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Helping others benefits the helper: generosity and happiness feed each other in an upward spiral.

Drawn from what Robert Waldinger said

Subjecthappiness
What this subject means

happiness What makes a life go well: whether it is meaning, love, virtue, enough money, or simply expecting less.

On the topicWhat makes a good life?under our view: Turning outward, to other people and their needs, is what makes a person happier

What Robert Waldinger actually said

  1. Robert Waldinger Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and Zen priest
    Helping others benefits the one who helps. There is both a neural and a practical link between generosity and happiness.

    ↗How to add new life to your relationships (even your best ones!) (with Marc Schulz; excerpted from The Good Life), TED Ideasideas.ted.com

    24 Jan 2023

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