The TED Interview cover image

Design your life for happiness with Elizabeth Dunn

The TED Interview

CHAPTER

Are You Happy With Your Volunteering?

Being proud of what you have done this week is quite well correlated with a soto sense of of inner peace and life satisfaction at some level. It's worth noting that people who regularly volunteer do tend to report higher levels of happiness than those who don't. But it's tricky, cause happier people tend to be drawn to volunteering so we've tried to take an experimental approach in our research. We found just so much, nothing. A like, just no effects. So, you know, i've been disappointed by volunteering. I just we so far we haven't found them....

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner