Why Some People Are More Generous (and How You Can Be Too)

Generosity appears to be a skill the brain can strengthen, not just a fixed trait.
Why Some People Are More Generous (and How You Can Be Too)
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Generosity, it turns out, may have less to do with kindness than with attention.

The most giving people aren’t necessarily warmer or more selfless than everyone else. They’re just better at noticing, and new research suggests that gap can be closed.

Sarah Campise Hallier
Sarah Campise Hallier
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Sarah Campise Hallier, M.A. in administrative leadership, is a staff writer for A Voice for Choice Advocacy and associate editor at Appetito Magazine. Raised on organic vegetables from her mother’s backyard garden, she brings a lifelong interest in clean living to stories on nutrition, environment, and lifestyle.