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Buying presents will earn you brownie points AND encourage you to help others
Daily Mail: Thinking about giving and not receiving motivates people to help others, according to a new university study. We are often told to ‘count our blessings’ and be grateful for what we have. And
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Something for the weekend
Financial Times: While waiting for exam results, or the outcome of a job interview, many of us might catch ourselves bargaining with the universe; in return for exam or job success we promise to become
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Thinking About Giving, Not Receiving, Motivates People to Help Others
We’re often told to ‘count our blessings’ and be grateful for what we have. Research suggests that thinking about what we’ve given, rather than what we’ve received, can lead us to be more helpful toward others.
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The Karmic Connection: Do We Expect Good Fortune After Helping Others?
The Huffington Post: In general, what goes around comes around. If you’re nice to people, good things come your way, but if you’re jagoff, look out (or, as I like to say, “don’t put shit
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How helping others can put more hours into your day by making you feel like you have more spare time
Daily Mail: If you’re always feeling there aren’t enough hours in the day, the answer could be to do a favour for someone else, say scientists. Despite the fact it involves giving up some of
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Give up your time to have more time
The Telegraph: They argue that giving time to others rather than relaxing may make us feel that we have more time for ourselves. A study found that our sense of having time – ‘time affluence’