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Even toddlers exhibited joy from giving to others. Do you? Why?



 

15 Helping others makes us happier — but it matters how we do it

 

frivolous ['frɪv(ə)ləs] легкомысленный it didn't seem to apply to me Это не казалось тем, что подходит мне lacklustre ['lækˌlʌstə] тусклый, без блеска hypothesis [haɪ'pɔθəsɪs] гипотеза reinforce [ˌriːɪn'fɔːs] укреплять, усиливать envision [ɪn'vɪʒ(ə)n, en-] воображать subvert [sʌb'vɜːt] свергать

 

1) In every major region of the world, people who gave money to charity were happier than those who did not, even after taking into account their own personal financial situation. And this correlation wasn't trivial. It looked like giving to charity made about the same difference for happiness as having twice as much income.

2) Just giving money to a worthwhile charity isn't always enough. You need to be able to envision how, exactly, your dollars are going to make a difference.

3)  All of us are capable of finding joy in giving. But we shouldn't expect this to happen automatically. Spending money helping others doesn't necessarily promote happiness. Instead, it matters how we do it. And if we want people to give more, we need to subvert the way we think about charitable giving. We need to create opportunities to give that enable us to appreciate our shared humanity. If any of you work for a charity, don't reward your donors with pens or calendars.

4) Reward them with the opportunity to see the specific impact that their generosity is having and to connect with the individuals and communities they're helping.

5)  We're used to thinking about giving as something we should do. And it is. But in thinking about it this way, we're missing out on one of the best parts of being human: that we have evolved to find joy in helping others. Let's stop thinking about giving as just this moral obligation and start thinking of it as a source of pleasure.

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- Even toddlers exhibited joy from giving to others. Do you? Why?

 

 

15 Helping others makes us happier — but it matters how we do it

 

frivolous ['frɪv(ə)ləs] легкомысленный it didn't seem to apply to me Это не казалось тем, что подходит мне lacklustre ['lækˌlʌstə] тусклый, без блеска hypothesis [haɪ'pɔθəsɪs] гипотеза reinforce [ˌriːɪn'fɔːs] укреплять, усиливать envision [ɪn'vɪʒ(ə)n, en-] воображать subvert [sʌb'vɜːt] свергать

 

1) In every major region of the world, people who gave money to charity were happier than those who did not, even after taking into account their own personal financial situation. And this correlation wasn't trivial. It looked like giving to charity made about the same difference for happiness as having twice as much income.

2) Just giving money to a worthwhile charity isn't always enough. You need to be able to envision how, exactly, your dollars are going to make a difference.

3) All of us are capable of finding joy in giving. But we shouldn't expect this to happen automatically. Spending money helping others doesn't necessarily promote happiness. Instead, it matters how we do it. And if we want people to give more, we need to subvert the way we think about charitable giving. We need to create opportunities to give that enable us to appreciate our shared humanity. If any of you work for a charity, don't reward your donors with pens or calendars.

4) Reward them with the opportunity to see the specific impact that their generosity is having and to connect with the individuals and communities they're helping.

5) We're used to thinking about giving as something we should do. And it is. But in thinking about it this way, we're missing out on one of the best parts of being human: that we have evolved to find joy in helping others. Let's stop thinking about giving as just this moral obligation and start thinking of it as a source of pleasure.

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- Even toddlers exhibited joy from giving to others. Do you? Why?

 
  

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