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If You Want to Be Happy, Try to Make Someone Else Happy

If You Want to Be Happy, Try to Make Someone Else Happy
doing kind things for others is the best way to make yourself happier. Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock
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Many Americans chase after new gadgets and hedonistic pleasures in a seeming attempt at happiness. But what if that approach is wrong? What if happiness comes from aiming to make others happy instead of doing nice things for yourself?
That is exactly what a recent study found.
Jill Suttie
Jill Suttie
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Jill Suttie, Psy.D., is Greater Good’s former book review editor and now serves as a staff writer and contributing editor for the magazine. This article was republished from the Greater Good online magazine.
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