by Georgia Symmons, 30 May 2008
Looking for happiness? You still have time... blogger Georgia Symmons uncovers hard evidence that reveals individuals feel significantly greater happiness if they make charitable donations or give gifts to others rather than spending money on themselves.
How good do you feel when you do something for another person? It may be your partner, your child, your parent or a complete stranger. It may even be a colleague at work! We all know, well there may be one or two Ebenezer Scrooge’s amongst us, that giving is good for us. But now we have the evidence! Through three studies researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Harvard Business School found that individuals report significantly greater happiness if they make charitable donations or give... More...