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5 Research-Backed Benefits of Making Generosity a Habit
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Generosity makes us healthy
Generosity reduces blood pressure as much as medicine and exercise. It also lowers the risk of dementia, reduces anxiety and depression, improves chronic pain management, and more.
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Generosity makes us happy
Feeling good is a product of doing good.
According to a study, giving triggers feel-good chemicals like endorphins, dopamine, and oxytocin.
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Generosity lowers our stress
Being stingy can actually raise our stress levels, while being generous can keep the stress down.
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Generosity improves our relationships
In a study of generosity and its effect in marriage, the recipient and the giver of generosity expressed high levels of marital satisfaction.
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Generosity extends our lives
One study found volunteering dramatically reduced mortality rates.
One report stated that subjects who volunteered for two or more causes had a 63 percent lower rate of mortality than people who didn’t volunteer during the study period.
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Generosity should be practiced
If we want the full positive effect of generosity, we have to make it a regular part of our lives.
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Being thankful and saying thanks to others is good for our health and happiness, and helps build trust.
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The Witness To Gratitude
Studies show that people who witness the act of gratitude get affected positively towards the grateful person as well as the person who is being thanked (benefactor).
They see the grateful person as someone who is kind, and who notices when other people do kind things and takes the time to acknowledge them, making them socially desirable. People also warm up towards the person that is receiving the gratitude, as it is signaled as a person who is effective at being supportive or helpful.
Saying Thanks More Often
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Money And Happiness
The debate about how material belongings can get in the way of our happiness dates back hundreds of years:
- The Buddha talked about a balance between asceticism and pleasure.
The Hedonic Treadmill
The things we buy might make us happy in the moment, but that feeling fades away over time. This phenomenon is called the “hedonic treadmill."
We get used to things that we have, and when new, more attractive things catch our eye, we feel like we need to keep getting more stuff to maintain those feelings.
Money: Happiness Vs Misery
- Happiness is a really difficult topic to study, because it’s subjective, unstable, and intangible.
- Affluence has a certain impact on our well-being when it comes to satisfying our basic needs and standard of living, but in general, research shows that it is a weak predictor of happiness.
- Researchers agree on is this: there are ways to spend our money that are more likely to elicit joy.
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The Impact Of Regular Exercise On Our Health
Exercise is the one thing that can improve nearly every aspect of your health.
Extensive studies have found that exercise enhances the cardiorespiratory system, increases HDL cholesterol, lowers triglycerides, reduces blood pressure and heart rate, lowers inflammation, and improves blood sugar control.
Exercise: What To Aim For
Research has shown that even a few minutes of exercise leads to benefits.**It’s all about increasing the intensity.**
The ideal exercise for adults are :
- 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise a week, such as running, swimming, brisk walking, cycling, tennis, and doing yark work.
- 2 sessions of about 30 minutes of resistance training a week. Examples include resistance bands, bodyweight exercises like yoga, push-ups and sit-ups, and heavy gardening.
For more intense workout sessions, you should aim for:
- 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise a week.
- 2 sessions of at least 30 minutes resistance training.
- High-intensity exercise should get your heart rate up to 70 to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate.