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Happiness Through Giving, Not Getting

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It will be said a few times during this holiday season that giving gifts makes people feel as good, or better, than receiving them. 

And philanthropy advisor Jenny Santi says it's true... just witness all the first-person accounts in Santi's book The Giving Way to Happiness.

It's more than personal stories; there are also scientific studies that reveal the benefits to our well-being from giving gifts, whether tangible or not.

Turns out enlightened self-interest has a counterpart; Santi joins us to explain.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.