Human Enhancement
为什么寻求帮助可以让人们更加快乐
社会心理学家赵萱说，人们希望改变他人的生活，当人们能够帮助他人时，他们会感觉很好；请求帮助也很重要——它能使人产生善意，并为积极的社会联系创造机会；但是，寻求帮助者往往低估了其他人来帮助他们的意愿，以及帮助者事后的积极感受；文化应该尽量避免提倡“自我照顾”——暗示人们独自处理困境是自己的责任——并强调相互照顾的价值。
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Diversity and Inclusion
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Gender Inequality
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Human Rights
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COVID-19
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Civic Participation
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Education, Skills and Learning
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Behavioural Sciences
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