Giving & Helping: Doing it will increase the likelyhood you will do it again

Addiction is generally considered a bad thing.  However, a new research study suggests that if you think about times you've been helpful or generous, you will want to repeat that behavior.

A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that thinking about what we’ve given, rather than what we’ve received, may lead us to be more helpful toward others.  Reference

What this means to me (the more independent, I'll-do-it-myself sort) is that I need to accept help and people's generocity more often.  Giving and helping make people feel good.  We know that.  Now if I accept the help and be appropriately thankful, then this will help set a foundation of helping for that person that may increase the likelyhood that they will give again.

medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-people.html#jCpit makes you want to be helpful and generous again.

A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that thinking about what we’ve given, rather than what we’ve received, may lead us to be more helpful toward others.

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