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Survival of the Nicest: How Altruism Made Us Human and Why It Pays to Get Along
Survival of the Nicest How Altruism Made Us Human and Why It Pays to Get Along Author:Stefan Klein This revelatory tour de force by an acclaimed and internationally bestselling science writer upends our understanding of ?survival of the fittest??and invites us all to think and act more altruistically — ?The future belongs to the altruists. We are born with the predispositions necessary to maintain ourselves in the world. But while we are famil... more »iar with the rationally justified pursuit of our own advantage, we are still uncertain about the impulses that lead us to seek our own happiness in the happiness of others...
?The willingness to do something for others, however, is an attitude that one can practice until it is as natural as riding a bicycle. In time the fear of being exploited fades, and with the courage to give grows the feeling of freedom. The journey begins with curiosity. By experimenting with generosity, we have nothing to lose and much to gain, for selflessness makes us happy and transforms the world.??from Survival of the Nicest
?Stefan Klein lights a firework of fascinating research.?