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THE ALTRUISM EFFECT
THE SCIENCE BEHIND DOING GOOD AND WHY IT MAKES US HAPPIER FROM CHARITY WORK TO VOLUNTEERING, EVERYONE FEELS GOOD WHEN THEY’RE DOING GOOD. SOMETIMES WE DO IT BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN A CAUSE, AND SOMETIMES GOING OUT OF OUR WAY TO HELP SOMEONE WHEN WE CAN SEE THEY NEED IT IS ENOUGH TO BOOST OUR MOODS. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALTRUISM IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE AND IT’S A PROVEN WAY TO MAKE YOURSELF HAPPIER. kWRITTEN BY JANNA BRESLIN
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