I think I was definitely born happy, and then life happens.

我想我肯定是天生幸福的，然後生活就發生了。

I'm getting a bit emotional here.

我有點情緒化了

I feel very happy.

我覺得很開心。

Very happy. I'm happier now than when I lived in New York

很高興。我現在比住在紐約的時候更開心了。

and I got paid probably twice as much in New York as I do

我得到的報酬大概是紐約的兩倍。

here. Our happiness is kind of like quiet happiness, kind

在這裡。我們的幸福是一種像安靜的幸福，一種

of a stillness. What does it take to be happy?

的一種靜謐。要怎樣才算幸福？

The Nordic countries seem to have it all figured out.

北歐國家似乎已經想好了一切。

Finland and Denmark have consistently topped the United

芬蘭和丹麥一直在美國名列前茅。

Nations' most prestigious index, the World Happiness

國家最權威的指數--世界幸福指數。

Report, in all six areas of life satisfaction.

報告，在生活滿意度的六個方面。

How have they cracked the formula?

他們是如何破解這個公式的？

And, are the people they are really the happiest?

而且，他們的人真的是最幸福的嗎？

The United Nations just named the happiest place on Earth.

聯合國剛剛評選出地球上最幸福的地方。

It is not Disneyworld.

這不是迪士尼世界。

It's Finland. In 2019, the World Happiness Report named

是芬蘭。2019年，《世界幸福報告》將芬蘭評為

Finland the happiest country in the world for the second

芬蘭第二次成為世界上最幸福的國家。

year in a row. Denmark came in second place after claiming

連續一年。丹麥隊在奪得

the top slot in 2013 and 2016.

2013年和2016年的頭等艙。

Year after year, Nordic countries like Norway, Iceland and

年復一年，挪威、冰島等北歐國家。

Sweden round out the top of the list.

瑞典位列榜首。

Enter Jeffrey Sachs, a professor at Columbia and the

進入傑弗裡-薩克斯，哥倫比亞大學教授和。

co-editor of the World Happiness Report.

世界幸福報告》的共同編輯。

What do those countries have?

這些國家有什麼？

They have a high level of prosperity, to be sure, but

他們固然有很高的繁榮度，但。

they're not the richest countries in the world by any

他們並不是世界上最富有的國家

means. The idea is a good balance of life.

的手段。思想是生活的良好平衡。

You don't have to get super rich to be happy, they believe.

他們認為，你不一定要變得超級富有才會快樂。

In fact, if someone's super rich, they, look, what's wrong

其實，如果有人是超級富豪，他們，看，有什麼問題呢？

with that person? So they're not societies that are aiming

與那個人？所以他們不是社會的目標是

for all of the effort and time to becoming gazillionaires.

為成為億萬富翁而付出的所有努力和時間。

They're looking for a good balance of life and the results

他們在尋找生活和結果的良好平衡點。

are extremely positive.

是非常積極的。

The annual happiness ranking began in 2012, but we can

一年一度的幸福感排行榜從2012年開始，但我們可以

trace measuring happiness back to 1971.

追溯到1971年測量幸福感。

It came in the inspiration of the country of Bhutan, a

它的靈感來自於不丹這個國家，一個。

country in the Himalayas that many people know for its

在喜馬拉雅山的國家，很多人都知道它的名字。

innovation of attempting to measure gross national

試圖衡量國民生產總值的創新

happiness. Globally, a standard for measuring success and

幸福。在全球範圍內，衡量成功與否的標準。

productivity is gross national product.

生產力就是國民生產總值。

Bhutan had the bright idea of trying to measure happiness.

不丹有一個聰明的想法，就是嘗試衡量幸福感。

Measuring happiness is a fairly complicated business.

衡量幸福是一件相當複雜的事情。

First of all, we need to understand what happiness means.

首先，我們要明白幸福的含義。

It means the satisfaction with the way one's life is going.

意思是對自己的生活方式感到滿意。

It's not primarily a measure of whether one laughed or

這主要不是衡量一個人是否笑了或

smiled yesterday, but how one feels about the course of

昨日的微笑，但如何感覺到自己的過程中的

one's life. Meet Meik Wiking, happiness researcher and CEO

人的生活。Meet Meik Wiking, happiness researcher and CEO.

of the Happiness Research Institute in Denmark.

丹麥幸福研究所的。

There is a lot of factors that impact happiness, everything

影響幸福感的因素很多，什麼都有

from biology to income levels to the city they live in.

從生物學到收入水平，再到他們生活的城市。

But I think the best predictor we see in the data of

但我認為，我們在數據中看到的最好的預測因素是

whether people are happy or not is whether they're

人的幸福與否在於他們是否

satisfied or happy with their relationships.

滿意或滿意他們的關係。

So, do we have somebody we can rely on in times of need?

那麼，在需要的時候，我們是否有可以依靠的人呢？

Do we have somebody we can share our hopes and worries

我們有沒有人可以分享我們的希望和憂慮？

with? These six categories help account for the differences

與?這六大類有助於解釋差異

in life satisfaction around the world.

在世界各地的生活滿意度。

GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make

人均國內生產總值、健康的預期壽命、自由決策的權利

life choices, social support, generosity, and absence of

生活的選擇、社會的支持、寬厚的胸懷、沒有

corruption. On average, richer countries are happier.

腐敗。平均而言，較富裕的國家更幸福。

On average, richer people are happier.

平均來說，更富有的人更幸福。

But, once we get to a certain level of income, an

但是，當我們的收入達到一定程度後，一個。

additional $100 a month is not going to impact how people

每月額外的100美元並不會影響人們的生活。

feel about their lives. So, with money, like with

感到自己的生活。所以，有了錢，就像有了

everything else, we see diminishing marginal return.

其他一切，我們看到的是邊際收益遞減。

And I don't know why I'm bringing up this quote, because

我不知道為什麼我提起這句話，因為... ...

it's extremely corny, but there is a Kanye West song in

這是非常老套的，但有一個坎耶-韋斯特的歌曲在。

which he says that, "Having money is not everything.

他說："有錢不是萬能的。

Not having it is." And I do think that's true in the sense

沒有就是了。"我認為這是真的，在這個意義上，

that when you don't have it, it's all you worry about.

當你沒有它的時候，它是所有你擔心的。

And when you do have money, you can actually worry about

而當你有錢的時候，你可以真正擔心的是

other stuff. Happiness also seems like this elusive thing.

其他的東西。幸福似乎也是這種難以捉摸的東西。

We have two words for happiness in Danish.

在丹麥語中，我們有兩個詞表示幸福。

So we have "lykke," which is the elusive thing.

所以我們有了 "賴克"，這是難以捉摸的東西。

The thing you experience once every blue moon.

每一次藍月亮都會經歷的事情。

And then we have to be "glad," like the word glad, which is

然後我們要 "高興"，像高興這個詞，就是

different because it's more down to Earth and you can be

不同的是，它更平易近人，你可以是。

glad despite the fact that it's not anything special, it's

雖說沒什麼特別之處，但還是很欣慰的

no special day.

沒有特別的日子。

Lykke seems like this elusive thing that you can't quite

萊克就像一個難以捉摸的東西，你無法完全理解

chase. To be glad is more like our mindset.

追。慶幸更像是我們的心態。

So I feel more like I choose to be glad at times rather

所以我覺得我更多的是選擇了高興的時候，而不是。

than sort of trying to chase happiness because that seems

比那種試圖追逐幸福，因為這似乎

like it's never going to happen that way.

就像它永遠不會發生的方式。

Maria lives in Helsinki with her husband, Duke, and her

瑪麗亞和她的丈夫杜克以及她的妻子住在赫爾辛基。

2-year-old son, Luka.

2歲的兒子，盧卡。

Woah! Wow! Ah, hi! Yeah! There it is. There it is, you

哇！哇！啊，嗨！吔！在那裡，它是。在那裡，你

little monster.

小怪物。

Finland is the best place to have kids.

芬蘭是最適合生孩子的地方。

When you go give birth, it's almost free.

當你去生孩子的時候，幾乎是免費的。

We stayed in the hospital three full days as a family.

我們一家人在醫院整整住了三天。

We had our own family room and we got like meals and

我們有自己的家庭房，我們得到了像飯和。

support and help and everything.

支持和幫助和一切。

And the bill was about €300 in the end.

而最後的賬單是300歐元左右。

It's basically like living in a hotel.

基本上就像住在酒店裡一樣。

In Finland, new mothers receive a free baby box jam-packed

在芬蘭，新媽媽們會收到一個免費的嬰兒盒，裡面裝滿了東西。

with 63 items to help with the baby's first year.

與63個項目，以幫助寶寶的第一年。

You don't have to buy anything for the first two, three

你不用買任何東西的前兩個，三個。

months. Of course, diapers and stuff like that, but

幾個月。當然，尿布和類似的東西，但。

basically. And also, you can actually put your baby to

基本上。而且，你實際上可以把你的寶寶到

sleep in that box.

睡在那個盒子裡。

Our baby actually, Luka slept in the box for the first

其實我們的寶寶，Luka在箱子裡睡了第一個月。

month. Finland, along with the other Nordic countries,

月。芬蘭與其他北歐國家。

offers generous parental leave.

提供優厚的育兒假。

Anu Partanen, author of "The Nordic Theory of Everything,"

阿努-帕塔寧，"北歐萬物論 "的作者。

spent 10 years as a journalist in the U.S.

在美國當了10年記者。

before returning to her home country, Finland.

在回到她的祖國芬蘭之前。

She's also a mother. In Finland, you get 10 months of paid

她也是一個母親。在芬蘭，你可以得到10個月的帶薪

parental leave, out of which about four months is set aside

育兒假，其中留出約四個月的時間；

for the mother and you start it before the baby is born and

為母親，你在孩子出生前就開始了，而且。

then father can keep nine weeks.

那麼父親可以保留九個星期。

Typically, both parents stay home for the first three

通常情況下，父母雙方都會在頭三個月留在家裡。

weeks. They share the rest of the time until the baby is

周。他們分享剩下的時間，直到寶寶出生。

nine months old.

九個月大。

A parent can even stay home until the child is 3 years old

父母甚至可以留在家裡，直到孩子3歲。

and keep his or her job.

並保住自己的工作。

However, the stipend is much smaller.

不過，津貼要少得多。

Another determinant of well-being is one's sense of

幸福感的另一個決定性因素是一個人的感覺。

personal freedom to make important life choices.

作出重要生活選擇的個人自由；

Can you shape your life the way you want?

你能按照自己的意願塑造自己的生活嗎？

Christina was unhappy at her job in advertising and took an

克里斯蒂娜在廣告業的工作中很不開心，於是她接受了一份名為 "我的工作 "的工作。

eight-month break. Social security is also something I

八個月的休息時間。社會保障也是我

think is very important.

認為是非常重要的。

What I did didn't make me happy and it didn't let me have

我所做的事情並沒有讓我快樂，也沒有讓我擁有。

that work-life balance that we cherish so much here.

工作與生活的平衡，我們非常珍惜這裡。

And so we have a system that made it possible for me to

所以我們有一個系統，讓我有可能。

quit my job and have some thinking time and figure out, you

辭掉我的工作，有一些時間去思考，想清楚，你

know, what's my next step in life.

知道，什麼是我的生活中的下一步。

Christina received about $2,000 a month from the Danish

克里斯蒂娜每月從丹麥人那裡得到約2 000美元。

government while she was unemployed.

在她失業的時候，政府。

She is now in school to become a painter.

她現在正在學校裡學習成為一名畫家。

Her tuition is covered and she receives an educational

她的學費由她承擔，並接受教育。

stipend of about $1,000 a month.

每月約1,000元的津貼。

Two of the biggest perks of life in Denmark and Finland are

在丹麥和芬蘭生活最大的兩個好處是

free education and free health care.

免費教育和免費保健；

Income taxes are not at all as high in the Nordic countries

北歐國家的所得稅根本沒有那麼高。

that Americans tend to think.

美國人傾向於認為。

However, overall, it is completely true that the Nordic

然而，總體上看，北歐人完全是事實。

countries collect more taxes in general than the United

一般來說，各國徵收的稅款比美國多。

States does. In Finland and the Nordic countries, there are

國家有。在芬蘭和北歐國家中，有一些國家是這樣做的。

higher taxes on consumption, like eating in restaurants and

對消費徵收更高的稅收，比如在餐館吃飯和

buying jeans. But the thing that I think a lot of Americans

買牛仔褲。但是，我認為很多美國人的事情

forget is that the Nordic people are happy to pay those

忘了是北歐人很樂意支付這些錢。

taxes because they get services in return.

稅，因為他們得到服務的回報。

Day care, great public education.

日託，偉大的公共教育。

It includes your college tuition, free.

它包括你的大學學費，免費。

It includes healthcare, all of those are included in your

它包括醫療，所有這些都包括在你的。

taxes. When the news hit that Finland is the happiest

稅。當芬蘭是最幸福的國家的消息傳來的時候。

country in the world, I think most people kind of reacted

在世界上的國家，我想大多數人種反應

to it, like, what are they talking about?

到它，像，他們在說什麼？

We don't think of ourselves as very happy because it's dark

我們不認為自己很快樂，因為它是黑暗的。

and gloomy in the winter and whatever.

冬天又陰森森的什麼的。

It's easier for Finns and Danes to shape their lives

芬蘭人和丹麥人更容易塑造自己的生活。

because the government supports so many of their basic

因為政府支持他們的許多基本

needs. The American dream is probably more alive in

的需求。美國夢可能更多的是活在

Denmark. The perception of freedom is probably also a

丹麥。對自由的認識可能也是一個

little bit different. It seems like in the U.S.

有點不同。好像在美國。

the feeling is you have to be protected from the government

我的感覺是，你必須受到政府的保護

and you have to have freedom from the government.

你必須有自由 從政府。

I think in Denmark the sense is that the government

我想在丹麥，人們的感覺是，政府的。

protects you. People trust other people.

保護你。人們信任別人。

You leave a bag in a restaurant in Finland, you're pretty

你在芬蘭的餐廳裡留下一個包，你就會很高興。

sure you're going to make it back and the money is still

確保你能賺回來，而且錢還在。

there. People even leave babies parked in strollers outside

那裡。人們甚至把嬰兒車停在外面。

coffee shops while they run errands.

咖啡店，而他們跑腿。

And I think partly the Nordic society cultivates that trust

我認為北歐社會部分地培養了這種信任。

simply by providing basic services for everyone.

只需為每個人提供基本服務即可。

So there's much less poverty, much less feeling of

所以就沒有那麼多的貧困，沒有那麼多的感覺。

injustice, inequality, crime.

不公正、不平等、犯罪；

People get the education they need.

人們得到了他們需要的教育。

They can have a job. They can work.

他們可以有一份工作。他們可以工作。

They don't have to struggle in life as much.

他們不必在生活中掙扎那麼多。

There isn't super wealth and there's absolutely no super

沒有超級財富，也絕對沒有超級。

poverty. Everybody participates.

貧困。每個人都參與其中。

It turns out it leads to a wonderful kind of life and one

原來它能帶來一種美好的生活，一種

that is expressed, year after year, as making these

年復一年地表示，使這些。

countries the happiest countries in the world.

世界上最幸福的國家。

Monica and Alex are expats who live in Copenhagen with

莫妮卡和亞歷克斯是住在哥本哈根的外籍人士，他們和他們的家人一起住在哥本哈根。

their two teenagers.

他們的兩個少年。

Alex is originally from the UK and Monica is originally

亞歷克斯來自英國，莫妮卡來自英國。

from New York.

從紐約來的。

What else do you need?

你還需要什麼？

The olive oil, and then the balsamic vinegar.

橄欖油，然後是黑醋。

Where's the bowl? We originally came here expecting to stay

碗在哪裡？我們本來是想來這裡住的

only three years, but it was so good, we've been here nine

只用了三年，但它是如此的好，我們已經在這裡九年。

now. It's also safe.

現在。它也是安全的。

And this comes back to the community and the trust.

而這又回到了社會和信任的問題上。

We can let our kids go out and we do not have to sit here

我們可以讓孩子們出去玩，不用坐在這裡了

being really worried that, are they going to come back?

真的很擔心，他們會不會回來？

Are they safe where they're going?

他們去的地方安全嗎？

Do we have to go pick them up?

我們要去接他們嗎？

You still worry, of course, but it's just very different.

當然，你還是會擔心，但就是很不一樣。

There's still this very strong sense of family, friends,

還是有這種很強的親情、朋友意識。

community. Balance is the formula for happiness.

社區。平衡是幸福的公式。

Aristotle had it right when he launched the study of

亞里士多德在發起研究的時候就說對了。

happiness 2,300 years ago.

兩千三百年前的幸福。

According to Aristotle's Golden Mean, good behavior lies

根據亞里士多德的《金平均》，良好的行為在於

between two vices, excess and deficiency.

在過度與不足這兩種惡習之間。

People who pursue only money and say, "I'll be happier the

只追求金錢的人，說："我越是這樣，就越是幸福。

richer I am," turn out to be less happy.

更豐富的我"，變成了不太快樂。

I do think having nice surroundings is a part of happiness.

我是覺得有好的環境也是幸福的一部分。

But I also think it needs to be linked with something that

但我也認為它需要與一些東西聯繫在一起。

sort of resonates with you on a deeper level.

某種程度上與你產生了更深層次的共鳴。

Having nice surroundings and having a lot of money and

有好的環境，有很多錢和

being in a five-star hotel in Las Vegas doesn't make you

入鄉隨俗

happy at all. So I think it needs to have that balance.

幸福的在所有。所以我覺得它需要有這種平衡。

Cue the classic Nordic work-life balance.

暗示著經典的北歐工作與生活的平衡。

Rich Perusi, former New Yorker, has been living in

裡奇-佩魯西，前紐約人，一直住在。

Copenhagen for seven years.

哥本哈根7年。

People stay pretty tight to a 9 to 5 workday.

人們朝九晚五的工作時間很緊。

But I do think that we get as much done in a short period

但我確實認為，我們在短時間內完成了同樣多的工作。

of time here as we were doing in longer times working in

在這裡的時間，就像我們在較長的時間內工作一樣。

New York. One of the comments we actually heard when we

紐約。我們實際上聽到的評論之一是，當我們

first came here was a Dane saying, when she saw someone

第一次來這裡是一個丹麥人說，當她看到有人...

working late, "Are they doing it because they can't get

工作到很晚，"他們這樣做是因為他們無法獲得。

their work done? Is there something wrong with them?"

他們的工作完成了嗎？他們有什麼問題嗎？"

Versus, "Are they just trying to get ahead in working?"

與 "他們只是想在工作中取得進步嗎？"

There is a sense that, yes, work's important and you need

有一種感覺，是的，工作是重要的，你需要。

to get your work done to a high quality, but you also need

為了讓你的工作高質量地完成，但你也需

to make sure it's balanced appropriately.

以確保其平衡得當。

Saara Alhopuro is a diplomat who has shaped her work

薩拉-阿爾霍普羅是一名外交官，她的工作是由她自己塑造的。

schedule to make time for her passion.