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Global News: You get more out of giving a gift if you don’t expect anything in return, say SFU researchers
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How Random Acts of Kindness Can Improve Your Health and Wellbeing
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Kids' birthday party presents actually matter
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You get more out of giving a gift if you don’t expect anything in return, say SFU researchers
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How to Suppress Your Inner Scrooge
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Going green makes you feel better, even when it's hard, SFU study finds
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Fighting Trump? Your best weapon is the one you least expect
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In one Vancouver corner, even money can’t buy happiness
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Can money buy happiness?
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How Does It Feel To Not Give To Charity?
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The Mistakes We Make When Giving to Charity
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The perks of philanthropy: how schools are teaching kids to give
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How to Help Kids Learn to Love Giving
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The Feel-Good School of Philanthropy
British Psychological Society
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Five Ways to Give Better Gifts (Backed by Science)
American Psychological Association
Altruism May Be Universally and Uniquely Human
Huffington Post
Can't Find That Perfect Gift? Here's What Scientists Advise
British Psychological Society
What we’ve been getting wrong about choosing gifts
The Guardian
Gifts in the desert: the psychology of Burning Man
Toronto Star
Give to others — and save yourself?
National Public Radio
Research Suggests Generosity Is Hardwired Into Our Brains
National Post
Robert Fulford: Explaining the rich man's misery
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In rich and poor nations, giving makes people feel better than getting, research finds
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'Warm Glow' From Spending on Others Is Universal, Study Finds
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The Habits Of Supremely Happy People
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How to Make Giving Feel Good
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UBC study shows young kids aren’t so selfish after all
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