21岁的陈尚远(音译)现就读于南京航空航天大学，他表示自己对于幸福的理解总是不断进化。他说：“眼下幸福与与我每日的学习效率有关。毕业后，也许会同职业安全感以及休闲时间有关。”
Then there is the question of measuring happiness. Does it depend on how many friends we have, or whether we own the latest smartphone? Is it even quantifiable?
接下来的问题是：如何衡量幸福?取决于我们身边朋友的多少?是否拥有最新款的智能手机?而幸福真的可以量化吗?
Economists are trying to measure happiness in people’s lives. Since 1972, Bhutan’s GDP measurement has been replaced by a Gross National Happiness index. It is calculated according to the peoples’ sense of being well-governed, their relationship with the environment, their satisfaction with economic development, and their sense of national belonging.
经济学家们一直试图衡量人们生活的幸福感。从1972年开始，不丹放弃国内生产总值的测算，取而代之的是“国民幸福指数”。这一数值根据人们对政府以及经济发展的满意度、与环境的关系、以及国民归属感。
In 2009, US economist Joseph Stiglitz proposed “to shift emphasis from measuring economic production to measuring people’s well-being”. But is well-being more easily measured?
2009年，美国经济学家约瑟夫•斯蒂格里兹提议“将测量的重点从经济生产转移到人均幸福感上来。”但是，幸福真会变得更易于测量吗?
