2022-05-01

一年到头忙得团团转的人总是想，要是有一天能闲下来就好了。然而终日无所事事的人却也并不快乐。那么每天休息多长时间最幸福？科学家的最新研究给出了答案。

Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list can certainly make you unhappy, but new research suggests that more free time might not be the magic elixir1 many of us dream it could be.

被一大堆待办事项淹没自然会让人不开心，但是新研究发现，更多空闲时间可能也不是很多人梦想中的万能灵药。

In a new study released last week, researchers analyzed2 data from two large-scale surveys about how Americans spend their time. Together, the surveys included more than 35,000 respondents.

在上周发布的一项新研究中，研究人员分析了关于美国人如何支配时间的两项大型调查数据。这两项调查一共涵盖了逾3.5万人。

The researchers found that people with more free time generally had higher levels of subjective3 well-being4 ― but only up to a point.

研究人员发现，空闲时间更多的人一般主观幸福感更强，但也是有限度的。