Over the past five years or so, words like “grit” and “resilience” have become trendy buzzwords that aim to provide a map for how to be successful, grow, and change for the better. The thinking goes: if you push out negative thoughts and keep your chin up, chipping away at whatever is difficult for you,… Continue reading How to Become Resilient, Not Bitter, When Life Is Challenging
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We Become More Generous as We Age
People tend to become more generous as they age, especially when it comes to helping strangers. Greater generosity in late life may be an avenue for emotional gratification and sense of purpose for the elderly. That is the finding of a study done at the National University of Singapore and reported online in Journals of… Continue reading We Become More Generous as We Age
Study: Help Others and Live Longer
Older people who help and support others such as their grandchildren live longer, according to a news release about research conducted by investigators from Australia, Switzerland and Germany. The team – from the University of Basel, Edith Cowan University, the University of Western Australia, the Humboldt University of Berlin, and the Max Planck Institute for… Continue reading Study: Help Others and Live Longer
Doing Good Deeds Helps Socially Anxious People Relax
Being busy with acts of kindness can help people who suffer from social anxiety to mingle more easily. This is the finding of researchers Jennifer Trew of Simon Fraser University and Lynn Alden of the University of British Columbia, both in Canada. The study was published in July 2015 the journal Motivation and Emotion. A… Continue reading Doing Good Deeds Helps Socially Anxious People Relax
What Drives Us to Help Others?
Most people would not hesitate to help an older or disabled person cross the street. The term for this type of action is “prosocial behavior”, which is different from altruism. The latter involves a sacrifice or a cost to the helper. Dr. Cristina Márquez conducted a study led by Dr. Marta Moita from the Behavioral… Continue reading What Drives Us to Help Others?