“A meaningful life must， in some sense then， feel worthwhile. The person living the life must be engaged by it. A life of commitment to causes that are generally defined as worthy—like feeding and clothing the poor or tending the ill—but that do not move the person participating in them will lack meaningfulness in this sense. However， for a life to be meaningful， it must also be worthwhile. Engagement in a life of tiddlywinks does not rise to the level of a meaningful life， no matter how gripped one might be by the game.” This is what underlies the difference between the happiest jobs and the most hated jobs.

“富有意義的生活在一定意義上必須讓人感到值得。過這種生活的人必須全身心投入其中。如果一個人的生活奉獻給了普遍被認為有價值的事業(yè)，比方說給貧苦人提供衣食或照顧病患，但這并沒有使這個人心甘情愿參與其中，那么在這一意義上講，生活就失去了意義。然而，富有意義的人生也必須是值得擁有的。充斥著挑圓片游戲的人生并沒有上升到有意義的人生高度，不管一個人對這個游戲可能是多么的著迷。”這就是最幸福的工作與最令人厭惡的工作的根本區(qū)別。

1. Firefighter? 消防員

80 percent of firefighters are “very satisfied” with their jobs， which involve helping people.

80%的消防員對自己的工作“非常滿意”，這份工作是在給予人們幫助。

2. Physical Therapist? 理療師

Social interaction and helping people apparently make this job one of the happiest jobs.

社會互動和幫助他人，明顯使這份工作成為最幸福的工作之一。

3. Author? 作家

For most authors， the pay is ridiculously low or non-existent， but the autonomy of writing down the contents of your own mind apparently leads to happiness.

對于大多數(shù)作家來說，他們的報酬少得可憐或者根本沒有，但是能自由地寫下自己心中的所想顯然會帶來幸福。

4. Special Education Teacher? 特殊教育老師

If you dont care about money， a job as special education teacher might be a happy profession.

如果你不在乎金錢，特殊教育老師這個工作或許是個幸福的職業(yè)。

5. Ordinary Teacher? 普通教師

Teachers in general report being happy with their jobs， despite the current issues with education funding and classroom conditions. The profession continues to attract young idealists.

盡管當前存在著教育經(jīng)費和教室條件的問題，一般來說教師們覺得自己的工作是很幸福的。這一職業(yè)繼續(xù)吸引著年輕的理想主義者。

6. Artist? 藝術家

Sculptors and painters report high job satisfaction， despite the great difficulty in making a living from it.

雕刻家和畫家據(jù)稱是工作滿意度高的職業(yè)，盡管依靠這一職業(yè)謀生有著相當大的困難。

7. Psychologist? 心理學家

Psychologists may or may not be able to solve other peoples problems， but it seems that they have managed to solve their own.

心理學家能不能解決別人的問題這不好說，但是似乎他們總有辦法解決自己的問題。