【It’snosecretthatdoinggoodmakesothershappy–butdidyouknowitcanmakeyouhappyaswell?Accordingtoastudypeopleparticipatinginmeaningfulactivitieswerehappierandfeltthattheirliveshadmorepurposethanpeoplewhoonl】

　　It’snosecretthatdoinggoodmakesothershappy–butdidyouknowitcanmakeyouhappyaswell?Accordingtoastudypeopleparticipatinginmeaningfulactivitieswerehappierandfeltthattheirliveshadmorepurposethanpeoplewhoonlyengagedinpleasure-seekingbehaviors.

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　　●YourAttention

　　Mostofusthinkwe’regoodlistenersbutaccordingtopsychologistPaulDonoghuemostpeopleareawarethatothersdon’tlistenaswellastheycould. 37

　　●YourMoney

　　Accordingtoanexperimentthosewhospendmoneyonotherpeoplearesignificantlyhappierthanthosewhospendthesamequantityofmoneyonthemselves. 38 Itrepresentstimespentcompassionandcarefulattentiontotheneedsofothers.

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　　Thepsychologicalmeaningofcompassionistheabilitytounderstandanotherperson’semotionalstate.Compassiondiffersfromempathy(移情)inthatthosewhoexperiencecompassionnotonlyputthemselvesinanotherperson’sshoesbutalsowanttoreducethatperson’ssuffering.

　　Abrain-imagingstudyshowedthatthebrain’spleasurecentersareequallyactivewhenwegivemoneytothepooraswhenwereceivemoneyourselves.

　　●YourTime

　　40 Howevervolunteeringyourtimehasgreatbenefitsincludingmakingnewfriendsandconnectionslearningnewskillsandevenadvancingyourcareer.

　　Accordingtoapaperaboutthelinkbetweenhealthandvolunteeringvolunteeringisconnectedwithlowerinstancesofdepressionandreducestheriskofdyingby22percent.

　　A.Inadditionthey’renotfullyawarethattheythemselvesaren’tlistening.

　　B.YourCompassion

　　C.Asaresulttheyblamemostpeoplefortheirnotlisteningattentively.

　　D.Trygivingthesefourthingstootherstostartyourjourneytoahappierandhealthierlifestyle.

　　E.Sometimesofferingpropergiftsismuchmoreimportantthangivingmoney.

　　F.Withabusylifeitcanbehardtofindanytimetogiveaway.

　　G.Whetherornotyoucanofferothergiftsdonatingmoneyhelpsmakerealchangehappen.