{"id":608,"date":"2011-01-14T21:06:16","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T21:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/?p=608"},"modified":"2011-01-28T17:42:24","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T17:42:24","slug":"inspired-to-do-generosity-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/2011\/01\/14\/inspired-to-do-generosity-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspired to do generosity research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_609\" style=\"width: 145px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/researchers\/sonja-lyubomirsky\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-609\" class=\"size-full wp-image-609\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/files\/2011\/01\/Lyubomirsky-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sonja Lyubomirsky<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our lab first became interested in generosity as an outgrowth of the research we do on positive activity interventions (PAIs), such as counting blessings, practicing optimism, putting one\u2019s strengths into practice, writing letters of gratitude, and performing acts of kindness. We were also pursuing a separate project with a technology partner that had the capability of passively recording social interactions of large groups of people. When the call for proposals came along, combining acts of kindness and measuring social interactions seemed a great fit. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On a personal level, I have been inspired by a number of \u201cgenerosity heroes.\u201d A recent article in Business World mentions two influential \u201cWarrens\u201d that have also inspired me: Warren Buffet and Rick Warren (for whom I previously worked at his non-profit organization). Both have had great financial success and give away more than 90% of their income.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Buffet\u2019s wisdom and down-to-earth sayings:<br \/>\nEarning: Never depend on a single source of income.<br \/>\nSaving: Never save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving.<br \/>\nGiving: I\u2019m giving 99% away. Enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.<br \/>\nSpending: If you buy things you don\u2019t need, you\u2019ll soon sell things you need.<br \/>\nLegacy: Leave your kids only enough to do something but not enough to do nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Warren\u2019s reminders:<br \/>\nNever confuse your valuables with your value. Your net-worth is not your self-worth.<br \/>\nBudgeting is telling your money where you want it to go rather than wondering where it went.<br \/>\nDo your givin\u2019 while you\u2019re livin\u2019, so you\u2019ll be knowin\u2019 where it\u2019s goin\u2019.<br \/>\nJust because you can afford something doesn\u2019t mean you should have it.<br \/>\nUse money. Love people. Many people do the reverse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our lab first became interested in generosity as an outgrowth of the research we do on positive activity interventions (PAIs), such as counting blessings, practicing optimism, putting one\u2019s strengths into practice, writing letters of gratitude, and performing acts of kindness. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/2011\/01\/14\/inspired-to-do-generosity-research\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5931,5962,5958],"tags":[5964,5965,13326,5963],"class_list":["post-608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-causes-and-effects-of-generosity-in-the-workplace","category-happiness","category-kindness","tag-generosity-heroes","tag-gratitude","tag-happiness","tag-positive-activity-interventions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":614,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions\/614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/science-of-generosity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}