Throughout time and in almost every culture, we’ve been told that giving is better than receiving (or hoarding). Dickens wrote about it, Jesus taught it, Buddha practiced it.
Well, it turns out that it may not be just altruism at work. This week’s Science has an article on a study that shows giving makes the giver happier than if they kept the money for themselves.
Which, of course, makes a bunch of economists fairly unhappy. But at least they now know how to fix it!
