For it is in giving that we receive.
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How To Become Productively Generous

How To Become Productively Generous

Apr 24, 2014-- A vital part of a rewarding life involves contributing to and caring for others. Unfortunately, some end up sacrificing their own well-being when answering this call, setting them back on their own responsibilities, becoming burned out, and losing the drive that led them to practice generosity in the first place. In this piece, Wharton Professor of Management Adam Grant debunks common myths about giving and explores how to become a "productively generous" person -- one who gives without compromising their own well-being. (30310 reads)


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Take ActionIn order to sustainably help others, it has been said to "give of your light, not of your oil." How can you take better care of yourself so that you can secure your well-being and also continue to help others?



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