{"id":14391,"date":"2023-12-19T09:32:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T17:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=14391"},"modified":"2023-12-19T09:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T17:27:05","slug":"sharing-giving-gifts-boosts-happiness-if-we-avoid-the-holiday-stress-heres-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2023\/12\/19\/sharing-giving-gifts-boosts-happiness-if-we-avoid-the-holiday-stress-heres-how\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing &#8211; Giving gifts boosts happiness if we avoid the holiday stress. Here&#8217;s how"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:230,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/health-shots\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/18\\\/1219610905\\\/giving-gifts-boosts-happiness-research-shows-so-why-do-we-feel-frazzled&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250921014106\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/sections\\\/health-shots\\\/2023\\\/12\\\/18\\\/1219610905\\\/giving-gifts-boosts-happiness-research-shows-so-why-do-we-feel-frazzled&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-01 05:05:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-01 05:05:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>Social science has shown us this truth many times in recent years.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8221;If you take $5 out of your pocket today, the science really does show that spending $5 on yourself doesn&#8217;t do much for you,&#8221; Norton says. &#8220;But spending that $5 on somebody else is more likely to increase your happiness.&#8221; &#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And yet, the holidays are particularly stressful because of the constant reminder to &#8220;get your holiday shopping done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>How about just saying no to that pressure and making gift-giving about why we give gifts in the first place, to show someone that we care about them and value having them in our life?<\/p>\n<p>That seems less stressful and isn&#8217;t limited to the end of December. I bet people would value a gift giving any time of year, and I bet giving it will give you a happiness boost, too.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it doesn&#8217;t have to be something that costs a great deal or any money at all. Spending time helping someone is just as valuable as spending money on a gift for them. 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