喜怒無常是好事？情緒多變適應(yīng)力更強(qiáng)
Sudden changes in emotion may help us adapt to an ever changing world
Moody people are often baffling to those of us with steadier emotions.
喜怒無常的人常常令情緒穩(wěn)定的人感到困惑.
But scientists argue that changing moods – as seen in sulking teenagers, grumpy spouses, or bad-tempered parents - serve an important purpose.
但科學(xué)家認(rèn)為情緒多變——多見于陰郁的青少年,愛發(fā)牢騷的配偶,或者暴脾氣的父母——其實(shí)有它的重要目的.
Rather than being a weakness, they are nature's way to of helping us adapt to an ever changing world. So when times are good and spirits are high, we take more risks at a time they are likely to be rewarded.
這不是缺點(diǎn),而是幫助我們適應(yīng)瞬息萬變的世界的自然方式.
And when times are tough, sulking can help us conserve our energy.
當(dāng)萬事順意、志得意滿時,我們更傾向于去冒風(fēng)險,因?yàn)槲覀冇X得自己很可能會得到回報.當(dāng)時局艱難時,陰郁的情緒可以幫我們保存能量.
To take a human example, a stock market trader who makes a successful deal becomes more optimistic about the outcome of his next transaction.
舉人類為例,股市交易者大賺一筆時,他對下一筆交易將會信心滿滿.
He is then likely to take more risks – as he becomes more optimistic things will go in his or her favour.
他會傾向于冒更多險,因?yàn)樗麡酚^地期待事情會順?biāo)煨囊?
The increase in risk taking allows him to make maximum gains at a time when risk taking is most likely to pay off.
