Elizabeth Dunn: Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it
إليزابيث دان: مُساعدة الأخرين تجعلنا أكثر سعادة__ لكن من المهم أن نعرف كيفية القيام بذلك
Elizabeth Dunn discovers ways that people can optimize their use of time, money and technology in order to maximize their own happiness. Full bio
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what makes people happy.
a little frivolous,
we're being confronted
might provide a key
problems we're facing.
to figure this out.
لمعرفة ذلك.
with my collaborators,
on Others Promotes Happiness."
" انفاق المال على الأخرين يُعزز السعادة"
I was expecting.
there was something wrong with my research
عما اذا كان هناك شيء خاطىء في بحثي
to giving was especially puzzling
مُحير
that even toddlers exhibited joy
أنّ حتى الأطفال الصغار يفرحون.
Kiley Hamlin, Lara Aknin and I
قمت أنا وزملائي كيلي هاملين ولارا أكنين
the age of two into the lab.
إلى المُختبر.
that toddlers really care about,
يهتم به الأطفال الصغار حقاً,
of Goldfish for themselves
لأنفسهم
some of their Goldfish away
السمك الذهبي الخاص بهم
even more treats,
I don't see any more treats.
أنا لا أرى المزيد من الحلوى.
Researcher: Yeah?
الباحثة: أجل؟
research assistants to watch these videos
مُساعدي الأبحاث لمشاهدة هذه الفيديوهات
our hypotheses.
were pretty happy
of Goldfish for themselves,
لكومة من السمك الذهبي,
some of their Goldfish away.
persists into adulthood.
حتى بلوغ سن الرشد.
from more than 200,000 adults
لأكثر من 200,000 بالغ
of the world's population
to charity in the past month.
في الشهر الماضي.
major region of the world,
في كل منطقة رئيسية من العالم.
were happier than those who did not,
أكثر سعادة من الذين لم يفعلوا,
their own personal financial situation.
في الاعتبار
difference for happiness
to stumble on an effect
in children and adults alike,
عند الأطفال والبالغين على حد سواء,
جزء من الطبيعة البشرية؟
reinforces adaptive behaviors
تُعزز السلوكيات التكيفية
might be one of those behaviors.
قد يكون أحد تلك السلوكيات.
in the "New York Times."
seated across from him,
of my tax return
by showing how great giving can feel,
الشعور العظيم الذي يمنحه العطاء
the Syrian refugee crisis
أزمة اللاجئين السورين
make a difference for someone somewhere,
لشخص ما في مكان ما,
of an effective charity
بمؤسسة خيرية
about the Group of Five.
allows any five Canadians
على حسابهم الخاص
to support the family
get on a plane to your city.
is so cool about this program
حول هذا البرنامج
with a community organization
of paperwork and waiting,
و الانتظار,
would be arriving in Vancouver
on evenings and weekends
و عطلات نهاية الاسبوع
and assembled furniture.
with milk and fresh fruit
to meet our family.
through the same program.
عن طريق نفس البرنامج.
5.6 million refugees have fled Syria,
لاجئ سوري غادروا سوريا,
evolved to comprehend.
to donate 15 hours a month
ب 15 ساعة في الشهر
to their new home in Vancouver,
إلى منزلهم الجديد في فانكوفر,
to help them be happy.
لمساعدتهم على أن يكونوا سعداء
a little more deeply about my research.
بعمق في بحثي.
of connection with those they were helping
مع هؤلاء الذين كانوا يٌساعدونهم
the difference they were making
الفرق الذي كانوا يحٌدثونه
to donate a bit of money
بمبلغ قليل من المال
لمنظمة Spread the Net الخيرية.
the same critically important goal
نفس الهدف البالغ الأهمية
such a big, broad charity
مؤسسة خيرية كبيرة وواسعة النطاق
will make a difference.
offers donors a concrete promise:
للمتبرعين وعداً ملموساً:
to protect a child from malaria.
people gave to Spread the Net,
لمنظمة Spread the Net
feeling afterward.
كما أفادوا بعد ذلك.
return on investment
when people gave money to UNICEF.
بالمال لليونيسيف.
giving money to a worthwhile charity
لجمعية خيرية جديرة
are going to make a difference.
takes this idea to a whole new level.
انتقلت بهذه الفكرة إلى مستوى جديد تماماً.
the refugees would arrive.
كعائلتنا.
للتزحلق على الجليد,
my six-year-old, Oliver, asked me,
سألني ولدي أوليفر البالغ من العمر 6سنوات,
kid in our family?"
about his plethora of cousins,
من أبناء العم
have offered to help,
from free dental fillings
that exists in our community.
tried to be there to cheer for them.
لتشجيعهم.
were supposed to come off,
عجلات التدريب
did not think this was a good idea.
سنوات لم يعتقد أن هذه كانت فكرة جيدة.
of riding without training wheels.
بدون عجلات تدريب.
and barely spoke English.
وبالكاد يتحذث الانكليزية.
he definitely knew:
I'll buy you ice cream.
الأيس كريم.
You're doing it all by yourself!
that human beings evolved to enjoy,
البشر ليتمتعوا,
to sponsor refugees.
بشكل مستقل.
are starting up similar programs.
بإنشاء برامج مماثلة.
the refugee crisis could look
connections between individuals
بين الأفراد
to deal with challenges
from where I'm standing right now,
أبنية من هنا حيثُ أقف الأن,
urban postal code in Canada.
في كندا تفتقر للرمز البريدي.
to bring over a family of refugees,
عائلة من الاجئين,
right here already struggling.
الذين يُعانون.
that when he was a kid
through this neighborhood,
never would have guessed
of a local restaurant
للاستمتاع بعشاء من ثلاثة أطباق
to enjoy three-course dinners.
is called "Plenty of Plates,"
يُدعى"الكثير من الأطباق".
to provide free meals
might never make eye contact.
مع الأخرين أبداً.
sponsors the dinner
برعاية العشاء
to people who are out on the street,
على الأشخاص الموجودين في الشارع,
for this community
extend beyond food.
an opportunity to engage with people,
للإختلاط بالناس,
one volunteer changed his commute
غيّر طريقه اليومي
this neighborhood,
as he passes familiar faces.
أثناء مروره بوجوه مألوفه.
of finding joy in giving.
to happen automatically.
حدوث هذا تلقائياً.
doesn't necessarily promote happiness.
إنفاق المال في مساعدة الأخرين السعادة.
about charitable giving.
حول التبرع الخيري.
our shared humanity.
with pens or calendars.
أو لوائح التقويم.
that their generosity is having
and communities they're helping.
الذين يٌساعدونهم.
as something we should do.
واجب علينا القيام به.
the best parts of being human:
بكوننا بشر:
in helping others.
في مُساعدة الأخرين,
as just this moral obligation
على أنه إلتزام أخلاقي
as a source of pleasure.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Elizabeth Dunn - Happiness researcherElizabeth Dunn discovers ways that people can optimize their use of time, money and technology in order to maximize their own happiness.
Why you should listen
When Elizabeth Dunn got her first job, she wondered what to do with the money that was suddenly appearing in her bank account. So she teamed up with her friend Mike Norton (at Harvard) to figure out how people could use money to buy the most happiness. She and Norton wrote a book called Happy Money, which presents five research-based principles designed to help individuals and organizations use their money in happier ways. It was selected by the Washington Post as one of the "top 20 books every leader should read."
Recently, her work has focused on how people navigate trade-offs between time and money, and how mobile technology can both support and undermine human happiness. Dunn is an avid skier and surfer, and she survived a shark attack.
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