Happiness can be bought…

…if you are buying something for someone else. “Spending on other people has a bigger return for you than spending on yourself.” So says Harvard Business School professor Michael I. Norton.

The Greater Good Society outlined 5 ways giving is good for you. 

1. Giving makes us feel happy. 

2. Giving is good for our health. 

3. Giving promotes cooperation and social connection. 

4. Giving evokes gratitude.  

5. Giving is contagious. 

Strengths Mined: Gratitude, Kindess

How generous are you? You can take an online survey at Give and Take (registration required, but free) that will analyze your responses and give you a rating in three domains: Giving, Taking and Matching.

How do people give?

It is still not too late to give this season; join the crowd: