第一课Hi,goodmorning.It’swonderfultobebackhere.各位，早上好。很高兴能回到这里。Wonderfultoseeyouhere.高兴见到你们。IamteachingthisclassbecauseIwishaclasslikethishadbeentaughtwhenIwassittinginyourseatasanundergraduatehere.我教授这门课是因为在我读本科阶段时非常希望能学习这样一门课程。Thisdoesnotmeanitisaclassyouwishtobetaughtnordoesitmeanthatitistherightclassforyou.可能这门课并不是你希望的那样也可能并不适合你。ButIhopetodoingthenextcoupleoflecturesisgivingyouanideawhatthisclassisaboutsothatyoucandecidewhetherornotitisforyou.但希望几堂课后，你能有个大概印象让你决定这门课程是否适合你。Icameherein1992andstudiedthecomputerscienceandconcentrator.我1992年来到哈佛求学，一开始主修计算机科学。AndwhenIhadIminiepiphanyhalfwaythroughmysophomoreyear.大二期间，突然顿悟了。IrealizedthatIwasinawonderfulplacewithwonderfulstudentsaroundme,wonderfulteachers.我意识到我身处让人神往大学校园周围都是出色的同学，优秀的导师。Iwasdoingwellacademically.Iwasdoingwellinathletics.Iwasplayingsquashatthattime.Iwasdoingwellsocially.我成绩优异。擅长体育运动。那时壁垒打的不错。社交也游刃有余。EverythingwasgoingwellexceptforthefactthatIwasunhappy.AndIdidn’tunderstandwhy.一切都很顺利除了一点我不快乐。而且我不明白为什么。ItwastheninamatterofmomentsthatIdecidedthatIhadtofindoutwhyandbecomehappier.也就是在那时我决定要找出原因变得快乐。AndthatwaswhenIswitchedmyconcentrationfromcomputersciencetophilosophyandpsychology.于是我将研究方向从计算机科学转向了哲学及心理学。Withasinglequestion:HowcanIbecomehappier.目标只有一个:怎么让自己开心起来。OvertimeIdidbecomehappierwhatcontributedmosttomyhappinesswaswhenIencounteredanewemergingfieldthattimedidn’thavethenamethatithastoday.渐渐的，我的确变得更快乐了主要是因为我接触了一个新的领域，那时并未正式命名。Butessentiallyresearchthatfallsunderorwithinthefieldofpositivepsychology.但本质上属于积极心理学范畴。Positivepsychology,studyingitandapplyingtheideastomylifehasmademesignificantlyhappier.研究积极心理学把其理念应用到生活中让我无比快乐。Itcontinuestomakemehappier.而且这种快乐继续着。AnditwaswhenIrealizedtheimpactthatithadonmethatIdecidedtoshareitwithothers.于是我决定将其与更多的人分享。That’swhenIdecidedthatIwantedtobeateacherandteachinthisfield.选择教授这门学科。Sothisispositivepsychology,psychology1504.这就是积极心理学，1504号心理学课程。Andwe’llbeexploringthisnew,relativelynewandfascinatingfield.我们将一起探索这一全新相对新兴令人倾倒的领域。Andhopefully,