How To Help Others

Think of a time when you went out of your way to do something nice for someone else. What did you do? Were you glad you did it? Why? What about a time when you put your own interests ahead of others—was it worth it? What made it so—or if it wasn’t, why not?

These are quite obviously leading questions but they direct us towards questioning the values of altruism and helping others.

In todays episode, Arav and Hyder discuss the neurochemical benefits of altruism on happiness, depression, and overall lifespan as well as determining when altruism isn't worth it.