Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Give

Have you ever noticed that if you try to "give till it hurts" you never succeed? That's because giving feels good!

There are several psychological and genetic reasons for this:

  • When you're giving, you have taken your mind off yourself. You have 'gotten out of your own way', allowing yourself to flourish.

  • In-grained survival mechanisms. You know you are making the species better by giving, and that enhances everyone's likelihood of success and survuval.

  • Selfishness. Oftentimes the giver beneifts directly, through learning a lesson or interaction with someone they wouldn't have normally had an interaction with.


So, what can I do for you? Give me the chance to be a better person.

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