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Spending Your Money to Make Someone Else Happy
The New York Times: In the early 1990s, I went to Philadelphia on a Mormon mission and lived in a tough section of the city. One day I received a letter from a friend. In
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For kids, it’s better to give than receive
CNN: There’s a good chance you’ve seen the 7-year-old tragicomic superstar of TLC’s Here Comes Honey Boo Boo declare in a jaw-dropping video clip: “A dollar makes me holler.” Whether you almost fell off your
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Penny for your magical thoughts
Times Higher Education: We can’t resist investing in karma and bargaining with fate, say researchers. Matthew Reisz reports Anyone awaiting the results of a job application, a court case, a medical test – or even
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IT IS BETTER TO GIVE THAN RECEIVE
Express UK: Thinking of being generous encourages people to be more helpful – while contemplating gifts received makes us feel more dependent and enslaved. Dr Adam Grant, of Pennsylvania University, and Jane Dutton, of Michigan
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Buying presents will earn you brownie points AND encourage you to help others
Daily Mail: Thinking about giving and not receiving motivates people to help others, according to a new university study. We are often told to ‘count our blessings’ and be grateful for what we have. And
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Something for the weekend
Financial Times: While waiting for exam results, or the outcome of a job interview, many of us might catch ourselves bargaining with the universe; in return for exam or job success we promise to become
