2019年4月27日 星期六

The new science of generosity

"We have evolved to find joy in helping others." Read online
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April 27, 2019

Elizabeth Dunn: Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it

14:29 minutes · Filmed Apr 2019 · Posted Apr 2019 · TED2019

Research shows that helping others makes us happier. But in her groundbreaking work on generosity and joy, social psychologist Elizabeth Dunn found that there's a catch: it matters how we help. Learn how we can make a greater impact -- and boost our own happiness along the way -- if we make one key shift in how we help others. "Let's stop thinking about giving as just this moral obligation and start thinking of it as a source of pleasure," Dunn says.

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Thank you! For your giving, and your research. The idea to create meaningful connections between people as a core aspect of charity, and specifically sponsoring refugees, is such a great idea!.”

Commenter: Costa Michailidis
Talk: Elizabeth Dunn
Helping others makes us happier — but it matters how we do it

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