5 Research-Backed Benefits of Making Generosity a Habit - Deepstash
5 Research-Backed Benefits of Making Generosity a Habit

5 Research-Backed Benefits of Making Generosity a Habit

Curated from: michaelhyatt.com

Ideas, facts & insights covering these topics:

6 ideas

·

809 reads

5

Explore the World's Best Ideas

Join today and uncover 100+ curated journeys from 50+ topics. Unlock access to our mobile app with extensive features.

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.

28

168 reads

Generosity makes us happy

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.

29

183 reads

Generosity lowers our stress

Being stingy can actually raise our stress levels, while being generous can keep the stress down.

22

115 reads

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.

27

138 reads

Generosity extends our lives

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.

25

97 reads

Generosity should be practiced

If we want the full positive effect of generosity, we have to make it a regular part of our lives.

23

108 reads

IDEAS CURATED BY

David Hendricks's ideas are part of this journey:

7 Days of Inspiration

Learn more about personaldevelopment with this collection

How to find inspiration in everyday life

How to stay motivated

How to cultivate a positive mindset

Related collections

Similar ideas

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates