It turns out that traveling makes us far happier than any material wealth ever does 事實證明比起任何物質財富，旅遊能讓我們更快樂
Why do we head for the shops with such
determination as soon as we have money in our wallets? With every new purchase
we feel a little happier, but a few days later that satisfaction is often gone
without a trace. We at Bright Side decided it was time to get to grips with
this problem once and for all, and to make sense of how we can all find true
happiness.
為什麼當我們錢包裡有錢時會立刻果斷地去買東西？因為每一次買新東西都能讓我們更快樂一點，但通常過了幾天後這份滿足感就會消失得無影無蹤，Bright Side的我們決定是時候該徹底解決這的問題，並理解我們大家該如何找到真正的幸福。
It turns out that the main impediment to
happiness is adaptation. As soon as something we’ve bought becomes ordinary and
unexciting, the level of life satisfaction we feel falls, and we’re forced to
search around for the next purchase. This process is repeated again and again.
據證明表示幸福最主要的障礙物就是適應，當我們買的東西變得普通且沒什麼好興奮時，我們所感受到的生活滿意度就會立刻下降，而會被迫尋找下一項購買，這個過程不斷地重複著。
However, research carried out at Cornell
University has found a way to break this damaging cycle. Psychology professor
Thomas Gilovich has shown that we experience the same increase in happiness
when we buy something we want and when we go traveling. But — and here’s the
most important point — the amount of happiness we derive from our purchase
falls over time, whereas the memories of our traveling experience continue to
supply us with happiness hormones for much longer.
然而康乃爾大學所進行的研究發現一個打破這項惡性循環的方法，心理學教授Thomas
Gilovich表示當我們買到想要的東西時所感受到的幸福感，和我們去旅行時是一樣的，但是，最重要的一點就是，我們從購物所得到的幸福感會隨著時間消失，而我們旅行經驗的回憶則會更長久地持續帶給我們幸福激素。
Going to various kinds of unusual events,
going on trips, learning new skills, even extreme sport — all of these are an
ideal source of happiness for each and every one of us. A new device or even a
new car will eventually become just another ordinary object we own, or will
otherwise become old and outdated. Every new memory, on the other hand, becomes
a real source of joy that stays with us for our whole lives.
參加各式各樣的特別活動、去旅行、學習新技能、甚至是極限運動，這些所有的一切都是我們每一個人理想的幸福來源，一個新裝置、甚至是一輛新車最後都只會變成我們擁有的某一項物品，或者是變舊和落伍，而在另一方面，每一個新的回憶都將變成真正的快樂來源陪伴我們一生。
