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#2 – Luke Freeman & Josh Ross: Maximising charitable impact

The Giving What We Can Podcast

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Maximizing Charitable Impact for Personal Happiness

The chapter explores the idea of maximizing happiness through charitable giving and how it can provide more satisfaction than luxury purchases. They discuss the relationship between pro-social spending and self-reported happiness levels, as well as the diminishing returns of income on overall happiness. The concept of marginal value is also discussed, using the example of multiple mattresses, and the chapter ends with a preview of an upcoming interview and information on show notes and highlights.

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