{"data":{"id":"d5562100-1995-4bae-ba47-8eb4b9235377","updated_at":"2024-04-04T18:03:22Z","template_id":"73046548-86ec-431a-aca0-75b53bc936f3","localized":{"blocks":[{"id":"25987c15-2df7-466f-b406-fa63654472e2","kind":"richtext","template_id":null,"content_html":"

Chances are that you have already discovered that when you share kindness and generosity to support others who may be in need can trigger a whole host of positive emotions. And research has also confirmed this. But did you know that how we choose to give can also make a difference?

In the following TEDTalk given by social psychologist and author Elizabeth Dunn, she shares research that they have discovered about giving and it's relationship with happiness.

It turns out that how we actually engage in our giving can have a significant impact on how much happiness we receive in return from it. As Elizabeth shares in her talk, the more involved we actually feel in impacting someone positively on a human to human level the more happiness we in turn will feel ourselves. By giving in this way, this engages our natural desire to connect and support each others as human beings.

So given everything that has been going on in our lives these days and the challenges that so many are experiencing, this is a great time to give what you can. And if you can make a human connection while doing it - that's even better.

As Elizabeth suggests, "Let's stop thinking about giving as this moral obligation and start thinking of it as a source of pleasure."

Because it can be.

Here's Elizabeth's TEDTalk;

"},{"id":"8318c6bf-25eb-4881-99c7-10db84e21e33","kind":"video","template_id":null,"video":{"type":"video","source":"youtube","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUKhMUZnLuw","caption_html":null,"credit":null,"provider":"youtube","caption_text":null,"is_tracking_enabled":false,"video_id":"lUKhMUZnLuw","monetized":false,"embed_url":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/lUKhMUZnLuw","thumbnail_url":"https://img.youtube.com/vi_webp/lUKhMUZnLuw/hqdefault.webp"}}],"locale":"en","visual":{"type":"image","url":"https://assets.boomingencore.omerloclients.com/aea34ccdc11abe3c619e400ef5e0ec11e59f2d0d2506a32ec8378cc778fbb832.jpg","gravity":"center","caption_html":null,"credit":null,"caption_text":null},"lead_html":"You likely already know that giving to others can make you happier. But did you know that how you give also can make a big difference to how you feel?","subtitle_html":null,"title_html":"Giving Can Make Us Happier - But How We Give Matters","author_ids":["02f24fa6-c7a7-48fd-992e-c189d38cbec7"],"lead_text":"You likely already know that giving to others can make you happier. But did you know that how you give also can make a big difference to how you feel?","seo":{"description":null,"title":null},"subtitle_text":null,"title_text":"Giving Can Make Us Happier - But How We Give Matters"},"_links":{"template":"/api/public/docs/v2/templates/73046548-86ec-431a-aca0-75b53bc936f3","_self":"/api/public/docs/v2/contents/d5562100-1995-4bae-ba47-8eb4b9235377"},"canonical_domain":"boomingencore.com","published_at":"2020-11-30T00:00:00Z","category_ids":[],"visibility":null,"canonical_url":null,"show_published_at":false},"assocs":{"categories":{"1515aa8b-b46d-4cbf-8635-ecbddf1f34e2":{"id":"1515aa8b-b46d-4cbf-8635-ecbddf1f34e2","updated_at":"2024-03-06T16:55:39Z","localized":{"name":"CONTRIBUTORS","locale":"en"},"svg_icon":null}},"templates":{"73046548-86ec-431a-aca0-75b53bc936f3":{"id":"73046548-86ec-431a-aca0-75b53bc936f3","key":"article-with-sidebar","updated_at":"2025-07-09T18:51:23Z","localized":{"name":"News with sidebar","locale":"en"},"_links":{"_self":"/api/public/docs/v2/templates/73046548-86ec-431a-aca0-75b53bc936f3"},"enabled_fields":["title_html","subtitle_html","lead_html","visual","authors","blocks"]}},"block_templates":{},"profiles":{"02f24fa6-c7a7-48fd-992e-c189d38cbec7":{"id":"02f24fa6-c7a7-48fd-992e-c189d38cbec7","kind":"person","updated_at":"2024-09-21T00:09:23Z","other_name":null,"localized":{"locale":"en","description_html":"

Susan Williams is the visionary founder of Booming Encore. With over 28 years of experience in corporate senior leadership and executive roles, she realized there was a significant gap in resources for those seeking a purposeful and healthy later life. Driven by her passion to make a difference, she decided that if she couldn't find it, she would create it and launched Booming Encore in 2013.

Since then, the Booming Encore has organically grown into a globally recognized authority on retirement, aging, and longevity. Susan’s commitment to empowering individuals is further reflected in her co-authorship of Retirement Heaven or Hell: Which Will You Choose? and her contributions to Longevity Lifestyle by Design.

An engaging speaker and advocate, Susan passionately shares the importance of all the aspects that can help people positively live, embrace and contribute in their later years. Today, she’s not just helping others create their own “booming encore”—she is actually living hers. Join her on this inspiring journey and also live your best booming encore!

","description_text":"Susan Williams is the visionary founder of Booming Encore. With over 28 years of experience in corporate senior leadership and executive roles, she realized there was a significant gap in resources for those seeking a purposeful and healthy later life. Driven by her passion to make a difference, she decided that if she couldn't find it, she would create it and launched Booming Encore in 2013.Since then, the Booming Encore has organically grown into a globally recognized authority on retirement, aging, and longevity. Susan’s commitment to empowering individuals is further reflected in her co-authorship of Retirement Heaven or Hell: Which Will You Choose? and her contributions to Longevity Lifestyle by Design.An engaging speaker and advocate, Susan passionately shares the importance of all the aspects that can help people positively live, embrace and contribute in their later years. Today, she’s not just helping others create their own “booming encore”—she is actually living hers. Join her on this inspiring journey and also live your best booming encore!","summary_html":"

Founder, Booming Encore

","summary_text":"Founder, Booming Encore"},"profile_type_id":"9822821d-c96a-4ece-a318-c42ca4715c88","first_name":"Susan","last_name":"Williams","pronoun":null,"avatar_image_url":"https://assets.boomingencore.omerloclients.com/community/ed43bb2b-6424-4ae7-b162-7f389c6f1f20.jpg"}},"profile_types":{"9822821d-c96a-4ece-a318-c42ca4715c88":{"id":"9822821d-c96a-4ece-a318-c42ca4715c88","key":"contributors","kind":"person","updated_at":"2024-02-27T21:26:34Z","localized":{"name":"Contributors","locale":"en"}}}}}