Generosity A Key Word to Happiness

No one can accuse me of not being generous!

When I had money, I was generous with my money, and when I gathered enlightened information that was helpful to me I shared it with everyone freely and in my book A Dance to Freedom: Your Guide to Liberation from Lies and Illusions. 

Today, my sharing is more enlightened, it no longer enables people's compulsions. People get mad at me when I say no to feeding their compulsions and that's okay. 

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Star Psychologist Adam Grant Suggests Your Overall Happiness Comes Down to 1 Life-Changing Word

Age-old wisdom we've heard growing up actually does lead to success and happiness.

Adam Grant, through his extensive research and insightful writing, particularly in his book Give and Take, provides a fascinating look into how fostering more generosity can significantly impact success in both individual careers and organizational performance. Giving, which may prove to be a life-changing habit, can also boost your happiness (more on that below).

Giving is connected to more happiness

You might consider giving more for your personal well-being. A Harvard Business School study concluded that the emotional rewards of giving are the greatest when our generosity is connected to others.

In other words, if you spend money on yourself, your happiness doesn't change. But if you spend the money on others, you actually become significantly happier. For example, donating to an unfamiliar charity doesn't raise your happiness levels as much as contributing to a cancer-stricken friend's GoFundMe campaign does.

This was the first study of its kind to examine how social connection helps turn generous "prosocial" behavior--the type that benefits another person--into positive feelings for the donor.

Grant coined the term "otherish" giving, which refers to offering help to those you choose to, and which ultimately benefits you by lifting your spirits. Economists describe this feeling as the "warm glow" of giving, while psychologists call it the "helper's high." Neuroscience also indicates that when we engage in these acts of giving, our brain's reward and meaning centers are activated, which emit pleasure and purpose signals as we act for the benefit of others.

The bottom line? The social connection tied to giving--whether to a person in need in your community or organization or a grassroots charity close to your heart--gives the giver the greatest psychological benefit and boost of happiness.

Read more in the link below:

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/adam-grant-says-your-overall-happiness-comes-down-to-1-word.html