Generous people live happier lives

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 14:32 in Psychology & Sociology

Generosity makes people happier, even if they are only a little generous. People who act solely out of self-interest are less happy. Merely promising to be more generous is enough to trigger a change in our brains that makes us happier, neuroeconomists found in a recent study.

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