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According to researchers, there is one thing that matches the stress of not having enough free time: having too much, the Daily Mail reported.

Experts asked 1,329 teenagers how much spare time they had, and how happy they were.

Those who thought they had little free time were often miserable -- but teens with plenty of time to themselves soon run out of things to do.

"What is more desirable: too little or too much spare time on your hands? To be happy, somewhere in the middle," the researchers said.

The report concluded: "Living with a sensible, balanced amount of free time promotes well-being not only directly, but also by helping to alleviate some of the negative side effects associated with living in our consumer-orientated society."

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太多休假反而壓力更大

???????據英國《每日郵報》報道，專家稱，壓力并不僅僅來自于只有一點兒可憐的自由時間，也來自于擁有太多自由休息的時間。

???????專家對1329名青少年進行了調查，到底多少自由的時間會更幸福。

???????那些只有很少的自由時間的人認為自己很慘，其實有大把時間的人也不會好到哪里去，他們會很快浪費用掉大量的時間。

???????那到底哪個更悲慘些呢？很少的時間還是大把的時間呢？專家稱，其實，適量的自由時間才會感覺最快樂。

???????研究表明，生活中擁有適量、和諧的自由時間不僅會使人感到幸福，而且可以幫助生活在消費社會的人們減輕負面情緒影響。

(China.org.cn October 25, 2011)