怎樣才算幸福人生？英國泰晤士報公布的一項最新調查訪問了2000名年齡在18至65歲成年人，要受訪者選出幸福人生必做的50件事。雖然只是區區50件事，但要做到並不易，一般人平均只做到8件，僅23%受訪者自問人生美滿幸福。
研究員指出：「幸福人生是能夠享受每一刻，不管是尋刺激還是平淡過日子。」
幸福人生50件事，你做到幾件？
1 Stop worrying about money 不為錢發愁
2 . . . and about what other people think 不在意別人想法
3 Take two holidays a year 每年度假2次
4 Enjoy the little comforts in life 享受生活中的小舒適
5 Experience different cultures 感受不同文化
6 Work to live, rather than live to work 不為工作而活，而是為生活而工作
7 Pay off all debts 償清欠債
8 Be true to yourself 忠於自己
9 Concentrate on what you have, rather than what you don’t have 滿足於所有，別在意欠缺的
10 Use money on experiences rather than saving for a rainy day 與其把錢存起來，不如花來見識
11 Make time for family and friends 撥時間給親友
12 Try all types of food 嚐不同食物
13 Find true love 尋找真愛
14 Visit at least 25 different countries 遊歷至少25國
15 Go outside more 多到戶外去
16 Learn a new language 學外語
17 Be well thought of by family 得親友好評
18 Help a member of your family out when they really need it 幫助有需要的家人
19 Lose a stone in weight 減肥14磅(約6.5公斤)
20 Treat each day like it’s your last 把每天當作生命最後一天
21 Visit all of Britain’s historical landmarks 遊遍全國歷史地標
22 Book an impulsive holiday 偶而來個臨時起意的旅行
23 Volunteer for a good cause 做義工
24 Take up a challenge 接受挑戰
25 Go on safari 到非洲觀賞野生動物
26 Blow a load of money in one shopping trip, just because you can 極盡瘋狂血拼一次，只因為負擔得起
27 Learn a new instrument 學樂器
28 Be married for longer than 20 years 婚姻維持逾20年
29 Leave money for the grandchildren 給孫兒女留下足夠的金錢
30 Start a family 組織家庭
31 Earn more than your age 賺錢比同輩多
32 Have a pet 養寵物
33 Drive a really fast car 開快車
34 Travel alone 獨自去旅行
35 Be able to keep the kids on the straight and narrow 成功教子女學好
36 Meet strangers 結識陌生人
37 Move away from home to an unfamiliar place 遷往陌生地方
38 Have a one-night stand 來一次一夜情
39 Pass your driving test 考獲駕駛執照
40 Get a degree 獲得學位
41 Rescue someone 救人一命，做一陣子英雄
42 Date someone exciting but completely wrong for you 跟刺激但完全錯誤的對象交往
43 Get a promotion 升職
44 Reach desired career peak by 40 40歲前事業達目標
45 Have an all-night drinking session 試一次通宵暢飲
46 Perform something on stage in front of others 上台當眾表演
47 Snog a stranger 跟陌生人親嘴
48 Plan a surprise party 籌備一個驚喜派對
49 Try an adrenaline-packed activity such as sky-diving 試玩跳傘、高空彈跳之類的至激活動
50 Spend time with children, even if they aren’t yours 與小朋友相處
原文出處： 泰晤士報報導 http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/article3757660.ece
