Giving Alms: Why Everybody Wins
December concludes a season of gifts for many. And while it's undeniably enjoyable to get gifts, it’s not what brings us the most happiness.
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Giving Alms: Why Everybody Wins
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<p><strong>December concludes a season of gifts for many. And while it's undeniably enjoyable to get gifts, it’s not what brings us the most happiness. It turns out GIVING gifts not only makes us happier than getting them, but does so for longer. Join Dave as he speaks with Harvard Professor Michael Norton and Director of Indiana University’s Muslim Philantropy Initiative Shariq Siddiqui to learn more about why giving brings us joy, how many of the world’s faiths have found ways to help us do it no matter the size of our bank accounts, and why it just might make sense to add it to your list of resolutions for 2022.</strong></p>
<p><strong>For more, check out Michael Norton’s <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Happy-Money/Elizabeth-Dunn/9781451665079" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">book</a> and <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TEDx talk</a> on giving. Learn about Shariq Siddiqui’s work <a href="https://philanthropy.iupui.edu/people-directory/siddiqui-shariq.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p>