打开“我想静静”的正确方式 | What makes you feel happy again?

Modern life can get you down, especially if every day wears your patience thin and leaves you feeling exhausted.

在每天都能累掉半条命的生活里，即使最细碎的日常也可能把你的耐心消磨殆尽。

Maybe you've lost your ID card, or missed the bus to work. Even trivial things like seeing a new phone that you can't afford or walking home alone can upset you if you're already feeling down.

这些事可能正在真实地发生着：你丢了身份证，还错过了去工作的公交。如果你已经感觉不爽，那么即使是随便看看觊觎的新手机，或是一个人孤独地走回家，都能让你的沮丧感升级。

But instead of lying in bed and trying to hide from your problems, why not save yourself from despair by seeking out the little things in life that will make you smile?

但是与其躺在床上尝试躲避问题，为什么不找出能治愈自己的小事，把自己从绝望的深渊中拯救出来？

Try going outside. Do a little people watching. Stroll around a supermarket and buy some snacks and drinks. Greet any neighbors that you happen to bump into. Get out among the hustle and the bustle. Listen to the giggles or cries of random passers-by.

走下楼吧，体会一下周围人的生活。进超市转转，买一些零食和饮料。和偶遇的邻居打个招呼，听听周围的熙熙攘攘，看看别人的喜怒哀乐。

Take a bus into the city. See students buying sodas, young ladies eating strawberries, or listen to the old people practicing their singing in the park. Watch shopkeepers hawk their produce from wooden tables or from sheets on the ground. 

乘一辆公交，去趟繁华的地方。看看买汽水的学生们，或是吃草莓的年轻女孩子。公园里的爷爷奶奶们愉快地唱着歌，蔬菜店的老板摊贩们把蔬菜摆在木板上或者直接堆在地上，大声吆喝着。

Or go to a restaurant with friends — that one you've all been meaning to visit. Order something delicious. Gossip and laugh. Gobble down delicacies and burp as loudly as you can. 

约几个朋友，选一家心仪很久的餐馆，点一些令人垂涎的美食。或是和朋友聊起之前的八卦，或是在大快朵颐之后，大声打一个满足的嗝。

Go for a stroll then come back home. Play some music that you like to dance to. Call your parents and ask how they're doing. Then have a warm bath before wrapping yourself in a nice duvet and calling it a night.  

再随处逛逛，之后回到家里。打开音乐，放一些让人晃动身体的歌曲。然后给爸妈打个电话，看看他们最近身体可好。之后泡一个热水澡，把自己裹在被子里，和自己道一句晚安。

Those are our suggestions, but how about you? What makes you smile when you're feeling blue?

你呢？有没有这样秘密的回血时刻？

Editor: Zhang Xi

Intern: Xu Ke

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