Acts of service clearly aim to benefit others. But as Ralph Waldo Emerson noted nearly two hundred years ago, “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”

Today’s researchers agree.

Why? One key reason is that service provides us with a sense of purpose. And, as you’re about to hear from Drs. Dacher Keltner and Stephen Hinshaw, that purpose contributes significantly to meaning, motivation, hope, and well-being.

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