑了来年怎么样比今年多些变化，对否？
不过，你不要考虑什么营业额、效率与管理，我建议你趁此机会想一想，在日常有多少事情你是为了快乐才去做的呢？
我在这儿所谈的是基于价值的幸福（与暂时的幸福相反）。
基于价值的幸福是指，当你做自己觉得有意义的事情时在你看来非常重要的事情所体验到的常见幸福感。
假如你喜欢自己做的事情，你自然会干得更有效率。假如你从所做的事情中得到快乐，你就会高于问题，使生活变得愈加容易。
基于价值的幸福是为了快乐而生活的出人预料的结果，是你做事情不图回报的结果。不是由于你应该做或者需要做，而是由于你想做，由于它们是你的最高目的的一部分，你珍惜它。
基于价值的幸福来自你看待事物的心灵，而不只来自你的双眼。
你通过重视生活的快乐而创造了基于价值的幸福，而不是总在探寻下一个能使自己或者你的生活感觉更好的目的。
那样，怎么样重视日常的欢乐呢？
把你的有关管理、效率和目的等观念统统抛到一边。（它们的确要紧，不过，让大家试试看看别的，怎么样？）（待续）
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