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Does giving make you happy? with Dr. Catherine Sanderson
Season 2 · Episode 86

Does giving make you happy? with Dr. Catherine Sanderson

Sanderson explains the relationship between giving and happiness

Politicology

December 15, 202147m 14s

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Poler Family Professor and chair of the psychology department at Amherst College Dr. Catherine Sanderson joins Ron Steslow to talk about how giving can make you happier. 


(02:08) What is happiness and how can we measure it?


(08:31) Does giving make you happy or do happy people give more?


(10:20) Types of giving and the impact on happiness


(14:50) The effect of giving on bad moods


(28:58) Gratitude letters



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