i live in hollywood. you may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. if so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.

我住在好萊塢。你可能認為住在這樣一個魅力四射、充滿歡笑的地方要比其他人更幸福。倘若如此，你就誤解了幸福的本質。

many intelligent people still equatehappiness with fun. the truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. fun is what we experience during an act. happiness is what we experience after an act. it is a deeper, more abiding emotion.

許多聰明人依舊將幸福與娛樂等同起來。事實上，娛樂與幸福很少、甚至毫無共同之處。娛樂是某個活動進行中的體驗，而幸福則是活動之后的體驗。幸福是更深刻、更持久的情感。