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HSK Standard Course 5A 第17课在最美好的时刻离开 Ending at the best moment

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我奶奶说过：“人们应该在最美好的时候离开。”因为这个认知而获得诺贝尔奖的，不是我奶奶，而是心理学家丹尼尔·卡内曼。他将这一现象命名为“峰终定律”：我们对事物的记忆仅在高峰和结尾，而事情的经过对记忆几乎没有影响。高峰之后，终点出现得越迅速，这件事留给我们的印象就越深刻。

大部分人不理解这一定律。比如说为了一场戏剧演出，我们会投入很多时间，准备服装、化妆、道具、舞台美术，以创造良好的效果，争取给观众留下一个好的印象，却常常忽视结束退场时的淮备。演出开始时人们认为很有魅力，但是糟糕的结局会给人留下难以忘记的坏印象。

有一次，我去参加一个婚礼，前三个小时感觉都很好，只在最后一个小时感到无聊。三个小时快乐減一个小时无聊等于两个小时快乐，也就是说，我愉快地度过了两个小时。但是，我的记忆并不是这样计算的。如果我参加另外一次活动，只在那里待一个小时，早早地告别，我却享受了满满60分钟的快乐。与第一次相比，第二次的聚会留给我的印象更为美好。

看电影也是如此。一部电影，开始虽然剧情平平常常，如果最后半个小时能使我们感动，我们依然会向别人推荐它。相反，如果在前半个小时就把剧情的创造力表现得淋漓尽致，结尾却非常普通，那么，观众对这部电影的评价就肯定不好，甚至会说这是一部“烂片”。

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