Your Happiness Calendar for September 2021
This month, give support and get support.
These are the most recent things on the site for the tag: Helping.
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If Humans Evolved to Cooperate, Why Is Cooperation So Hard?
Psychologist Nichola Raihani explains why cooperation breaks down and how we can work together for a better world.
When Meditation Makes You Generous (and When It Doesn’t)
Mindfulness developed in a communal culture—so it might not have the same benefits for people who are more independent.
Does Practicing Gratitude Help Your Immune System?
New research suggests that gratitude plays an indirect role in improving our health.
What Helpful Rats Can Teach Us About Humanity
Rats prefer to help their own kind, and human brains may be wired the same way.
How Generosity Shows Up in the Nervous System
New research explores how parenting and children's physiology may influence how much they share.
How Power Corrupts Your Instinct for Cooperation
Emiliana Simon-Thomas explains why power threatens our compassion—and what we can do about it.
Five Ways to Manage the Emotional Distress of Cancer
A new book provides useful guidance for how to deal with the emotional and social upheaval of experiencing cancer.