Want to Be a Little More Generous? Experience Awe
Did you know that all it takes for you to want to do something for someone else is to feel awe? That’s according to a new study , as reported by newswise.com. Awe can inspire altruism. Say what? Inducing a sense of awe in people can promote altruistic, helpful and positive social behavior according to research published by the American Psychological Association. " By diminishing the emphasis on the individual self, awe may encourage people to forgo strict self-interest to improve the welfare of others," says Paul Piff, PhD, assistant professor of psychology and social behavior at the University of California, Irvine. So does that mean if we go on a tour of the Grand Canyon, we'll want to pay for dinner for all the others in the group? Well, not exactly. What is awe? Different things to different people. I've experienced it as a double rainbow through the window of a restaurant where I was eating with my young son (h...